3 Early Lessons from My Curviest Path Yet

3 Early Lessons from My Curviest Path Yet

During the almost five years I had spent at the financial institution that I was employed at, I had served in a variety of roles from project governance and management…

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Balancing Graduate School and a Full-Time Job: How I Thrived

Balancing Graduate School and a Full-Time Job: How I Thrived

As I returned to Notre Dame’s campus in January 2019 for my orientation/immersion week before we began our bi-weekly classes in Chicago for the Master’s of Science in Finance (MSF)…

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Going with the (Ebbs and) Flows

Going with the (Ebbs and) Flows

One of the unexpected challenges that I dealt with early on in my career was the ability to change gears and adjust to the ebbs and flows of the business…

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Mediocre Manager

Mediocre Manager

As I became more adept at my new role, settled into the company, and gained confidence in my abilities, I was soon afforded more responsibility. Subsequent to the filing of…

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Harnessing the Power of Empowerment

Harnessing the Power of Empowerment

How does one go from not saying a word during meetings to leading them a few months later? How does one go from predominantly working alone in school and the…

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Finding My Footing as a Project Manager

Finding My Footing as a Project Manager

The role of a project manager was never something I had learned about or understood prior to being willing to fill this space for the annual stress testing process that…

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That Time I Could Say I Modeled

That Time I Could Say I Modeled

Shortly after my memorable, albeit embarrassing, interview day, I received a call from the interviewer who had called me in the stairwell and conducted my final interview. From this point…

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Interview Adversity

Interview Adversity

Although I had ceased both my schooling programs and coaching jobs without knowing what I wanted to do next, I had a general idea that I wanted a job that…

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Back to Business

Back to Business

Burnt out. Apathetic. Drained. Despite my initial excitement and zeal in my coursework, substitute teaching, and coaching experiences after graduation, these were the feelings circling in my gut as the…

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College Confusion

College Confusion

The start of what I now realize was a deeper search for my true calling and vocation began when I was a sophomore in college. When I entered college, I…

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