A letter on fit
I’m in shock and overwhelmed. I had moments of hyperventilating on the streets of Stockholm. I am full of mixed emotions. Happy, sad, angry, disappointed, and frustrated. …
Category: Thoughts
Personal ramblings of product development and life that are spinning in my head.
Shifts are hard (five)
I have never received performance feedback like this in my life. As a senior leader, I’ve also had to deliver many performance emails, so I know the process for these! …
Shifts are hard (four)
Being heard is the feeling that someone is interested in our views, thoughts, feelings, emotions, and efforts behind our point of view that is acknowledged. We don’t want our perspectives to be loved but at least heard. That doesn’t mean we are yelling out loud but that our verbal or written actions influence the stakeholders, teams, projects, and/or outcomes. …
Shifts are hard (three)
The previous practice is called “patience” because it’s about listening to your mind and your body. This is something I never do. I prefer to move fast. Who needs emotions?! I prefer to look for the next adventure, product idea, or outcome. I’m impatient. I typically don’t allow myself to feel. However, I’ve learned during multiple shifts that it’s critical to feel and understand one’s emotions. …
Shifts with COVID-19
I’ve been writing a series called “Shifts are hard”, which is about simultaneous career and life shifts. I thought I would share my current shifts and how COVID-19 has derailed
Shifts are hard (two)
What I hadn’t mentioned in my previous post about shifts being hard is that my departure from Hubrick was traumatic. I was extremely passionate as a Chief Product Officer at Hubrick which was an e-commerce social platform. I fell in love with our potential customers, investors, and my peers. …
Shifts are hard (one)
The 5 shifts in my career and life. This is overwhelming if you really think about it. Right? I’ve experienced some of these shifts before and I was prepared for some of the changes but not all five at once. I was surprised that the support structures from before had simply failed. These five combinations created a compounding effect that almost broke me. …
Good as hell
Also a song by Lizzo. As a musician, Lizzo profoundly exudes confidence. During a live recorded event at Glastonbury 2019 Speech, she encourages the entire packed venue to preach a
Prarthana’s Manifesto
April 2018 marked a difficult time in my career. The start up I was working at was refocusing. The CEO and board decided to move away from the e-commerce social
Official Launch of Unlikely Path
Hello world! Welcome to my first official post for this site. The idea of this site started when I needed to look for a new role after the downfall of