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Jim Rainey was a man with a mission. As an outsider, he had just been appointed president and CEO of an agribusiness giant that was hemorrhaging from operating losses$374 million for the previous five years.

The good news is that within 12 months of taking over the leadership reins, Rainey injected a proactive, collaborative spirit into the corporate culture, inspired the workforce and their constituencies to accomplish things never before dreamed, and returned the company to profitability. The impressive turnaround became a case study at the Harvard Business School.

The most pertinent point here is not what Jim Rainey helped his people accomplish. The most pertinent point is how he did it.

He did it with integrity, trust, and respect. He did it with tough-minded focus on business detail, coupled with genuine caring for the human element of organizational change.

There are plenty of stories to illustrate Jim Raineys approach to leadership. One is especially appropriate here. A few days after joining the company, he walked into an early morning strategic planning meeting. You can imagine the attentiveness of all the eager beavers trying to impress the new boss.

When he first entered the room, Jim overheard a young man mention that his wife was in the hospital. Jim inquired about the womans health, and the man said his wife was expecting a baby which was likely to be delivered that day.

Let me make a deal with you, Jim told the young father-to-be. I promise to give you a personal briefing on the outcome of this meeting if youll rush over to the hospital where you belong. Youll get only one chance to witness the birth of your baby, and you dont want to miss it.

On the surface that may seem like no more than a nice gesture. But its that very kind of thoughtfulness that earns trust and loyalty.

Nobody understands that better than Bob DeKoch and Phillip G. Clampitt, authors of Leading with Care in a Tough World: Beyond Servant Leadership.

As a successful entrepreneur focused on economic development, DeKoch has devoted his entire career to mentoring aspiring leaders. Clampitt is an award-winning business professor at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. His business clients include PepsiCo, Dean Foods, the U.S. Army War College, and Nokia.

Rodger Dean Duncan: In discussing the importance of caring in a leaders mindset and behaviors, you differentiate between shallow caring and deep caring. Please give us examples of each.

Phillip G. Clampitt

Phillip G. Clampitt: One university professor was well known for bringing cookies to class near the end of the semester as teacher evaluations were about to be administered. However, this professor never seemed to have the time to answer student questions or talk about their career ambitions. Now we both love oatmeal raisin cookies, but thats no substitute for these potentially career-altering discussions. The cookie professor represents shallow caring. Professors who take the time for career discussions with or without cookies exhibit deep caring.

Similarly, in the workplace, a leader with a shallow caring mindset might routinely schedule after-work happy hours or inquire about how an employee is feeling, but never engage in deeper discussions about what really provides career and life fulfillment for the person. We think of shallow versus deep in terms of contrasts: short-term focus versus long-term, excuse-enabling versus developmental growth, reactive versus proactive, and placating versus empowering.

Duncan: Why do some leaders seem to think they can get away with providing only shallow caring?

Bob DeKoch: Because they can fool people in the short term, and they may even deliver short-term results. Sadly, some highly manipulative people learn to play a caring con game and delight in playing it. Subtle, short-term manipulation can be a way to exert power.

Other leaders simply dont know how to deeply care for those they lead. They may want to do so but they may not know how to invest in others in rich ways. They can be trained to coach employees in the Goldilocks zonenot too much or not too little.

Duncan: What are the measurable benefits of the deep caring you advocate?

Clampitt: Employee commitment. Lower turnover. Higher job satisfaction. In the surveys weve conducted for our research, we discovered that lower job satisfaction scores almost always occurred when the leader lacked the skill to meaningfully care for employees. In decades of our research with thousands of employees, weve consistently found that one of the strongest predicators of job satisfaction was the quality of the communication relationship with an employees immediate supervisor.

Duncan: What role do uncertainty and humility play in caring leaders interactions with their people?

Bob DeKoch

DeKoch: An absolutely essential role. Uncertainty and humility are deeply linked to one other. Leaders must embrace uncertainty if they hope to solve complex problems, seize unique opportunities, spark innovation, and develop the potential of others.

Leaders should approach most interactions with a mindset that (1) they do not have all the answers, (2) others do not have all the answers, and (3) the best insights often prove to be emergent from sharing with each other what is known and what is not known. Thats the essence of humility. Its not putting yourself down, its embracing the possibilities of making a dent into all the uncertainties that pervade life.

Duncan: How does a leaders language signal a desire (or reluctance) to embrace uncertainty?

Clampitt: The leaders weve observed who embrace uncertainty might say something like, Heres a perspective or idea but Im not sure is correct. What are your thoughts? Or, they might say, I dont know exactly how we should seize this opportunity or solve the problem. Ideas? Leaders who celebrate an argument or emergent perspective that is different than when they walked into the room are embracing uncertainty.

