2014 was a rough year.
No, I didn’t get arrested. No, my marriage was not hanging by a thread. But I lost something precious. Something I’ve had my entire life until last year.
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I'm not perfect
10 Years Since That Leap
The past 10 years have been quite the journey.
I came to terms with my worst failures. Discovered purpose. Took a leap of faith. This entire experience can be described in three words: Humbling. Challenging. Amazing.
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10 New Things I Learned About Carrie Fisher
Edit: I am no longer employed by VMware. But this was definitely one of the best experiences I’ve had there.
Carrie Fisher is best known as Princess Leia from Star Wars. This is coming from a nerd who has seen the original trilogy in one sitting at least 40 times and has read over 50 Star Wars novels. I knew she was novelist, a screenwriter and a performance artist, but I didn’t know how candid, open, and fun she was in-person. That is, until she visited VMware today.
If you’re wondering how she is connected to my company, we have a new program called “Rough Cut” that brings Hollywood icons, particularly from techie geeky movies, onto our campus for Q&A. Like any of the celebrities we love and respect, we know there is much more to people than what we see on the big screen.
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Serenity Prayer
This prayer keeps me sane. And hopeful.
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