By Vega Subramaniam
“Embrace failure.”
Most of us are probably familiar with this appeal: to embrace failure. To not feel bad about ourselves for failing, to not let failure stop us. To see failing as a vital component of learning, … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
Figuring out what to do next in your career: the age-old inquiry.
You need a change. For whatever reason, where you are right now isn’t working for you. But you might not be clear about what exactly to … Read More
When I was flaming out of the nonprofit fundraising field at the end of 2014, all I knew was that I needed a break. I had spent a few months trying to identify a career pivot, but I felt so lost, … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
“I really shouldn’t be here. Everyone else has so much more experience than I do. I’m just going to keep my mouth shut and hope that nobody asks me anything. Please please don’t do a go-around … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
Titles: who needs ’em?
Perhaps you are in a professional rut. As a coach, I often come across people in this position, and I’ve certainly been there myself. Whether it’s because you no longer want to do … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I have many more lives left to go. As in, “in one of my next lives, I’m going to be…” a lexicographer, librarian, astronomer, world literature professor, ancient Greek historian, craft store owner, violinist.
There are a … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
I spend a lot of my waking hours thinking about, if not in actual conversation with people about, career transitions. And when I say ‘career transitions,’ I mean in a big way. Breaking from the well-trodden course … Read More
I turned 52 last weekend. One full deck of cards. As I begin my 53rd year, I get to open up a brand-new deck.
On one hand, I have a new chance to choose how I play the hand … Read More
