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A photo of a dog who got called out

How to Handle Getting Called Out

By: Amélie September 10, 2017September 13, 2017
Featured, Life, Thoughts

When we get called out, we feel confused. Many of us learned early on that we can never be wrong. When our fear of being wrong becomes a reality, we retreat within to reflect. That reflection can result in one of two emotions: shame or guilt.

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Featured, Life, Thoughts

What Inclusion Is

By: Amélie July 12, 2017September 19, 2017
Featured, Tech, Thoughts

There I was, sitting in a room listening to people debate about what inclusion is. We had just finished a delicious dinner and were trying to figure out how we could improve retention and lower attrition at the company.

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Featured, Tech, Thoughts

Inktober 2016

By: Amélie November 2, 2016September 9, 2017
Art, Featured

Even though I consider myself a creative, I have moments where I, well, don’t create. I talk about this in another post, A Stuck Creative. And when I get stuck…I get really stuck. All the more reason to challenge myself. This year, I decided to participate in Inktober.

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Art, Featured
A stuck creative is also a blind one

A Stuck Creative

Featured
By: Amélie June 9, 2015September 13, 2017
Featured, Life

Sometimes, finding the energy to be creative is trying. On some days, I don’t want to do anything. There are days when I think I’m not good enough. On other days, I worry about people seeing my work. Then there are days when I balance all these feelings and feel like Atlas.

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Featured, Life

Fear as Water, Fear as Fuel

By: Amélie April 25, 2015September 9, 2017
Featured, Life

It was the spring of 2006, and like all procrastinating seniors in high school, I nervously thumbed through college pamphlets. I was on the hunt for the perfect college. For me, perfect meant “good enough” for someone with “okay” SAT scores, “okay” grades, and “okay” extracurriculars. Oh, and it had to be as far away…

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Featured, Life

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Amélie is a product designer(d) + writer based in Brooklyn, NY. This is her website + blog. She is in formation.

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