Links I sent to my friends - in June
On relationships, career, and communication.
Last weekend, I caught myself thinking:
“Every other day, I’m sending a link of something I read/heard/watched to a friend. Something relevant to the conversations we had been having.
And since my newsletters are written based on challenges I’m exploring myself and conversations I’m having with friends… why I’m not sharing these links here??”
I have no idea why I never thought of this before. But now, I connected the dots. And here they are: Links I sent to my friends.
Expect them at the end of each month.
But PS: I got so excited about doing this, that I didn’t want to wait until the end of the month, so…
Relationships
On the importance of choosing your partner well
What I really wish I knew before Motherhood
by Mad Bad Tea
Community
On how to create real community: Showing up and being consistent. (I believe lessons apply to both digital and physical world).
Stoop Coffee: How a Simple Idea Transformed My Neighbourhood
By Supernuclear
CareerOn the myths of starting over a new career, and why you’re not really starting from zero. “While we’re alive there’s time to live.”
I just started training for my dream career at 52 (and what nobody tells you about being “too late”)
Communication
Easy framework to think clearer and express yourself better
3 rules to express your thoughts so everyone will understand you.
by Big Think
& If you missed, this is what I wrote in June:
Relationships
What I learned about having better conversations and connecting with people
I used to hate small talk until this changed my perspective
Relationships
Reflections from hanging with my 89 yo grandma on what really matters when we get older.
The version of success you don’t learn in your 30s
Communication
On why building an online presence can make you see yourself more clearly
Creating a personal brand is an act of self-discovery
I hope you find something helpful!
Warmly,
Nat
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