Society doesn’t like people like me, like you. Do you ever find yourself caught in the worry that your diverse passions could lead to confusion in people around you? Your audience, even? Maybe, like myself, you're concerned that this could even endanger the success of your business because you’re scattered all over the place. We are squiggly lines, and society likes straight, linear individuals.
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Stories
Global Stories Humanity Donkey Voting Down Under Donkey voting with a ‘democracy sausage’ Voting is a fundamental democratic right, allowing citizens to have a say in how… by Global Citizen21 June 2024 Read More Fiction 9 AM Discovery Open the album to see your roots. Hover your petite fingers across the beige page with the woman’s face you inherited. From… by Tia Credle19 June 2024 Read More Brighter Tomorrow Madhu Duniya is Creating a Buzz It is early in the morning. The sky is purplish over the treetops. The forest is still asleep. Yet, she… by Ricardo Santillan17 June 2024 Read More Humanity The Inside Story of a Renegade — What’s It…
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Career Twizzled: 123 … ABC … SEO
Back in high school, if someone said I'd end up as an SEO content writer, I'd have hesitated. Search engine optimization, or SEO, wasn’t on my radar then — I barely had a simple mobile phone, let alone the devices every high schooler has today. My favorite subject then was mathematics, hence my interest in financial accounting. And, of course, math always got me the best grades. I felt I was set on becoming an accountant.
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Sorry, Have I Upset You?
I was a first-year medical student when a stage 3 cancer patient gave me insight into the patient perspective. She described the heartless demeanor of the oncologist who first informed her she had cancer.
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From Fishing Village to SEO Wiz
I believe in the power of education and self-education. Buckle up, for this journey isn't just about SEO; it's about defying limitations, embracing the unknown, and proving that, with unwavering will, anything is within reach.
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Almost Lost Forever: True Love and Survival
When the extraordinary Swedish documentary “Nelly & Nadine,” directed by Magnus Gertten, was released in 2022, it was featured in over 100 festivals and received more than 20 international awards, mainly in Europe. Thankfully in the US, it is now widely available on streaming services like Amazon Prime.
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Sunset on the Mountain, Sunrise in My Head
At times when I am faced with life’s inevitable challenges, my initial and persistent thought is "I’ll never get through it this time." But I’ve come to realize each time that I have made it through, and I will continue to, because that’s just life. I like to think of myself as an optimistic, go-getter type of person, but I can’t deny that I also have a very defeatist mindset.
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Finding Community in Identity: Discovering My Autism in Adulthood
I've spent my whole life feeling like I didn't truly fit in with anyone around me. I’ve always felt there was something “off” about me. It was as though everyone except me received a user manual for how to be human. It took me 25 years to realize that the reason I felt different from most people is that I’m autistic. But due to my lack of education on the subject, I went that long without even knowing.
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A Change
My mother always told me that I was her sunshine. Not only is this because my name is Summer, but also because I was the only daughter in the family and was thus treated like a princess. I was told I would do great things in life and to always follow my dreams, so I grew up having many ambitions. I wanted to be a princess like many of the other girls in preschool. In elementary school, I wanted to be a teacher and an FBI agent.
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Swimming Out and Changing Careers
Let me set a scene for you. I’m at gorgeous Coogee Beach in Sydney, on the Pacific — just had a really nice swim — and the sun is about to set on my twenties. As I watched the sunset, I thought a lot about what I want my thirties to look like. And it hit me like the waves that struck me during my swim. I thought to myself, “I do not want to be in the office anymore.”
