Tag: life
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Identity Beyond the Title: Who Are You When the Music Stops?
Have you ever stood at the “top of the mountain” only to realize the view wasn’t what you expected? Everything looks perfect from the outside. You’re hitting your targets, winning the awards, and everyone sees a success story. But underneath the layers of achievement, there is a nagging feeling you only want to whisper: “Wait,…
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Sabbatical Diaries: The End is Just the Beginning
“Who resigns from Google?” That’s the question I’ve heard most often this past year. It’s usually asked with a mix of curiosity and genuine disbelief. After years of navigating the high-stakes world of global R&D and leading complex engineering organizations as a Director, people couldn’t understand why I’d walk away from the “perfect” career path.…
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𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿-𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
Imagine this: you walk through the door after a long day, and you’re met with pure, unbridled joy. A happy dance, a full-body wiggle, and a serenade that’s a little bit howl, a little bit song. It’s a welcome so genuine and infectious that your own weariness melts away. This isn’t a scene from a…
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“You Know What You Want. But Can You Let Go?”
Letting Go In 2018, I was in California during one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent history.I remember sitting outside one morning, surrounded by smoke and golden light, watching the sun filter through tall grass.That moment would change everything. It was there that the idea for a new wildfire detection product first came to…
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Designing a Life I Love: A Sabbatical Check-In
Three months ago, I left my director role at Google to take a deliberate pause.I had a plan—a structure built around three pillars that mattered deeply to me: I was excited, a little scared, and mostly curious—what would actually happen when the plan met reality? Now, a quarter into this sabbatical year, I wanted to…
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Wanderlust as a Career Catalyst: How Traveling Can Redefine Your Professional Journey
In the relentless pursuit of career success, I’ve found myself all too often trapped in a cycle of expectations – corporate ladders to climb, societal pressures to conform, and predefined paths that can slowly suffocate my true potential. But as an avid traveler, I’ve discovered that the key to unlocking my most authentic professional self…
Mor Schlesinger 