When I was an undergraduate student, I used to sit right in the front row, as did most of the class’s top achievers. So it is no wonder I’d bump into the “front row” at most academic award events. However, more than receiving recognition for academic excellence, sitting in the front row taught me...
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It is quite traumatic when a child is brought up with a family-imposed stigma. My parents were advised by school guidance counselors that I was not academic material (a good student). As a result, I grew up with this stigma of being unteachable. My father always said I was a “deadbeat” and would never...
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This pandemic has taught us many lessons. One of the most important is how quickly life can change. Another lesson is how important that “rainy day” savings is. We all have heard hundreds of times to have money put away for that unexpected expense. Loss of a job – medical bills – home or...
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It is Monday morning; you wake up at 6 am, getting ready to go to work or your first class at university. You feel demotivated, and it is a drag to get out of bed. So many thoughts go through your mind while taking a shower. Do I love my job? Do I really...
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With everyday challenges we are all faced with throughout life, we are tasked to reach effective solutions- either short term or long term. A myriad of feelings and thoughts tend to flood through our body and mind, respectively- driving us to a sea of confusion that ultimately results in panic. According to me, panic...
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Have you ever had a moment where you felt like a fish out of water? For example, I had landed no more than 24 hours prior at London’s Heathrow airport and arrived in Canary Wharf to start a new job in London. I’d worked with international clients before and thought I was prepared for...
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, coupled with the government-mandated lockdown tactics, has undoubtedly been one of the most significant events of the twenty-first century. During the period of the hard lockdown, only individuals working in “essential services” were permitted to leave their homes for work purposes, while other businesses remained closed. On the other hand,...
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If every email took 60 seconds of my time nearly one-fourth of my day is spent tending to emails; 22% of my paycheck. I mimicked my self-study after Tom Cochran’s, where he found he spent approximately 90 minutes on email per day. Like many office workers, responding to emails is a function of my...
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Attending college is a life-long dream for millions of students across the globe. However, for students with disabilities attending college can sometimes present its own challenges. The good news is that there is a plethora of support and resources available to aid students with disabilities in achieving academic success. There are various college services,...
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When I started my legal career, I was confident that I would be made partner of the firm within a few short years. I was full of youthful zeal and was happy to give that job everything. The job was more than happy to take it. After one year, I was exhausted, unhappy, and...
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