Author Archives: Pvot40

Corporate Life 101 – 7 Ways to “Seem” More Likeable

I didn’t fit into the Canadian corporate world naturally in the beginning. I am unapologetically myself and more than once “myself” was not corporate enough right away. In my first job at the Bank, one of my bosses compared me to Elle Woods (from Legally Blonde) – which I *think* he meant as a complimentContinue reading “Corporate Life 101 – 7 Ways to “Seem” More Likeable”

A Framework for Making New Friends as an Adult

A well-known psychologist I follow on Twitter posed a question the other day “How do adults make new friends?” It wasn’t the first time I heard this question. One of my girlfriends said that it was harder to make new friends as an adult than find a partner. I may struggle with a lot ofContinue reading “A Framework for Making New Friends as an Adult”

1 Year Review: 5 Things I love about Working at a Small Company

My first work selfie that I ever posted to my socials, after a project for Terry Fox Foundation. I left a decade plus bank career in 2022 to join Pllenty – a fintech “startup” in it’s 7th year. Join me as I reflect on how the last year shaped me in my next few posts.Continue reading “1 Year Review: 5 Things I love about Working at a Small Company”

My Own Personal Career Pivot – Part 3

In part 1, I wrote about the early days of my career – starting at BMO and then at TD.  In Part 2, I wrote about finding out what was next and reaching my immediate financialgoals. In this post I’ll describe the steps I took to leave the corporate world and join a start-up andContinue reading “My Own Personal Career Pivot – Part 3”

My own Personal Career Pivot – Part 2

In part 1, I wrote about the early days of my career – starting at BMO and then at TD. In this post I’ll get into the critical three years where I achieved my financial goals and started thinking about what was next. In 2018 I was 37, my sons were out of the babyContinue reading “My own Personal Career Pivot – Part 2”

My Own Personal Career Pivot – Part 1

In spring, I resigned from my corporate job after 15 years to start a role in a startup. Over the next few posts, I am going to talk about this pivot and give updates on what I am learning from this new “world”. First a little story about my career so far. I started myContinue reading “My Own Personal Career Pivot – Part 1“

Lessons Learned from Buying an Investment Property 

Mid-January I became the owner of my second ever property. I bought a house back in 2008, a little Townhouse where I grew my family. And when I saw that our mortgage was about to finish, I thought why not get a new mortgage! I like mortgages. They are a big pile of money aContinue reading “Lessons Learned from Buying an Investment Property “

Looking back at 2020

I stopped writing in this blog mid-way through 2020. I felt my brain was saturated. Days felt relentless – job, kids, family, worry, missing loved ones – and evenings were tiring, doom-scrolling Twitter. Every Covid morning kicked off a series of tasks to be completed, last one being sleep. One downside of kids always atContinue reading “Looking back at 2020”