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🥦 "If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good." - Oprah Winfrey

Hellloooooo!

I hope y’all had a good week! Mine was another busy one, but luckily the weekend was restful. Let’s learn!

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#285
January 30, 2023
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🐰 "The best prophet of the future is the past." - Lord Byron

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! Mine was pretty packed, but I got to eat some great food for Lunar New Year and Chicago’s Restaurant Week, so I’ve got no complaints here. Onwards!

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#284
January 23, 2023
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🪁 "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." - Confucius

Wasssaaaap!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was wildly busy with work (we had an offsite), and I’m taking a couple days this week to recover and… probably play some video games while I’m at it.

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#283
January 16, 2023
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🪅 "What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while." - Gretchen Rubin

Hey friends!

I hope your first full week of the year was a good one! Resolutions and goals are hard to stick with, and I hope y’all are able to keep yours going. Let’s boogie!

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#282
January 9, 2023
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🎊 "From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow." - Aeschylus

HAPPY NEW YEEEEARRR!

I hope your 2022 ended well! The last week for me was kind of a blur, but I think I needed the mental reset. Let’s start off the year with a bang!

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#281
January 2, 2023
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☃️ "Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other." - Euripides

HO HO HO. Merry Christmas out there to all who celebrate it! I hope you had a good one, whether you were with loved ones or having a cozy one on your own.

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#280
December 26, 2022
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🛎 "Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily." - Gertrude Elion

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Happy Hanukkah to those celebrating starting this weekend. Onwards!

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#279
December 19, 2022
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⛴ "Life has no blessing like a prudent friend." - Euripides

Helllllooooo!

I hope you had an awesome week! Mine was great and I’m excited to be in your inbox today. Let’s gooo!

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#278
December 12, 2022
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⛵️ "To attract something that you want, become as joyful as you think that thing would make you." - Martha Beck

Hey friends!

I hope your week was great! Mine was fairly busy with meetings and podcasts and mooore, but it was a fun kind of busy. Let’s surf!

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#277
December 5, 2022
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⚽️ "Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." - Chinese Proverb

Hellllooo!

I hope y’all are doing well! You might have gotten two emails from me last week, sorry about that. I was out of the country, and my timezone confusion made me send it twice! Anyway, let’s boogie.

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#276
November 28, 2022
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🌿 "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." - Jodie Foster

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was packed full of meetings, but I’m spending a bunch of time with family now, which is a nice mental reset. Let’s surf!

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#275
November 21, 2022
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📒 "Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine." - Whoopi Goldberg

Hellllloooo!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was a bit of a roller coaster, but we made it through. Let’s leeeearn!

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#274
November 14, 2022
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🥎 "I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains." - Anne Frank

Hello friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Seeing all the layoffs this week was really hard, I hope you and yours are doing okay. And Americans, go vote this week! Let’s boogie.

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#273
November 7, 2022
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🎱 "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." - Helen Keller

Hey friends!

Can you believe this next week is November? Whew. I hope y’all have a safe and happy Halloween!

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#272
October 31, 2022
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🧛 "Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." - Gertrude Stein

Hellllooo!

Gosh, October is flying by, I can’t believe it’s already time for a new week! I hope yours was a good one. Let’s boogie.

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#271
October 24, 2022
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🫖 "I never regretted what I turned down." - Angela Lansbury

Hey friends!

I hope your week was swell! I spent a lot of mine in Philadelphia with my team and some family, and I’m glad to be home again. Let’s surf!

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#270
October 17, 2022
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🚉 "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher

Helllloooo!

I hope you had a great week! Mine was packed with talks, family, and events, and I’m looking forward to a more restful one.

Also, as of this past week, there’s over 15,000 of you! Thank you so much for being here!

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#269
October 10, 2022
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🎧 "Hope is a gift you don’t have to surrender, a power you don’t have to throw away." - Rebecca Solnit

Hey friends!

