October Goals
Better title would be "Mid-October Check-In." :) October 1st marked 2 years since I left my Chief of Staff role at Duke and have been working with the DHIP contracting team in a remote position. It took a while for me to make the mental shift given that I had 15 years in my former Duke life, but I now feel completely removed from that previous world. I still keep in touch and have regular meetups with former co-workers, which is nice for networking and to keep doors open, but I've settled into my new life quite nicely. The time, flexibility, and balance I have is not something I take for granted, especially in this stage of parenting young kids. Now that I am two years into working remotely, the biggest surprise is that I still feel less accomplished most days, even though I am way more busy than when I was working in the office full-time, which is an interesting juxtaposition. When I was commuting and in the office 7:30am-6pm each day, I felt no pressure to be doing any...
