Changing Trajectory
Five Years Ago
Five years ago, I was in a lab, surrounded by phones and telephone switching equipment, isolated from the rest of the workplace by locked doors that required special security to pass through. It was a place littered with old test cases and outdated manuals and post-it notes with passwords and logins. Only the hum of…
Read MoreChange Is Hard
A friend sent me recent article from the Washington Post on change, based on a journal paper from the American Academy of Family Physicians. The "Stages of Change" model describes five stages that people go through before making a successful change in behavior: Precontemplation–no desire to change Contemplation–ambivalent about change Preparation–experiment with small changes Action–purposeful…
Read MoreTen Years Ago
Ten years ago, I was working as an engineer, with two children under the age of 4. My husband was working as a teaching golf pro at a course 50 miles away. He worked weekends and on his days off during the week, he took care of our two young sons. From April to October,…
Read MoreChanging Trajectory
Most people think about the future at the beginning of a new year. What I’ve been thinking about is the past–and how different my life is now, from 5 years ago, from 10 years ago, from 15 years ago. I often say that I could not have imagined five years ago the life I am…
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