For a coaching client, I had it on my list to “research how to handle negative thoughts.” She is a high performing product person, one of the most talented and driven people I know. Her negative thoughts cause feelings of low self-confidence, which sometimes leads to unsatisfactory action or inaction.

In The last time I cried [https://chiaracokieng.com/crying/], I wrote about crying a lot and being easily moved to tears. It took at least 28 years for me to accept it as a fact and not see it as a sign of weakness. It was comforting to read

I love to write. I would love to write about product management, operations, even history. The problem is, I keep writing about self help. Why do I keep writing about self help? It might be because my experience so far has been on helping and improving myself. Initially, I needed

Bill Walsh has a saying I love, > The score takes care of itself. Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize. (Source: Nat Eliason [https://www.nateliason.com/notes/score-takes-care-bill-walsh]) But Patty Azzarello also has a quote that makes a

I was talking to a lawyer friend about the Netflix show, The Social Dilemma. To most people not in tech, the negative impact of technology on our lives is shocking. As someone who’s worked in tech all her life, I am not surprised at all. In law, they take

> Youth is wasted on the young. I first heard this quote from Adam Levin’s song Lost Stars. Ever since, I’ve been mindful not to waste my youth while I am young. Here are some directives I have for myself: * Build good habits. * Learn. Don’t act like