Tag: motivation

  • Hybrid Work-Life: 6 Ways to Improve Your Health, Time and Energy When You WFH

    Hybrid Work-Life: 6 Ways to Improve Your Health, Time and Energy When You WFH

    I get it. We’re all exhausted. The pandemic has taken a lot from us… our time, energy, hopes, dreams, and plans. We’ve learned that the worst can happen, and can keep happening. But we’ve also learned that when our boundaries and expectations are stretched, we find a way to adapt.…

  • 5 Ways to Advance Your School & Career This Summer

    5 Ways to Advance Your School & Career This Summer

    Today, I just realized that I’ve never had a summer “off” ever since I was 14! Throughout my teenage and young adult years, I was either volunteering, working, taking summer classes, or all of the above. Looking back, these experiences taught me a lot about myself, developed my skills, and…

  • Making the Move: Massage Therapy, Military, and Microsoft

    Making the Move: Massage Therapy, Military, and Microsoft

    The Making the Move series strives to inspire those who come from unique backgrounds and want to break into the world of tech. Here’s a secret… You don’t need to be a computer science major! Today, I am excited to share the journey of Tonya Derieg, who is currently an…

  • How to Manage Critical Changes in Your Career

    How to Manage Critical Changes in Your Career

    Since joining Microsoft as a new grad, I was lucky enough to meet and learn from Hema Sandhu, National Director of Customer Success at Microsoft Canada. I’ve always been inspired by Hema’s calm air of authority in business meetings, and I also felt empowered by her guidance and advice in…

  • Listen to my podcast episode!

    Listen to my podcast episode!

    Hello, I am excited to share some cool news… I have been featured on a podcast! When it first came out, I was already a fan of the UPWARDS podcast sponsored by the Microsoft Aspire Experience. Imagine my delightful surprise when Jake messaged me on Microsoft Teams asking if I…

  • 10 Ways to Embrace the New Year With Purpose

    10 Ways to Embrace the New Year With Purpose

    Happy New Year 🎉 I think we all know by now that anything can happen (like for real)… so the the best way to thrive in the chaos is through building our growth mindsets and appetites for change. Despite 2021 being another crazy year, it was one of the most…

  • The Origin Story: How I Started Blogging and What’s Next

    The Origin Story: How I Started Blogging and What’s Next

    Elementary: Learning about the world of web development (HTML/CSS) Back when I was in Grade 6 or so, I was addicted to a social platform called Piczo. I’d describe it as a place where you could build your own website and make it look cool and fun… And of course,…

  • MMMM #21: Joy of JOMO

    MMMM #21: Joy of JOMO

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. Who amongst us has experienced FOMO? FOMO or more commonly known as the “Fear of…

  • MMMM #20: Joseph Schooling

    MMMM #20: Joseph Schooling

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. If not for Covid-19, we would be cheering for our favorite athletes and heroes during…

  • MMMM #19: Jim Thorpe

    MMMM #19: Jim Thorpe

    Thank you Amit for being open to sharing this with the world. Please feel free to like, comment, and share with your friends, family, and peers. Learn more about the Monday Morning Motivational Minute here. Meet Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe grew up with adversity. As a Native American in the…