careers – Kate Monahan Outdoors

Do You Manage a Portfolio Career?

Here we are now in the latter half of September, in the last third of the year.

The Path of Least Resistance

The path of least resistance. This phrase continues to pop up for me: in articles I read about career paths, during a conversation about writing, in a news snippet on the radio. What does it mean?

Answering the “What Do You Do?” Question

When I worked in finance, I always had a succinct answer to the standard small talk question “so, what do you do?”.

On Hobbies, Jobs, Careers, and Vocations

I sent this newsletter out late in January that referenced a blog post from Elizabeth Gilbert. That post continues to sit with me and makes me want to delve further into how I occupy my time. There’s a certain element of fear that comes with exploring this topic: do I appear ungrateful for the work IContinue reading “On Hobbies, Jobs, Careers, and Vocations”

Are You Ready For Change?

I hear it a lot: “I wish I could do what you did” or “That was very brave of you.” The thing is when I left a six-figure Finance job to go back to school for an outdoor adventure diploma (“summer camp for adults” as one acquaintance put it) I felt like I was givingContinue reading “Are You Ready For Change?”