By signposting shifts of opinion during exploratory discussions, leaders signal the acceptability of not knowing. Its important for leaders to recognize something we discovered in our researchnamely, even when employees may have difficulty embracing uncertainty on a personal level, they still want their organizations to do so. This asymmetry between personal and organizational levels may be perplexing to some leaders.

Duncan: Trust is a value that many people claim to hold. How does a caring leader translate genuine trust into action?

DeKoch: Trust involves giving people plenty of operating space to explore ideas and even fail in the short term. Effective leaders encourage self-reflective learning to improve ideas and examine poor results. Trust also involves assuming positive intent if someone says something ill-advised or drops the ball on an assignment. Trusted leaders are generous with their praise and not afraid to say they were wrong.

Duncan: Whats your advice to an up-and-coming leader who wants to engage in lifelong learning?

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Clampitt: It all starts with a self-assessment often aided by coaches or mentors.

Second, it requires shifting between learning modalities. Some people prefer learning by reading. Fine, but there are skills and perspectives that can be learned only through exposing yourself to new experiences, meeting different people, and observing groups in action. When you look at any issue through the multiple lens of the written word, personal experiences, and careful observation, youve learned at a deeper level.

Third, it requires a breadth of exposure to different issues and ways of thinking. For example, engineers learn to think differently than HR professionals. Too much narrowness can hinder the engineer or HR professionals personal development. Avoid, for instance, going to the same type of conferences with the same people every year. Branch out in different directions. We are big fans of not only learning things outside your natural comfort zone, but learning them in unusual ways through experiences, assignments, or exposure to unusual people. We think of this kind of learning as a leaders mental cross training to enrich their natural perspectives.

Duncan: Some leaders mistakenly equate kindness with being soft. How do you disabuse them of that view, and why is kindness such an important ingredient in caring leadership?

DeKoch: Nobody would accuse the Navy SEALS of being soft. Yet the legendary SEAL, Dick Couch, admonished SEAL graduates to show kindness and offer thanks to all the support personnel. Leaders can act with civility towards others and still make the tough decisions. Skillful leaders recognize that kindness towards others is a form of respect that undergirds uplifting professional relationships.

Duncan: Coaching is an important role of a leader. What tips do you offer for providing make-a-difference coaching?

Clampitt: They fall into two categories: visible and subtle coaching. A visible tip would be to set up regular coaching meetings devoted to the persons personal development and growth. Another visible tip would be to seize opportunities to TAP (Thank, Applaud, Praise) people. Many people remember those special moments for decades. Why? Because those moments can be so affirming and even inspiring when offered just at the right time. A subtle tip would be thinking incrementally about the persons career, reflecting on how one assignment or job builds on the other to create a well-rounded professional.

Duncan: With a wide range of motives, many people seem eager to jump on the inclusion bandwagon these days. Beyond the politics and virtue-signaling that engulf the issue, how can a caring leader ensure that people have appropriate access to challenges and opportunities in the workplace?

DeKoch: Talking about inclusiveness in isolation from other practices is almost doomed to rampant cynicism or total failure. Inclusiveness is a byproduct of the diverse teams of individuals committed to engagement. Leaders must assemble the right group of people to tackle projects and then engage them not only on a personal level but also with challenging, meaningful tasks or projects. Well-trained soldiers fighting a common foe, regardless of their backgrounds, tend to bond in ways so deep that others find difficult to understand. In short, caring leaders use differences as a springboard to enhance outcomes rather than allow differences to spawn divisiveness.

Duncan: Much of what you discussed seems more aligned with smaller organizations or teams. Does leading with care scale for leaders of organizations with thousands of employees.

Clampitt: Absolutely. Yet how that leader scales this perspective is extremely important. It requires patience and a different mindset. For example, it would be impossible for a CEO to personally coach 1,000 employees, but she could coach a smaller group. That smaller team could, in turn, cascade that coaching practice and leading with care ideas through the organization.

Another cautionary note: embracing uncertainty requires a certain degree of finesse when addressing thousands. Why? Because some people need absolute certainty and if they dont have that, the rumor mill will start cranking out all sorts of crazy things. Leaders in that situation can share the knowns and unknowns while providing assurance about how the uncertainties will be addressed. Describing the process of how the organization will move forward wont stop the rumor mill but it will, at least, hold it in check until greater clarity emerges. This was one of the great challenges of communicating during the pandemic.

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What happens when your longtime therapist and confidante retires, ending the relationship? Im about to find out.

