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Feb 2
3 min

Tennis and the Art of Losing

Four years ago, I joined a tennis team. I loved whacking the ball as hard as I could, sprinting nimbly across the court to get a shot...

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Milly Skiles

Jan 21
3 min

Redefining What Networking Means

Networking reminds me of when I was young and my mom would ask some random kid at the playground – a complete stranger – to play with me....

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Milly Skiles

Jan 13
2 min

Confessions of a LinkedIn Sinner

Up until five months ago, I didn’t have a LinkedIn account. Since then, my experience with the platform feels like I'm making small talk...

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Milly Skiles

Jan 6
3 min

Standing at the Career Crossroads

Once I made the decision to return to work, I had to figure out what direction to take. I just assumed I would go back into journalism....

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Thoughts on Returning to Work After an Absence

Milly Skiles

Jan 1
2 min

Thoughts on Returning to Work After an Absence

Coming back to work after being a stay-at-home mom kind of feels like waking up from a coma in the middle of 2020.

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Milly Skiles

Dec 11, 2020
2 min

Starting a Blog, Defining Its Purpose

I am starting a blog because I am a writer. Deep down in my soul, I just … gotta write. I’ve always known this. When I was a kid, I would...

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