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How to Develop a Career Path in a Post-Pandemic World

How to Develop a Career Path in a Post-Pandemic World

This is a comprehensive guide that offers practical insights, strategies, and actionable steps to develop a career path and thrive in the new normal.

2024

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Rainbow Salad

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Jun 11, 2025

The Cost of the Game I Didn’t Know I Was Playing

Poem

Image of a shadow on a wall of an arm pointing. There is a woman whose head is not in the frame. The pointing arm is pointing at her and she is backed into a corner.

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Write A Catalyst

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May 19, 2025

Discovering a Hidden Gem on the Highway

How some truck stops are keeping Punjabi tradition alive on American roads

The exterior of the traditional Punjabi restaurant at a truck stop. The sky was cloudy but a bit of bright blue sky broke through over the center of the restaurant. There was a fake well and a park bench infront of the restaurant.

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Deep. Sweet. Valuable.

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Feb 25, 2025

A Story of Illness, Sisterly Love, and Lessons Learned

What every parent needs to know about school nurses, asthma care, and fighting for your child’s life

Image of daughters of the Author at the ages of 6 and 4. The older girl is wearing a pink long sleave shirt and blue jeans and is holding her hands up in the air. The younger girl is wearing a red long sleave shirt and has her arms down towards her waist. They are in front of a yellow wall and gold curtains.

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Write Under the Moon

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Mar 3, 2025

Unconditional

A poem

Photograph of a baby’s feet peeking out of a blanket wrapped around it. You just see the white background and white blanket with the feet sticking out.

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Deep. Sweet. Valuable.

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Mar 4, 2025

A Friendship that Defies Time and Distance

How My Best Friend Became My Guardian Angel During My Battle with Leukemia

A Friendship that Defies Time and Distance

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Write A Catalyst

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Nov 24, 2025

My First Thanksgiving Hosting

A truly terrifying challenge

Image of a young man and a women cooking in a kitchen. The man is wearing an apron. They are at a table in the kitchen. Another man has his back to the camera and is facing the stove.

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Write A Catalyst

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Nov 21, 2025

Why Integrity Is My Only Non-Negotiable

The standard with which I measure people

Two men and two women laughing and smiling. They have backpacks and are hiking along cliffs.

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Nov 17, 2025

The State of Disrepair

Poem

Imaage of string puppets. One is of a man in a bowler had a long, thin moustache. Another puppet in the background is of an elf wearing an olive green outfit with big ears sticking out of the cap. He has a menacing grin.

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Write A Catalyst

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Nov 14, 2025

The Cadence of Existence

The natural rhythm and dance of life

Plants first growing above the soil. Seeds bursting into life.

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Rainbow Salad

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Nov 12, 2025

The Quiet Undoing

Poem

Wilting purple flowers with a wodden fence blurred in the background.

Zail Dugal

Zail Dugal

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Wife, mother, writer, blogger, public speaker, and career coach. Avid traveler and lover of the arts. Facebook & Instagram: @zaildugal. Visit zaildugal.com

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