Illustration by Jon Reinfurt

As soon as Adelaides face appeared on my computer screen, I felt the upswell of an urge to cry. I had been seeing Adelaide, on and off, over the past 15 years, so its not like I had never cried with hershe was my therapist, after all. But this time was different, because Adelaide was the reason I was crying. At 81, she was retiring. That night was our final session together.

I began therapy with Adelaide in 2007 because I was in crisis. Two weeks before I started seeing her, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. At the time of diagnosis, I was 13 weeks pregnant and had to decide if I was going to have an abortion and lose the last child the doctor told me I would be able to have or go through an adjusted chemotherapy protocol while pregnant that could possibly increase my risk of dying. My husband and I had a 20-month-old toddler at home, and I was gripped with panic at the thought of leaving her to grow up without me. That fear was not something abstract: My own mother had died of cancer when I was just five years old.

In other words, I was a prime candidate for therapy.

I worked with Adelaide until my baby was born, happy and healthy, and throughout the rest of my cancer treatment. And then I kept going. Over the next 14 years, I went in and out of therapy with Adelaide, taking breaks, some for several months, one as long as a few years. I always found myself back in her therapy room, not because bad things were happening in my lifealthough they sometimes werebut because of the amazing things that were happening in that room. There was always so much to learn from Adelaide, so much to learn about myself.

In the process, Adelaide became a very important person in my life. I know relationships with therapists are not personal, but, oh, they are so very personal. Inside the temporal and physical limits of my sessions in her therapy room, I made Adelaide the guardian of some of my most intimate thoughts and feelingsmy most honest admissions. Hers was the advice and guidance I most cherished, and I was excited to tell her about my own breakthroughs and accomplishments.

I also understand that the therapist-client relationship is not a real-life one, and they are relationships that are inherently one-sided. For the person on the couch side of it, though, it can sure feel like a real relationshipa friendship, even.

Nothing, though, is odder about this type of relationship than its ending. No one argued. No one died. No one grew out of the other person. I cant think of another close relationship that comes to an end because one of the people in it is retiring.

As our last session opened, I felt a mix of gratitude, disbelief, and sadness. Over all those years together, Adelaide helped me heal, grow closer to my own mother, and get to know myself better. And then there was this: She was part of a chain of events and coincidences related to my search for answers surrounding my mothers death that was so improbable I can only describe it as a miracle. So how do you ever thank someone for that? And how do you say goodbye?

Adelaide was not merely my longtime therapist; she was the only one Ive ever had. My father never put me in therapy as a childexcept for one sessiondespite the fact that my mother died when I was so young. I remember him telling me that I would adjust to the loss and would be fine. I made being fine my lifes work.

That one time he took me, my sister, and my brother to see a therapist, I was six years old, and he was about to get remarried. The therapists space was in a garden-level office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I sat on a long black couch and remember watching peoples feet walk by the window.

The next time I went to therapy, I was 34. I sat on a puffy chair near a window in Cambridge with views across the Charles onto Boston, facing a therapist in a turtleneck sweater and corduroy pants. I talked nonstop for 45 minutes about how excruciating it was to be away from my four-month-old baby during the day while I was working and about my professional angst, having just moved back to Massachusetts after living abroad as a freelance foreign correspondent. I told her how disorienting I found it to live in a place where there were 23 kinds of hummus on the supermarket shelf after having lived for eight years in Central and South America, where Id been making my own hummus with dried chickpeas.

I thought I had laid out plenty for us to explore in subsequent sessions. But in the last few minutes, after she asked about my family and I told her that my mother had died when I was five, I saw a change register on her face, and I knew Id lost her. I suspected that revealing this about myself was the psychological equivalent of throwing a rock of crack into the lap of an addict, and I could feel myself and my real troubles disappearing in the haze of her latest Freudian fix.She told me that she thought my mothers death had a lot to do with how I was feeling and we could talk more at our next session.

I put on my coat. Had she even been listening to me? This was why I had never wanted to get into therapy. And I didnt, until I didnt have a choice: About a year and a half later, I walked into Adelaides cozy office overlooking Mass Ave. in Cambridge with a tumor in my breast and a baby in my belly. Early in the session, I told her that my mother had died.

Do we have to make this all about her? I said.

We can make it about whatever you want it to be about, she replied.

Somehow, though, over the next several months, I did talk to her about my mother. I told her the hospital didnt allow children to visit, and so my siblings and I never got to say goodbye to our mother before she diedor after. My father and grandmother said we were too young to go to her funeral.

I told her I had spent a lifetime trying not to forget a mother I could barely remember. I explained that my father didnt really talk much about her unless asked, and his answers were rarely long and never deep. I confessed that I had long wished my mother had left me a note or some final, dying words that I could hold onto in her absence. That as a child, I dreamt of receiving a message from beyond or finding a secret letter. That in my twenties, I took ayahuasca in the depths of the Amazon, hoping to see her appear before me out of the darkness. I sawand spoke tosomeone else who I loved dearly who had died. It was healing, but it wasnt her.

