Recently I’ve been thinking about what it means to be authentic to yourself. It means understanding who you are and sticking to that, and making decisions based on your personal hopes, dreams, passions, and preferences. It means not settling for a job you don’t love, even in this economy. It means staying true to yourself….
Here is a guest post I recently wrote for my friend Grace’s blog. Grace is featuring guest posts by fellow Gen Yers on the topic “What Inspires You?” in order to find out what makes Gen Y tick. I’m honored that she asked me to write a blog for her theme, and I am posting…
Right now, I’m just floating on a cloud of excitement, hope, and anticipation. I’ve been offered a summer internship in Geneva in one of my favorite organizations, a young and innovative non-profit working to combat torture and human rights violations in the developing world. What is so exciting about this organization is that they really…
For much of my life, I’ve been utterly confused. I’ve considered quite possibly every career other than science or medicine: Journalism, i-banking, consulting, public relations, marketing, environmental science, computer science, law, entrepreneurship, nonprofits, and probably more that I’m missing. But this year, I think I’ve finally settled on something – something that’s been lurking for…