I have often toyed with the idea of casting my career into the abyss and following some crazy passion. Maybe I’d run amok with a latin dancer and perfect the cha cha in Cuba. I would be known as “Pies del fuego” (feet of fire). Or maybe I’d don board shorts and set...
Last month I received a postcard from Champasak,Vietnam. It was from my high school friend Tim. After getting his PhD from MIT, he decided to turn down lucrative offers and buy a boat to sail around the world for a few years. “F*** what I’m supposed to do. This is...
Remember when we were encouraged to leave our personal lives at home and be 'just business' in the workplace? That notion is dying...there is a new calling to be 100% OURSELVES 100% of the time. The Past Once upon a time in a consulting world far far away, there was...
I was invited to a book club to talk about Sheryl Sandberg’s book, ‘Lean In’. True to Heidi fashion I read the entire book in a cram session 24 hours prior, spilling coffee and makeup all over the cover. Sigh. Not very Sheryl Sandberg like. Regardless of the stains on...