After a couple of months of therapy with Adelaide, I drove to Connecticut and sat before my father, bald from chemo treatment and pregnant, for a long conversation about my mothers death. I asked him if shed said she was sad to leave us, if shed said she would miss us.

Of course she thought that, he said.

I know, I said. But did she say it? I just want to hear it.

No, Catherine, he told me, there were no final words, no dying instructions, no message because we never talked about the fact that she was dying.

He explained that once doctors removed the mass in her abdomen, he, my maternal grandmother, and the doctor agreed not to tell her it was cancerous and that she had only six months left to live. At the very end, when it was obvious she was dying, she and my father still didnt discuss it, he said. They would just go back and forth, saying, I love you. I went home without the answer I so desperately wanted to hear.

One of the most important things Adelaide taught me during our sessions was that the answers to our questions arent nearly as important as the questions themselves. The exploration of my mothers memory and the questions that I began asking with Adelaide allowed me to mourn my mothers death in a way I had never had the chance to do as a child. Through that process, I grew closer to my mothers memory and closer to myself.

Another importantand maddeningthing Adelaide taught me was that trying to make things happen in your life doesnt work because doing so creates too much resistance. Getting what you want in life, she told me, is more about doing the work on yourself and creating the space to allow things to unfold naturally. It was all about energy, she said.

Adelaide is a seeker. Her therapy sessions never felt clinical as she attended not just to the mind but also the soul. She ushered me onto my own spiritual journey, introducing me to the Enneagram, an ancient system of psychology and personality typing, and encouraging me to study Qi Gong. In the years after I started seeing her, I found a yoga practice to which I still remain dedicated today, completed a 10-day silent meditation, and worked extensively with ayahuasca and other plant medicines with a healer from the Amazon. These were all experiences that have had profound impacts on my life and personal growth.

It may all sound pretty far out there, but ever since its earliest days, the process of self-discovery through psychotherapy has been associated with the metaphysical. The famed Freud protg and rival Carl Jung spoke of the universal unconsciousthe connection between ones mind and all humankindand of synchronicities or coincidences that happen, sometimes in therapy, that can neither be explained probabilistically nor written off as completely random occurrences. When these synchronicities happen, they feel otherworldly, like miracles, or something divine. I know this because it happened to me.

I took my longest break from therapy in 2013, when I moved with my family to Peru. Exactly four years later, after my marriage ended, I returned to Adelaide via Skype to mourn the loss of my original life plan and figure out what I wanted for myself moving forward. Adelaide encouraged me to enroll in the Landmark Forum, a three-day, large-group personal development course she thought would complement the work we were doing. (The course is often pilloried as being cultish, but everyone I knew who had taken it had praise for it.)

I decided to take the course on my next Boston and Connecticut trip to visit friends and family. A couple of months before traveling, I went online and opened the Boston schedule, only to find that there wasnt a course on the only weekend I was available. Before declaring defeat, I found a course for that weekend being offered in New York. I decided to add New York to my travel plans.

I befriended someone during the first 13-hour day after sitting with him at every session. The next morning, we sat together again, and he promised to save me a seat for the afternoon session. But when I returned to the room, where 150 chairs were set up for participants, I found that someone had dumped her purse on the seat he was supposed to be saving for me. He shrugged an apology, saying that she seemed cool and suggesting I sit on the other side of her.

At one point during the session, the woman and I started chatting. She mentioned she spoke Spanish and said she presumed I did, too, because I had said I lived in Peru when I spoke during an exercise the day before. I asked her where she learned Spanish, and she told me she had been a college professor of Spanish literature.

My mother was a Spanish professor, too, I said. And then, after a long pause, I added with some pride, She was the first woman to get her Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the City University of New York.

What was her name? she asked.

Willa Sack Elton, I replied.

She turned in her chair, grabbed my shoulders, and pulled me to face her. I knew your mother, she said. I was in a Ph.D. program with her. I was heartbroken when she died.

I crumpled into her arms, sobbing, and she held me tight. It was all too much to fathom: My mother died in 1976 at age 33. There simply were not many people in the world who knew her and were still around. I was supposed to take the personal development course in Boston, not New York. There are 8 million people who live in New York City. There were 150 people in that room. Of all those chairs, she had sat in mine.

If that wasnt improbable enough, it only got more uncanny. At the next break, we stood in the sunshine on 33rd Street, and she asked me how I wound up in the course. I told her my therapist from Boston suggested I take it and that she had done a number of the Landmark courses.

