My friend Ali is actually the one who gave me the idea for a res-YOU-me. I had been describing how I wanted to create an alternative resume for myself because my siblings always laugh at me for my distinct “Jade-isms.” I got to thinking: What if we all had this type of resume – itContinue reading “Chapter 19 – Jade-isms”
Category Archives: Voice
Chapter 18 – A res-YOU-me
I once had a conversation with a friend in which I told her I wished we had “real” resumes. A place where we could talk about our interests, our most important takeaways, our values. She laughed and suggested, “Oh, you mean like a res-YOU-me?” Yes, yes. That’s exactly what I mean: And what if thereContinue reading “Chapter 18 – A res-YOU-me”
Chapter 17 – Your story matters
There is this concept – I mentioned it earlier – called self-authorship. It was coined by Robert Kegan back in the 1990s1 and later expanded upon by Baxter Magolda.2 Essentially, both talk about the development of one’s inner voice. This can also be thought of as the voice of internal reason you develop as aContinue reading “Chapter 17 – Your story matters”
Finding your inner voice
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. C. G. Jung Normally, I blaze right through these new section introductions. I don’t find them unimportant per se, but I thought the quotes I had for each would speak to why I named them as such. Let’s take Live, for example. MitchellContinue reading “Finding your inner voice”
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