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Tiffany Kent
Jun 273 min read
A Beautiful Mind
A few weeks ago, we went to our good friend's house. I sat at their kitchen counter and asked the couple, “Do you all know my mom wrote...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 213 min read
Shy Girl
Growing up with my single mom in New Canaan, CT was a miserable experience. I didn’t have a lot of friends; I was small and shy; I was...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 142 min read
It Pays To Play Offense.
Recently, I noticed a patch of crabgrass on my lawn. Despite hiring a company to treat weeds, they never informed me about this...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 72 min read
It's a jungle out there
The best lesson I learned about life and money was from my dad. I grew up being very budget-conscious, I always saved part of my weekly...
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Tiffany Kent
May 313 min read
Every failure is a gift
When I was young in my career, I was a people-pleaser. Some girls are sometimes conditioned to do this. Mine comes from needing...
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Tiffany Kent
May 233 min read
Congrats to the Class of 2024!!
The head of Westminster, Keith Evans, shared this history lesson with us at my daughter’s graduation from The Westminster Schools. The...
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Tiffany Kent
May 163 min read
My Little Secret
I made my own TV dinners. I was always way too skinny. My long hair was always a rat’s nest. I used to sneak into the bathroom and cut my...
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Tiffany Kent
May 102 min read
She Leads
I visited my allergist yesterday. I tell him what he does is so important. So he asks, what do I do? “I have my own investment management...
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Tiffany Kent
May 33 min read
CrowdStrike
One evening, while walking the dog with my son Henry. He was pressing me hard about earning money this summer. He can build spreadsheets...
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Tiffany Kent
Apr 262 min read
Discovering your alpha
I have often found myself outside the popular social circles. But it helps us discover a unique way to play the game,
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Tiffany Kent
Apr 193 min read
Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
A few years ago, I was sitting in the last row of the plane with my son Henry. Next to me sat a very large man from Boston. We started...
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Tiffany Kent
Apr 113 min read
Moon Blocks the Sun
Driving to Macon, GA, wasn’t my ideal way to spend my Saturday morning. But I was on an important mission. To pick up Alexandra and her...
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Tiffany Kent
Apr 52 min read
Blind spots can be Bright spots.
Late for a 16th birthday party at the Beverly Hilton, I was stopped in traffic in the middle lane on Wilshire Blvd. Being impatient, I...
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Tiffany Kent
Mar 292 min read
Outside the circle
It feels nice to fit in. To be accepted as part of a group. I loved briefly being part of the popular girls at Beverly Hills High School....
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Tiffany Kent
Mar 222 min read
Escape from New York
Part 5 / 5 lessons I learned in the last 10 years. I was never popular as a kid. I lived in a crappy apartment a few blocks from Rodeo...
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Tiffany Kent
Mar 152 min read
An unexpected gift we all have within us.
Part 4 out 5 lessons I discovered on my journey. Growing up in Beverly Hills in a crappy apartment with my single mom, I always felt...
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Tiffany Kent
Mar 83 min read
Discovering Alpha
Part 3 out of 5: what happened next? What is the hardest part about a transition? You don’t know what to do… I knew I needed to start...
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Tiffany Kent
Mar 12 min read
Secret #2 I Discovered
After navigating the ups and downs of the dot com bubble and landing well in NYC, getting my dream job, meeting my husband, and having...
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Tiffany Kent
Feb 233 min read
Be the hero of your own story.
Part 1/5 My career trajectory, much like a Hero's Journey, unfolded in unexpected ways, offering valuable lessons along the way....
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