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Rocky is fearless, but we aren't dogs...
Rocky, the 7-year-old dog, relaxes in his cozy bed next to his favorite plush toy, looking ready for a nap. If you haven't met him yet,...

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Loving myself has been a journey
If you want to process hard things to find self love, read on.

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Hiking the Pali trail is hard, and what I learned
We are resilient as humans, it's knowing how to tap into your personal reserve that's important.

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Spending time with Teens
I recently was a Learning Facilitator aka Camp Counselor, at an intense 5-day leadership camp for rising high school seniors, called RYLA...

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Being Hispanic
As a Hispanic female, I always thought I knew who I was until I landed the job of Chief Diversity Officer and VP of Global Talent at...

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How do you plan?
What do you do to plan for the future? Do you take time to set goals? Look at what's not working in your life? Perhaps focus on what you...

Silvia
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End the year strong!
Can you believe it? We are approaching the end of the year! Now, I know it’s not quite the end of the year yet, but we are getting...

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I want to help!
Hello friends! What a whirlwind of activity. I recently took on an interim gig with a tech company undergoing some changes. As with all...

Silvia
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Anyone else want to hit pause?
Aloha folks. I hope this post finds you well and that you are beginning to relax into the sunny pace of summer. Living in Hawaii had me...

Silvia
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One small change
Sometimes it is just about one small change. Be it a minor shift in your nightly routine that sets you down a path where you can sleep a...

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How to survive big emotions at work
We are all human at work, and sometimes that means showing up as less than our best. Check out this post to learn how to navigate emotions.

Silvia
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Communication and Misunderstandings
In my career as an HR professional and executive, I’ve noted a heightened level of miscommunications that ensue in emails, meetings, and...

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We are Farmers
After nearly five years of searching, we found our home in our dream neighborhood! So, we packed up (again), and made the move, up the...

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Bring Humanity back to Tech
How did we get here? Where did the leadership accountability go? When did we decide it was ok to make strategic errors that were...

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Just Feel
Ever get overwhelmed with emotions? Inundated with feeling, such that you want to escape your mind and body? I do, more often than I care...

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Do you Network?
If so, how do you network? What things do you do to connect with others? From my early days, networking has been essential in my career...

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Three Weeks Dry
It’s been three weeks since I last had a job. Three weeks to go through lots of emotions; to move through various stages of fatigue. It...

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Is it time to move on?
A version of this post has been sitting in my drafts since February of this year. A question I often get asked by others, it had been on...

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Little White Lies
I’ve been thinking a lot about how often we lie to each other. Where we have trouble setting a boundary, a little white lie escapes: “Oh,...

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How do you declutter?
Gosh, it’s always such a simple thing to do, and yet, it often makes a huge difference - decluttering. How often do you declutter?...

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