Who is your therapist? she asked.

Adelaide Smith, I said.

Oh, she shot out. Adelaide is a friend of mine!

I felt like I was falling, caught in a cosmic vortex, and had to steady myself in the face of the enormity of it all. My therapist, who helped me belatedly mourn my mothers death, was friends with my mothers friend.

The woman hooked her arm in mine and steered me to a Chinese restaurant across the street for dinner, telling me on the way she wanted me to talk to another friend of hers from the Ph.D. program who had also been friends with my mother. At the table, she Facetimed her friend, explained the incredible coincidence, and passed her phone to me. One of the first things I told this other friendand I dont entirely know whywas that it pained me beyond words to think that my mothers illness was hidden from her and that she and my father never talked about her death. Somehow, I said, I feel like she died an unacknowledged death.

What do you mean? the woman on Facetime asked. Your mother knew she was dying. We talked about it. She told us how sad she was to leave you and your siblings and how much she would miss you.

It was incredible. Those were the very words Id told Adelaide that I needed to hear.

Its hard to explain how that encounter affected me other than to say that it shifted tectonic plates deep inside my being and created new space for other things to occur. It also strengthened my faith in what Adelaide had taught me: to not try so hard to make things happen and instead work on myself and allow them to happen.

After the course in New York, I applied that same lesson to building the life I wanted. Just as Adelaide had told me that my therapy could be about whatever I wanted it to be, shed also taught me that I could make my life about whatever I wanted it to be about. And she told me that I would never be satisfied with any amount of professional success if I couldnt be satisfied with what Id already accomplished.

So I put my head down and worked hard, focusing on the joy of being a journalist and not so much on where it was all going. In late 2018, I got the job I most wanted, the only one for which I said I would return to Boston. A few months later, I moved back here with my children and built a life for us. We are all thriving.

During that final session with Adelaide, we talked about where I was in my life when I first walked into her office and where I am today. That only made the session more poignant because I dont believe I would have all that I do if it werent for her. We also talked about some of the other inexplicable connections and coincidences between us that were too hard to explain away probabilisticallyyes, there were others. Im glad the universe invited me into your journey, she said. We had a great ride together, and it wont stop just because we arent face to face. And I have to say, I believe her.

I know the process of self-discovery never ends. There is always more evolving to do. Still, a therapist friend of mine said you know when you are done with a particular therapeutic process when you can hear your therapists voice in your head. I often hear Adelaides voice in my head, can guess what she would say and know how to ask myself many of the questions she tended to ask me.

Adelaide also taught me how to sit in my pain instead of avoiding it. With her, I learned how to mourn my losses. Now, I can use what Adelaide taught me to mourn losing her.

As those last 50 minutes drew to a close and it was time to say goodbye, I told Adelaide, through tears, that I didnt know how to thank her enough for everything she had done for me. You thank me by having done the work, by acknowledging me as you have tonight, and then by living your life in a powerful way, she said. Thats the thanks.

I nodded in agreement. It is one more piece of advice from her I intend to take to heart.

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As we prepare to flip the calendar into 2023, maybe a new job is the perfect way to cap off the year.

If thats the case and youre looking to move on to something else, there are hundreds of jobs in Monreal spread out across the tech, media, hospitality, gaming, and fintech sectors this month.

Besides potentially getting a new career, you could get plenty of work perks and the chance to be part of an innovative team.

Daily Hive has compiled a list of 19 companies and start-ups hiring for more than 250 positions spread out across many industries in December.

Heck, you might be lined up just in time for the office Christmas party

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Lighthouse Labs/Facebook

Knack.com

Floatcard.com

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Who: Humi is Canadas leading HR, Payroll, and Benefits solution for rapidly scaling small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Canada. A company filled with builders and boundary-pushers, Humi is focused on building the tools to help Canadian organizations foster their greatest asset: their employees. Before Humi, there was no truly unified solution that tied together the intricacies of HR for SMBs.

Jobs: Senior Product Manager, Platform Remote; Senior Product Manager, Payroll Remote; Advisor, Benefits Portfolio Remote; and additional positions.

Perks: The newest perk features long(er) weekends, every weekend. All operations close at 1 pm on Fridays! Humo is a remote-first company that offers equity ownership for all full-time employees, virtual onboarding and social events, and a competitive employee benefits package. Humi takes the mental health and wellness of Humigos seriously and offers extended employee and family assistance program (EFAP) services through its partnership with InkBlot Therapy.

More: To learn more about Humi and to check out the companys current openings, visit its careers page.

Who: Goodfood is a Canadian online grocery, home meal, and meal kit company based in Montreal.

