Tagged with ambition

I don’t know how I feel about Marissa Mayer

I admit I’d never heard her name before Monday as I am not what some would call “in the tech sector.” Still I found out pretty quickly when Marissa Mayer was named Yahoo’s CEO. I read an article talking about her rise through Google and thought “hmmm, maybe she will help Yahoo turn a corner.” It wasn’t until the next day that I found out she was pregnant. I was informed of this fact by my boss. Continue reading »

Me and Myself

For too long I have looked for ways to “define” who I am externally.  How do I compare to that person? How do others perceive me? If I do this what will they think?  Subtly redirecting the light to show an image tainted by impressions. To many people I present the person I think they want me to be.  Interviewing … Continue reading »

Potent Quotable – the ambition gap

“What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me… is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. … Continue reading »