I hope you had a lovely week! Mine was busy, but in a good way. Let’s learn!

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#268
October 3, 2022
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🪕 "Every day brings new choices." - Martha Beck

Helllllooooo!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was pretty dang full of meetings and speaking at things, so I admit I’m a little pooped writing this, but the weekend was a good time seeing friends and family. Let’s go!

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#267
September 26, 2022
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🍿 "Don’t you ever, ever give up on you." - Sheryl Lee Ralph

Hello friends!

I hope you had a great week. I started a new job myself, and had a fun time onboarding while also squeezing in some time to watch the extended version of Lord of the Rings for the first time. Dang those movies are long. Anyway, onwards!

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#266
September 19, 2022
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🐠 "I enjoy the time passing. I think it's a privilege to be in friendship with time." - Agnès Varda

Hello hello!

I hope your week was a good one. It’s definitely been an intense week of memories and remembering how fragile life can be with the world news. Remember to make the most of your time! That being said, thanks for reading, and let’s goooo!

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#265
September 12, 2022
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🚥 "If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow." - Beyoncé

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! Mine was a bit chaotic, but productive. Onwards!

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#264
September 5, 2022
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🍟 "The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work." - Michael Jackson

Hello!

I hope your week was a good one! I admit this felt like the longest week on earth for me, lots of stuff I had to do, but I got to top off the week with Pokémon Go Fest, so no complaints!

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#263
August 29, 2022
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🧈 "Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it." - Julia Child

Hey friends!

I hope you had a wonderful week. Mine was busy, in a good way, and I can’t believe we’re already nearing the last part of August. Soak in the summer while you can, and in the meantime, let’s gooooo!

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#262
August 22, 2022
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🎞 "Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." - Margaret Walker

Helllloooo!

I hope your week was a good one. Mine was busy, but there were some fun moments in there! Let’s boogie.

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#261
August 15, 2022
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🍊 "You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart." - Carole King

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one. I admit mine was challenging, but I’m glad to be in your inbox today. Let’s surf.

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#260
August 8, 2022
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🛰 "Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game, it's everyone's game." - Nichelle Nichols

Wazzzaaaaap!

I hope your week was a good one! I myself had some fun work and personal updates, and I’m excited to start August with a bang. Let’s go!

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#259
August 1, 2022
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💌 "Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime's work, but it's worth the effort." - Fred Rogers

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was fairly busy with housework, but no complaints about that. Let’s goooo!

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#258
July 25, 2022
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♣️ "If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities." - Maya Angelou

Hello friends!

I hope you had a good week. Mine was busy and full of moose facts. Let’s boogie.

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#257
July 18, 2022
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🚁 "Happiness can exist only in acceptance." - George Orwell

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one. Mine was alright. I lost my voice for a lot of it, which made my attempts at singing at my desk pretty rough. Anyway, onwards!

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#256
July 11, 2022
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🪗 "Choose people who lift you up." - Michelle Obama

Helllooo!

I hope you had a good week. Mine was busy, as usual, but it felt good and productive. For you Americans out there, I hope you enjoy the long weekend. Let’s surf!

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#255
July 4, 2022
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🥭 "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Hello friends,

Gosh, it seems like every week is competing for the most chaotic news of the year. I hope you’re not too bogged down by it and finding joy where you can. Let’s surf.

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#254
June 27, 2022
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🎫 "It takes a lot of hard work to remain positive, but positivity always pays off." - RuPaul

Heyo!

I hope you had a great week! I had a busy one and I unfortunately still have COVID, but luckily my voice is back and I’m feeling a little better. Thank you for all the kind words this past week. Anyway, let’s boogie!

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#253
June 20, 2022
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🍐 "Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start." - Jason Collins

Hey friends!

Phew, remember when I said I was sick last week? Turns out it was COVID. Luckily I’m on the mend, though! Let’s surf.

