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Last week was went by so quickly; and the Easter break even more so. I blinked on Thursday evening after sending my last work e-mail and then it was Monday night. We had a good time over the long weekend and we also celebrated the Mr’s birthday. We even attempted our first proper birthday cake; the cake turned out really pretty, but […]
Last week flew by for me. Monday – Wednesday I was quite busy with work while the second half of last week I was off and enjoyed the time relaxing, reading, going on bike rides and catching up with my studying. I still had a couple of days left from my 2020 holidays that I needed to take before end […]
Work mistakes happen. No matter how good you are, sooner or later you will mess up. And that’s fine. It’s what happens afterwards that matters most, in my opinion. When I make a mistake, for me, personally it’s all about letting it sink in for a moment, coming up with a plan of action, and then moving on. These are […]
Last week was pretty busy at work and I worked quite a few late nights to finish up some projects. I also made a bit of time for studying a couple of nights and progressed with my courses. We had a peer review assignment last week and I love this about Coursera courses; they make it quite interactive and it […]
Over the past few years, I’ve been working with teams and also had the privilege of managing people. Even though it was fairly hard at the start and I made a lot of mistakes, I also learned a lot and found ways to teach, coach, and mentor my team members. I love coaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge whenever I can. […]
Last week I was on holiday and it was a total bliss. I managed to read a book and a half, advance one more course in my PM specialization on Coursera, and prep some more material for my weekly Instagram career advice series #CareerTipsWithTCE. If you haven’t already, make sure you check it out on my Instagram, it’s pretty good […]
How I bought my first luxury bag – I have been wanting to write this post for a long time, I just did not have material until very recently (joke’s on me). In all seriousness, I am beyond excited to share all the details of my first luxury bag purchase in this blog post. I will be talking about everything […]
Casual office outfits inspiration: 10 suits to get into the business of wearing suits and that can be easily styled for work and play. Suit up! Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of wearing suits and this year, I have one big goal for my personal style. I want to get into the business of wearing suits. I love […]
My take on receiving and handling feedback is a little bit unorthodox. Similar to many people, I do think that feedback is a gift. However, I don’t think that everyone sharing feedback is Santa Claus. I don’t really think you should mindlessly take in every single piece of feedback without first deconstructing everything around it and understanding the different lenses […]
Happy International Women’s Day! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful day and celebrated yourselves, even if just a little. I am off work this week and today is also a holiday in Berlin – yes, Berlin adopted IWD as a public holiday! I am looking forward to not doing much this week, just reading, studying a little, and resting. […]
The best piece of advice I could probably give to anyone is to make sure you build your reputation at work. A wise person once said “Work on your reputation, and your reputation will work for you.” – or something along the lines. And they could not be more right. Ever since I’ve started working full-time (6 years ago) I’ve […]
Last week was proper early spring in northern Germany. We had around 16-20 C degrees in Berlin and we enjoyed plenty of walks, coffee breaks, and even online meetings outdoors. I’ve loved every single day of winter but after these few days of sun, I am so ready for spring and summer! Work was alright so nothing worthy of mention here, […]
Since I am sharing my journey through this career pivot pretty much in real-time, I figured I’d do it all the way. As mentioned in the latest Weekly Reads, last week I’ve hit a bit of an energetic low when it comes to pushing forward and definitely experienced more negative thoughts than positive ones running through my head as I […]
Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and a great start to Monday! I definitely did. Last week though, was pretty busy at work and it took a toll on the other projects I’m juggling. I’ve also hit a bit of an energetic low when it comes to pushing forward with the career pivot I’m working on, and definitely experienced […]
Last week was pretty insane. As expected. The wheels are moving for my career change – advancing with courses, getting certifications, and doing interviews – and this feels great. The downside is that it takes quite a time from other things such as reading, chilling, or blogging – I haven’t posted a long-form blog post in forever. Nonetheless, last week […]