Jobs:Delivery Courier, Material Planner, Senior Legal Counsel, Data Entry Clerk, Operations Supervisor, Back-End Developer, Mobile Developer, Digital Marketing Analyst, Talent Acquisition Specialist, and many more.

Perks: Goodfood offers health and dental care benefits, flexible working hours, remote work options (where applicable), and meal deals.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out the companys LinkedIn page.

Who: DAVIDsTEA is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal. It is also the largest specialty tea boutique in the country.

Jobs: Store Manager, Digital Copywriter, Digital Graphic Designer, Web Developer, Salesforce Administrator, Inventory Associate, E-Commerce Manager, and more.

Perks: DAVIDsTEA offers store discounts, flexible hours, product samples, and health benefits. Remote options are available for some jobs.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out the tea retailersLinkedIn page.

Who: Telus is a telecommunications company that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services, including internet access, voice, entertainment, healthcare, video, and cell phones.

Jobs: Mental Health Case Manager, Sales Representative, Nutritionist, Team Manager, Financial Analyst, Legal Secretary, Manager, and many more.

Perks: Telus offers health and wellness insurance, gym memberships, free lunch and snacks, employee discounts, and work-from-home options.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out the telecommunication companysLinkedIn page.

Who: Shakepay is a crypto-tech company that allows Canadians the ability to buy and sell bitcoin. Bitcoin enables wealth to be stored with an individual without the need for a third party. Its fundamental use-case as a store of value with a predictable monetary policy is having profound implications for freeing individuals into financial sovereignty. Following Bitcoin, the entire suite of financial services is being rebuilt independently from the current financial infrastructure. Shakepay believes enabling access to these services is paramount to the creation of wealth and economic freedom.

Jobs: Some of the open positions at Shakepay include Chief of Staff, Design Lead, Frontend Developer, Full-stack Developer, Head of Marketing, Junior Developer, Staff Cloud Engineer, and more.

Perks: Shakepay takes care of its staff by offering insurance coverage, equity benefits, and generous vacation. Shakepay is invested in its employees personal development and is remote-friendly, meaning you can work from anywhere.

More: To learn more or check out available jobs, visit shakepay.com/careers.

Who: McGill University, one of the most renowned schools in North America, has more than 300 job openings (both full-time and part-time) spread out across its downtown campus, Macdonald Campus, and off-campus properties.

Jobs: Teaching Assistant, IT Developer, Communications & Publications Coordinator, Administrative Coordinator, Grader, Research Assistant, Data & Security Analyst, Senior Campus Planner, and many more.

Perks: McGill offers two unique and scenic campuses to work from, both of which are easy to access by bike and public transit. Perks also include health and dental care benefits, retirement savings plans, flexible time off, and holidays. Take note that McGill continually ranks on Montreals Top Employers list.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out the universitys LinkedIn page.

Who: The real estate investment and management firm is currently seeking out people with talent, drive, and ambition, who are excited about joining one of the leading companies in the global real estate industry.

Jobs: Advisor, Analyst, Developer, Senior Accountant, Technician, and 40 more jobs.

Perks:Ivanho Cambridge offers long-term saving plans, flexible work options, vacation allowance, and 18-week parental leave.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out the companys LinkedIn page.

Who:Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. EA develops and delivers games, content, and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices, and personal computers.

Jobs: Java Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Senior Software Developer, Systems Designer, Development Director, Concept Artist, Senior Recruiter, Character Artist, Senior FX Artist, Storyboard Artist, Animator, Legal Counsel, Pipeline Developer, and more.

Perks:Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, EA Studios offers astate-of-the-art facility that has attracted game developers from around the world. Daily breakfast is served on-site, and regular meet-ups occur after work to re-energize and foster community.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out its Twitter or Facebook pages.

Who: Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeeds one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences.

Jobs: Account Executive, Onboarding Coordinator, Bilingual HR Coordinator, Bilingual People & Culture Coordinator, Collections Specialist, Data Analyst, Design Manager, Legal Counsel, Pricing Manager, Product Manager, and many more.

Perks: Flexible paid time off and remote work, equity options, pension plan contributions, health and wellness credit, and internet groups.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out its LinkedIn page.

Who: Concordia University is a public university located in Montreal. It ranks as one of the top 50 universities in Canada and has over 50,000 students. Its campuses are spread out across downtown and the Loyola Campus in Montreal Ouest.

Jobs: Project Manager, Facilities Planner (Architect), Truck Driver, Investigative Reporter, Research Advisor, Admissions Officer, and more.

Perks: Located in downtown Montreal, Concordia is close to cafes, restaurants, bars, and the bike path.

More: If youre curious about the companys culture, check out its LinkedIn page.

