By Vega Subramaniam
The other day, I was talking with Mala about some work I was doing, and I said, “it’s going pretty well, actually!” My immediate, split-second response to my own statement was, “I mean, there’s stuff that could … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
There’s a writing fellowship I’ve had my sights on for…well, for at least a few years now. Every once in awhile, I’ll go to the website, check out the next application date, salivate a bit over the … Read More
Resolutions from the VMC Team VEGA’S INTENTIONS
It’s the new year, dear friends. You might or might not be the kind of person who’s inclined to use this moment to reflect on the past year and dream and plan for … Read More
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
I simply could not press the button.
It was by and large a trivial matter. Here at Vega Mala Consulting, we had installed an integration for our database to sync it with our email list, and after much trial and … Read More
Confession: the other day, I made a big mistake at work.
Essentially, it involved me sending out an earlier version of an email instead of the final version. “Oh, that’s not so bad,” you might say, … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
There’s a project I’m working on right now, a book on toxic leadership behaviors in the social justice sector, that I have been “working on” (pfft) for the past four years. It sits on my cyber shelf … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
What we want, a lot of us, is to face life with confidence and contentment, and to make a difference.
A requirement of building confidence and contentment, if I may posit, is maintaining an accurate inventory … Read More
By Vega Subramaniam
…and what does this have to do with habit change?
Recently, I decided that I want to eat more vegetables. Actually, I want my meals to be vegetable-dominant. This is a new thing. For most of my … Read More
