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The Luxury of Doing What You Love

The Luxury of Doing What You Love

January 22, 2020

On a Monday morning, as I sat in the Grab car that is weaving through Saigon’s nutty morning traffic going a new job I love, a thought came to me, “Doing What You Love is a Luxury.” I was immediately filled with gratitude as I bask in this very luxury that I couldn’t afford just a few years ago.  The…

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Trust Dots Will Connect, St. Louis Forest Park Bridge

Career Tip: Trust the Dots Will Connect

April 18, 2019

Recently, I’ve received requests for informational calls to discuss my “career path”. I’ve happily obliged to pay it forward, since I myself had requested many of these calls while in grad school. A pattern soon emerged. Gleaming from my resumé, people apparently think I had some master plan to weave together my experiences in finance, international development, and tech. But…

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