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Gloria Eid

On the First Valentine’s Weekend Since Meeting My Beloved, I’ve Gone Away to Be Alone.

On The Need To Choose Yourself Even When Choosing Another.

2 min readFeb 13, 2023

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On the First Valentine’s Weekend Since Meeting My Beloved, I’ve Gone Away to Be Alone.

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Gloria Eid
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The Startup

On Purpose and Passion and Logic and Heart

In my teens and 20s, I was longing to find that one passion, one purpose that everyone talked about needing for happiness and success. But…

4 min readAug 25, 2021

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On Purpose and Passion and Logic and Heart

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Gloria Eid

If You’ve Ever Called Yourself “Lazy,” Consider This.

Have you told yourself you’re being “lazy” at any point this year? (or ever). ⠀ It’s part of my mission to eliminate that word from our…

2 min readMar 27, 2021

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If You’ve Ever Called Yourself “Lazy,” Consider This.

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Gloria Eid

Take Yourself On a Solo Creative Weekend Retreat: A Checklist

For the last five years, I’ve taken myself on a solo weekend retreat every winter with a goal of working on a creative idea and…

3 min readJan 29, 2020

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Take Yourself On a Solo Creative Weekend Retreat: A Checklist

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Gloria Eid

Anticipatory Grief, and Living Life That Feels “On hold.”

I’ve been reflecting on this time last year when my family and I first found out that my dad had stage 3 pancreatic cancer. With a…

3 min readDec 6, 2019

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Anticipatory Grief, and Living Life That Feels “On hold.”

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Gloria Eid

How to Find Gratitude When Things Aren’t Great

Because “Things Can Always Be Worse” Doesn’t Apply When Your Loved One Dies

3 min readOct 24, 2019

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How to Find Gratitude When Things Aren’t Great

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Gloria Eid
in
The Startup

The uncomfortable but necessary space “in-between”

Every so often, perhaps more often than we like, we exist in between two lives: our life that was and our life that will be. We feel…

4 min readAug 2, 2019

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The uncomfortable but necessary space “in-between”

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Gloria Eid
in
The Startup

Don’t Let Death Be Your Only Wake-up Call.

I wrote this piece last month for my email newsletter as I was processing the sudden death of my friend on Mar 31, and anticipating the…

3 min readMay 14, 2019

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Don’t Let Death Be Your Only Wake-up Call.

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Gloria Eid

6 examples of how to ask questions on the job

Question-asking is by far the most common theme addressed in my consultations with co-op students. I’ll often hear reflections like, “I’m…

4 min readFeb 13, 2019

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6 examples of how to ask questions on the job

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Gloria Eid

The small yet profound ways to communicate your leadership at work

I’ve been thinking about a recurring conversation that’s come up with some girlfriends lately about their challenges at work. An underlying…

2 min readJan 16, 2019

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The small yet profound ways to communicate your leadership at work

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Gloria Eid

Gloria Eid

educator, life coach, and kindness advocate writing at the crossroads of human communication, creativity, and everyday leadership. www.gloriaeid.com

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