Fizzy Pop Whoosh, or Why I'm Going to Celebrate

I’m often asked how I got from there (a technical writer for engineering teams) to where I am now (coach, mentor, speaker, <insert favorite noun here>). And the answer is simple: a whole lot of very hard work. And a lot of very expensive training that I go out of my way to practice and to use. But the answer goes deeper than that. I am here because my past experiences forged the woman you see before you. Who I am now is because of what I survived.