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#252
June 13, 2022
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💐 "Don't get bitter, just get better." - Alyssa Edwards

Hellloooo!

I hope you had a great week! Mine was good until I got pretty sick, but luckily I think I’m over the worst of it now. Anyway, enough of that, time for the web!

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#251
June 6, 2022
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🌔 "Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman

Hey friends!

I hope your week and weekend was a good one! I had a great one seeing family and friends, and went to some virtual events as well. Anyway, let’s boogie.

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#250
May 30, 2022
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🐩 "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu

Helllooooo!

I hope you had a good week! I was out of town seeing family and it was wonderful and much-needed.

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#249
May 23, 2022
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🖇 "I think it's just as important what you say no to as what you say yes to." - Sandra Oh

Wazzaaaap friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine flew by. The news is tough to stomach these days, and I hope this can be a small break from that. Let’s go!

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#248
May 16, 2022
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💞 "Nothing will work unless you do." - Maya Angelou

Hey friends!

I hope you had a wonderful week! Mine was absolutely packed with friends and family visiting in town, and it was really fun.
Also, on this Mother’s Day, I’d like to say hi to my own mother who reads this every week even though she doesn’t always know what I’m talking about: Thank you Mama! I love you!

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#247
May 9, 2022
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🛵 "Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you." - Dwayne Johnson

Howdy!

Happy May! I hope you had a good end to your April. Mine was full, but wonderful. Let’s go!

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#246
May 2, 2022
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🎞 "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! I personally went to the movies for the first time since the pandemic started and saw Everything Everywhere All at Once. It was great! Let’s boogie.

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#245
April 25, 2022
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📡 "Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it." - Queen Latifah

Hellloooo!

Happy Easter, Passover, and Ramadan to those who celebrate them, and for those who don’t, happy start of a new week!

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#244
April 18, 2022
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⏲ "You become what you understand." - Søren Kierkegaard

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was super busy, full of events, podcasts, and memes. Onwards!

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#243
April 11, 2022
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5️⃣ "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly." - Alice Walker

HellllooooOOO!

I’m so happy to be in your inbox today! It is this newsletter’s 5th year anniversary!! It’s kind of mind-blowing to me that it’s been this long, and I’m so grateful for all of you here. Let’s keep it going (also there are free things below, keep scrolling)!

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#242
April 4, 2022
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🦚 "Frustration is fuel that can lead to the development of an innovative and useful idea." - Marley Dias

Hey friends!

I hope you had a good week. I personally had a busy one. I’m working with Sara Vieira on a tech event to benefit Ukraine, more news on that coming soon!

Before we continue: Next week is this newsletter’s FIVE year anniversary! We’ll have a ton of giveaways and goodies for everyone here. If you wouldn’t mind sharing this with a friend or two, I’d really appreciate it!

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#241
March 28, 2022
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🍀 "The best time to make friends is before you need them." - Ethel Barrymore

Hellloooo!

I hope you’ve been doing well. I’ve been really happy to see folks I care about get some new jobs and set up in better situations this week! Anyway, onwards!

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#240
March 21, 2022
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🚜 "Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done." - Amelia Earhart

Hello friends!

I hope you had a good week. Here in Chicago it’s St. Patrick’s Day season, and they’ve dyed the river green and there’s some great deals on corned beef. Anyway, let’s surf.

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#239
March 14, 2022
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🎷 "The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one." - Matshona Dhliwayo

Hey friends,

I’m so grateful to be in your inbox today! I absolutely loved seeing the replies last week from folks donating to support the organizations working in Ukraine and Texas. Thank you for being great. Onwards!

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#238
March 7, 2022
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💙 "Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale

Hi everyone,

Gosh, this week has been difficult. I hope you’ve stayed safe and in a good place! Let’s get the next one started.

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#237
February 28, 2022
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💯 "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! I was on vacation with my sister and friends myself and am ready to get back to it. Onwards!

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#236
February 21, 2022
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