Last week, I made the uncomfortable decision to spend $1,000 on a group coaching Bootcamp for pitching articles. This Bootcamp will span six weeks starting early May and participants will get weekly group coaching on pitches. We will also have lifetime access to course materials and a community of article-writers for advice. $1,000 may be…

Moving countries and finding new jobs never gets easier with time. This is the story of why I didn't get a particular job after moving to a new geography. This can happen to anyone, even without a change in employment markets. My first job interview after the move was uptown in an unfamiliar area. And…

I am a volunteer responder for a crisis center phone line. This is a story of trying my best to remain patient when a caller is mean without a comprehensible reason. 8 pm on a Friday evening. I picked up the phone and asked, "Hello! How are you doing today?" My normal greeting in my…