Who: Sid Lee is an international creative services firm headquartered in Montreal, right in the middle of the constant buzz of Place Ville Marie.

Jobs: Architecture Site Supervisor, Copywriter, Project Manager, Graphic Artist, Producer, Recruiter, Senior Strategist, Digital Art Director, Branding Supervisor, and more.

Perks: Located right downtown, Sid Lee offers flexible workdays, mediation and spa packages, breakfast and lunch, and competitive wages and benefits.

More:Check out the Sid Lee culture on the companys LinkedIn page.

Who: Bell has branded itself as Canadas communication leader for the past 140 years. The company says it is continuing to transform itself to provide more value to its customers and shareholders.

Jobs: Test Manager, Training Coordinator, Senior Solution Architect, Content Producer, Full Stack Developer, Cybersecurity Specialist, Network Engineer, SEO Expert, Legal Counsel, and more.

Perks: Bell Media offers a competitive salary, benefits, work-from-home options, health plans, investment opportunities, and snacks.

More:Check out more from Bell Media on the companys LinkedIn page.

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The new era of college athletics is ramping up at Colorado State.

CSU announced Thursday what it is calling Stalwart Journey, which will help connect athletes with so-called NIL (name, image and likeness) opportunities to profit from their stature as college athletes.

"This is a game changer for our student-athletes and the best program available in the Mountain West," CSU athletic director Joe Parker said in a news release. "It is imperative that Ram fans join us on this journey to elevate the student-athlete experience for our Rams."

Included is the launch of The Green and Gold Guard, an NIL collective. In layman terms a collective is an organization formed to benefit athletes at an individual college through NIL opportunities.

Its a whole new world in college athletics. Heres a guide for fans on the collective and other aspects of the Stalwart Journey.

In July 2021, under pressure from state legislations, the NCAA released guidelines allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, which was previously against NCAA amateurism rules. Athletes are able to use their NIL to earn compensation through brand endorsements, personal appearances and other activities. They are required to perform a quid pro quo service in exchange for fair market value compensation.

The idea of college athletes making money used to be the NCAAs biggest no-no. Now its legal and a key driver in many areas, especially recruiting.

Athletes have used NIL to capitalize on opportunities via social media, autograph sales, coaching, brand merchandising and much more.

On the court:Isaiah Stevens returns and CSU basketball beats Loyola Marymount

CSU has a partnership with Opendorse group licensing company and fans can now purchase apparel with current athlete names on it, which also used to be against NCAA rules.

Through Opendorse NIL opportunities can be as simple as paying a fee for an athlete to record a quick hello video or post on social media.

A collective is an organization, usually built by alumni of a specific school, used to provide NIL opportunities to athletes at that school.

Collectives pool funding from donors to help provide those opportunities. A university cannot, by NCAA rules, negotiate NIL deals for athletes, whereas a collective can.

The Green and Gold Guard is independent of CSU, but the athletic department has officially endorsed the Green and Gold Guard Collective.

NIL is reliant on local businesses, the fan base, the donors, the supporters to create opportunities for student-athletes, Green and Gold Guard Executive Director John Weber said. Its something that the university is actually unable to do by NCAA regulations, so its something that has to come outside the university. Were an independent company. Were focused on making sure we fill that hole.

The Green and Gold Guard is the NIL collective for CSU athletes. Its completely volunteer-run by a group of boosters.

It is a registered LLC and owned by the Green and Gold Foundation, a membership-based nonprofit organization that that provides directed gifting to Colorado State academic and athletic programs.

Anyone can give to the collective at thegguard.com.

Monthly giving options range from $10 to more than $400, with the top level part of the Bighorn Society.

One-time gifts are also accepted.

Donors can give generally or directed to a specific sport.

The money is used to connect athletes to NIL opportunities. It could be a speaking engagement or work at a nonprofit, or working with a business in that athletes field of interest.

Another aspect of the Stalwart Journey is the personal development and brand enhancement piece. Ram Life is CSU's life after sports program. The program began in 2020 as a pilot program for football and has since expanded to include the entire athletic department

CSU announced the athletic department is collaborating with the CSU College of Business for NIL education.

The athletic department is adding the opportunity for student-athletes to earn additional awards for academic achievement.

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Google has announced the best apps and games of 2022 in the Play Store in India.

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These apps helped people in several ways, including personal growth, daily tasks, creative expression, business aspirations, and gaming.

Shopsy Shopping App, the hypervalue e-commerce app by Flipkart was the Users Choice App of 2022 in India.

The app is popular among people and small businesses that are accessing and selling products across a diverse range of categories including fashion, beauty, mobiles, footwear, and accessories, Google said in a blog on Thursday.

