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Drupal.org User Research: Stakeholder Workshop
Drupal.org redesign workshop | photo collage by attendee Roy Scholten At DrupalCon Austin 2014, we officially kicked off the reimagination of Drupal.org with a full-day workshop with Drupal Association...
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Today is my 6th anniversary of going solo
Six years ago today, also a Friday, was my very last day at my very last full-time job. Two weeks prior, I had finally worked up the courage to walk into my boss’s office and quit. It was a cushy job...
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And I’m brought back
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #11: Good Intentions (originally aired March 3, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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What the Mind Alone Can Never Know
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #12: High on Life (originally aired April 7, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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User Experience, Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness at SAP
SAP’s UX Day on the role of Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence in User Experience Last spring, Siva Sabaretnam, VP of User Experience at SAP, invited me to conceive a full-day event for the 100+...
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Transforming Work into Life’s Work
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #13: Making Things Happen (originally aired May 7, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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Just Do Some Thing
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #14: The Breakthrough (originally aired May 23, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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Rewriting my story (again)
[Below is the latest iteration of my About page, where I attempt to tell the story of my life thus far with clarity and meaning. Life is messy, and so is writing about it. But I keep trying.] . . ....
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What to Show for My Success
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #15: Growing Up (originally aired May 30, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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Getting Ready to Change
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #16: Ready Set Go (originally aired July 1, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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Problems Cannot Survive in the Present
We had been under sail for the last hour, at meager speed, hugging Point Loma. Just as we passed the point and finally crossed over from San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean, we picked up a lot more wind...
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We Create Our Own Stress
An excerpt from my dialogue with Paul McAleer on our podcast Designing Yourself, Episode #18: Under Pressure (originally aired July 24, 2014), with minimal editing for readability....
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Client Testimonial: Zachary Lang
Zachary LangDirector of Digital Strategyhttps://halfbetter.us/Atlanta, GA Since working with Whitney, my mental resiliency and sense of “what if” has grown. Zachary is the co-host of Half Better, a...
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Client Testimonial: Sarah Baker Mills
Sarah Baker MillsHead of Designhttps://sarahbakermills.com/Chapel Hill, NC Whitney showed me that I already had the toolbox to approach leadership challenges in the same way as design problems....
View ArticleInteresting conversations I had this week
I’ve decided to start capturing some of the most interesting tidbits or nuggets of wisdom from conversations I have each week. As a coach, I have a lot of conversations, with a lot of different types...
View ArticleInteresting conversations I had this week
Last week I decided to start capturing the vast array of interesting conversations I have each week. Here’s what’s sticking with me today. Every tooth is an organ, and a root canal is a way of keeping...
View ArticleInteresting conversations I had this week
Last month I decided to start capturing the array of interesting conversations and meaningful insights I have each week. Here’s what’s sticking with me today. The unique grief of losing a beloved...
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Sea Change Yogathon at Home
Spending the day in the Sea Change Yogathon, a full day of yoga (from the comfort of my own home) to benefit this amazing organization that offers trauma-informed yoga classes to populations who would...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Barbara and David Young
It’s been a rather intense week. My glamorous Great Aunt Barbara passed away on Monday, just five weeks after we laid her husband to rest, my beloved Uncle Davey. They were inseparable in life, and...
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Client Testimonial: Anita Stubenrauch
Anita StubenrauchSocial Impact Speechwriter and Storytellerhttps://www.causeeffectcreative.com/Murphys, CA Whitney felt like a mirror in which I was reflected back as more powerful than I ever...
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