by Vanessa Loder | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Earlier this week, I was running near my house when I saw two bicycles abandoned haphazardly on the side of the bike trail. Standing in the tall grass ten feet away was a couple dressed in bike gear with their helmets still on, embracing quite passionately (if I was a...
by Amy Henderson | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized |
This article was first published in Fast Company Author: Amy Henderson In 2009, Vanessa Loder’s career was thriving, she was an ambitious Stanford MBA grad and vice president at a leading private equity firm. But then she had an epiphany. “I suddenly realized that I’d...
by Vanessa Loder | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Last Friday, I woke up feeling off. I was sad for no reason, and a bit depressed. I spent the morning with my kids, and had child care in the afternoon so I could work. But I didn’t feel like working. I didn’t feel like doing anything. I felt like grieving, and I...
by Vanessa Loder | Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Your soul’s calling. Some people talk about having a “calling” with their lives. To be an artist, a teacher, a musician, a doctor. To build schools in Africa. But most of us don’t identify with having a single “soul calling.” We either dismiss the term thinking; “that...
by Vanessa Loder | Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Do you read a lot of books? If you’re anything like me, you’re always searching for a great read. Every time I go on vacation, I create a Facebook post asking for great book recommendations, and several women have told me they count on this crowd-sourced list of...
by Vanessa Loder | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Hiking with a dear friend last week, she told me she’d been asked to be on the board of a non-profit by someone at work. It was an honor to be invited. And yet, after learning more about the opportunity, she had an awful sinking feeling in her stomach when she thought...
