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BA50 Blogging Workshop: The Surprising Silver Lining of Quarantine

The ultimate irony of this quarantine is that I reached beyond the boundaries of my house and made new friends and in doing so begun exercising a muscle I forgot I had. At the beginning of this pandemic, I joined a group of smart, like-minded women from around the country and despite Zoom being our means of introduction, their emails are the first I read and these meetings are the highlight of my week....
Basketball hoop on amateur outdoor basketball court

What’s It Take To Be Really Great?

I've always dreamed of being great. I’ve never played much basketball – in fact I scored 6 points my entire freshman season of high school basketball. But I just finished watching The Last Dance – the documentary about Michael Jordan’s last season with the Chicago Bulls – and I wonder what it’s like to be so great at something....