Tag: writing
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Experiences vs. Identity: What Shapes Us?
The question my grandmother answered before I even knew how to ask it. There’s a woman in our village who everyone calls Tantine Rose. She must be in her late eighties, now, maybe older — age sits differently on people who’ve spent their whole lives in the salt air of the Seychelles. When I was…
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The Power of Genuine Mentorship in Career Growth
Mentorship creates ongoing ripples of recognition that extend far beyond the original relationship. By helping us see ourselves more clearly, mentors change what we do and who we become.
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Transform Your Morning with Writing: A Simple Habit
A working professional traces one deceptively simple habit — a morning paragraph — from her grandmother’s island notebook to a career-changing daily practice.
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Embracing Chaos: How Disorder Fuels Professional Growth
Most professional environments are, at their core, temples to the illusion of control. We build processes, maintain calendars with fifteen-minute blocks, run retrospectives. And this is not wrong — structure is genuinely useful.
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Which languages do you speak — and how did that impact your life?
Growing up trilingual on a tropical island shaped how I think, negotiate, and connect — here’s what speaking multiple languages actually taught me about professional life.
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Discovering La Fenêtre D’Isalo: A Hidden Gem in Madagascar
Experience La Fenêtre de l’Isalo at sunset – a first-hand account of hiking Madagascar’s iconic stone window. Practical tips, local insights, and honest travel advice for visiting Isalo National Park.
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What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?
The advice no one gave me early enough — lessons from a tropical island upbringing, three continents of work, and the moments that changed everything.
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What Would You Ask a Philosopher Over Dinner?
I’d choose Epictetus — a former slave who built a philosophy of radical inner freedom. Here’s what I’d ask him, and why his answers still matter at work.
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Rediscovering Play in a Work-Centric World
Rediscovering play as a working adult isn’t about regression—it’s about reconnecting with what makes us human. This article explores play from a professional’s perspective.
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Discovering Mindfulness in Madagascar’s Countryside
Discover inner peace in Madagascar’s quiet highlands, where rolling hills and red earth paths offer profound solitude away from city noise. A personal journey of self-discovery in rural Madagascar’s understated countryside.