<![CDATA[write with emma: Ambition]]>https://writewithemma.substack.com/s/ambitionhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ivDH!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc4f4eea-468b-463a-a751-ae23a054666c_500x500.pngwrite with emma: Ambitionhttps://writewithemma.substack.com/s/ambitionSubstackTue, 14 Apr 2026 04:34:30 GMT<![CDATA[the spiderweb of networking]]>https://writewithemma.substack.com/p/the-spiderweb-of-networkinghttps://writewithemma.substack.com/p/the-spiderweb-of-networkingWed, 21 Jan 2026 12:20:57 GMT

a few months ago i wrote about what i am doing and how hard it is to push myself and put myself out there into the rooms i want to be in. no one would meet me and think introvert, but i actually am. i can be extremely extroverted for short periods of time and then crash soooo hard. but once i know people and feel comfortable, i get so much energy from t…

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]]><![CDATA[hny ]]>https://writewithemma.substack.com/p/hnyhttps://writewithemma.substack.com/p/hnyTue, 30 Dec 2025 14:30:36 GMT

at birthdays and at the new year, i always ask people the same three questions:

  1. what was the best thing about this year

  2. what are you most looking forward to leaving behind this year

  3. what are you most excited for in 2026

feel free to steal these and use them with your partner, your friends, or just yourself. it always leads to the best conversations. so, i f…

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]]><![CDATA[the soulcycle of it all]]>https://writewithemma.substack.com/p/the-soulcycle-of-it-allhttps://writewithemma.substack.com/p/the-soulcycle-of-it-allTue, 02 Dec 2025 12:02:09 GMT

it had been a long few weeks of momming, and i had a lot of writing to do. my imposter syndrome was especially loud. my usual tricks weren’t working, so i told myself i had to dig deeper.

“dig deeper, you say?” my 2018 self whispered back. if you were a “girl boss” in a major city in 2018, you know exactly what i mean (we cringe at the phrase now, but we…

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]]><![CDATA[tips i learned on my corporate climb]]>https://writewithemma.substack.com/p/tips-i-learned-on-my-corporate-climbhttps://writewithemma.substack.com/p/tips-i-learned-on-my-corporate-climbWed, 29 Jan 2025 17:34:47 GMTit’s been almost 9 months since i left my job which is the longest (by far) that i’ve gone without a job since…high school? maybe even before that because i was always babysitting, running a lemonade stand, or slinging pokemon cards or lisa frank stickers.

i have spent time here talking about what i’ve learned from not working a corporate job and how i…

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]]><![CDATA[Losing my job]]>https://writewithemma.substack.com/p/losing-my-jobhttps://writewithemma.substack.com/p/losing-my-jobWed, 18 Sep 2024 13:54:34 GMT

On Wednesday, May 1, I woke up at 430am, left my house in the pitch black and drove 20 minutes to Equinox. I worked out, went to the sauna, showered, and answered a few work emails before getting home as my kids were just getting up for the day. It’s insane to write that out now because I hardly recognize or even remember that routine.

I had taken the mo…

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