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Stories, observations and the occasional lesson I wasn’t looking for.

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  • From the Archives: Happy Twenty-Something!

    From the Archives: Happy Twenty-Something!

    I recently found myself going through some of my writing from more than ten years ago. Before Live. Notice. Write., there was My Heart on a Blog, a little corner of the internet where twenty-something…

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  • The Unglamorous Work of Building Something

    The Unglamorous Work of Building Something

    There is a part of building something that we don’t talk about nearly enough. It is the long, unglamorous stretch where you keep doing the work with very little evidence that it is actually working.…

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  • Life in the Unhappy Flow

    Life in the Unhappy Flow

    What does a forgotten graduation cake have to do with running complex operations? More than I expected. A reflection on processes, judgement, and what happens when the happy flow stops being happy.

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What We Were Never Taught About Money

A practical guide to understanding your money, making better financial decisions and building a financial life that works for you.

Straightforward personal finance, with reflection exercises to help you understand the habits and choices behind your money.

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A little about me

I’m Rachel — an operations leader, author and lifelong observer of people and everyday life. This is where I write about work, leadership, money and whatever else makes me stop and think.

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