Author: redpenguinweb

I opened a little boutique in a trendy area near my house in 2004 and kept it going for four years. but closed it in 2008. That’s when the economy turned and things got a bit tough for a small business. Then I found the job I have now after looking and trying to figure …

So my husband suddenly dies in March 2018 from a massive heart attack, and my life is now all about moving on and moving forward. At least that’s what everyone told me I had to do. Well what if I didn’t want to move forward? What if I wanted to stay in my home of 25 years, where …

Securing a new teaching position made me feel anonymous and invigorated, although it was a struggle to let go of a life of stifling certainty and to embrace a newly emergent life with boundless possibilities. The most compelling part of my transformation involved facing and interacting with the truth. The truth of it is job loss …

Way back in 1995 I submitted a resume for a job in the travel department of an investment banking firm in New York City. It was my first job in New York and I knew I didn’t have the educational credentials required for a position in a white glove firm like this. So I fudged …

September 27, 1988 was my last flight in the T-37 jet trainer.  The flight represented an inglorious end to my long-time aspiration to become a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. The road began with dreams of flying, as a child. Then came many years of hard work during high school to get the …

I had been out of work for 3½ years due to a disability. I was a 7-year, burnt-out high-end property manager. It was a useless thankless job but I did love it. At the end of a long grueling day I would wipe the brown off my nose, wash my mouth out with alcohol and …

It was 2008 and I had been with The Bank of New York for 8 years. The bank was in the process of being acquired by Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh. For me, the transition of my position to Pittsburgh was almost over and I would then take my 6-month package and leave the bank. The …

It was midnight. The clouds were moving in covering the moonlight that reflected off the ebony water. In the distance I could see the tiny rows of lights outlining the office buildings of Stamford, which were getting smaller and smaller reminding me I was drifting further east of the shoreline that seemed so close a …

When the world looks cloudy and dark Remember, you are the light. With your smile, love, and kindness Go to your heart, bring out the light. When the world looks bright Take in the light for when it is dark. Remember, you are the light. It is the flow in which we grow, Breath in, …

After almost 30 years in the business process outsourcing business, I was told just days before my 15 year anniversary that my position was being eliminated. There were other times in my career that I thought it could be the case but not then… However, unbeknownst to me, the company was up for sale and overhead …