The app was also chosen by the Google Play editors as the best app in the Everyday Essentials category.

Shopsy was conceptualised to address the shopping needs of customers who are looking for budget-friendly products through a seamless online shopping journey, said Adarsh Menon, senior vice president, Shopsy.

Today, over 70% of Shopsys users come from T2+ markets and more than 50% are first-time e-commerce shoppers, as per estimates by Menon.

Delivery apps like Blinkit and Zepto also gained popularity across the country for their fast and timely grocery delivery.

In Gaming, Angry Birds Journey was chosen as the Users Choice Game of 2022 in India.

Questt: Navigator for Learning was the best App of 2022 in India.

The app is using AI to identify academic needs, provide personalised learning paths and insights to students, as well as gamify their learning experience. It is also helping teachers with data-driven insights on learning patterns.

Google Play has played a major role in helping us reach learners across the country, enabling us with valuable insights and analytics to offer the best experience to our users, said Akhil Singh, Co-Founder and CEO, Questt.

E-learning remained in demand, with the Best App for Personal Growth winner Filo and others in the category like PrepLadder, Cuemath, and Yellow Class engaging learners across age groups with high-quality content, live engagement sessions, gamified experiences, and expert guidance. They also used advanced technologies to build custom solutions, Google said in the blog.

In the gaming category, Apex Legends Mobile was selected as the Best Game of 2022 in India for its impeccable gameplay and cutting-edge visuals.In this battle royale, competitors from around the world collide in the crucible of Apex Games.

Google also introduced new categories in gaming like the Best Ongoing games category where Clash of Clans was the winner. The category also included Indian games like Ludo King and Real Cricket 20.

Developers also built empowering solutions for diverse communities. Google Plays Best Apps for Good winner Khyaal is helping senior citizens interact with each other and is supporting them with holistic care needs.

Such solutions also spanned across other categories, with ZyadaShop in the Best Hidden Gems category enabling entrepreneurs to create their stores from their mobile phones, while Kohbee in the Best for Personal Growth category enabled educators and creators to teach courses while monetising their content easily.

Health and wellness continued to be on peoples minds, with apps like Bunkerfit and Neend, an app helping users to relax, sleep and meditate featuring in Google Plays Best Apps for Good category.

Dance Workout for Weight Loss in the Best Apps for Fun category offered localised solutions to help people stay fit physically and mentally.

Social apps bringing communities together also gained popularity with social app Turnip winning the Best Apps for Fun category. It is helping people globally connect, share, and stream content with others who have like-minded interests.

Parenting and pet parenting apps were also popular.

Best Hidden Gems category winner BabyG is guiding parents with the development needs of their infants and toddlers, while Pet Perfect offered information to take care of pets.

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According to Canadian psychologist and researcher Dr. Scott Bishop, mindfulness consists of two primary features:

As it happens, that describes the fertile soil for creativity and, by extension, innovation.

You cant have innovation without creativity. And creativity, by its nature, is an internal process; you have to understand whats happening inside yourself in order to be sustainably, reliably creative. In other words, mindfulness enables creativity and innovation.

While you cant force creativity to happen, you can be rigorous and systematic about how you create the right conditions to generate that process.

One way to develop the discipline of curiosity is to become more deliberate about training yourself to directly participate in your experiences otherwise known as living more mindfully.

You can also practice being intentionally omnivorous, as chef-designer-photographer-philosopher-entrepreneur Emilie Baltz calls it. Being intentionally omnivorous means giving yourself a breadth of experiences to draw upon and being open and flexible about those experiences.

Perhaps the quintessential model of creativity is Leonardo da Vinci. Beginning as a painter before he became a sculptor, engineer, anatomist, architect, and a painter again da Vinci was long trained in experiencing and appreciating the natural world. This observational enthusiasm informed all of his work. He once wrote:

I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand. Why shells existed on the tops of mountains along with the imprints of coral and plants and seaweed usually found in the sea. Why the thunder lasts a longer time than that which causes it, and why immediately on its creation the lightning becomes visible to the eye while thunder requires time to travel. How the various circles of water form around the spot which has been struck by a stone, and why a bird sustains itself in the air. These questions and other strange phenomena engage my thought throughout my life.

His ability to connect the dots came from an intent focus on immediate and present experience.

Although mindfulness frequently incorporates meditation, it also involves a form of mental discipline that focuses on the here and now. As described in my book Everything Connects Cultivating Mindfulness, Creativity, and Innovation for Long-Term Value(Fast Company 2022), mindfulness is a fitness program for consciousness, one that grows and strengthens with repeated practice.

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A SCHOOL for children with special educational needs is celebrating after being rated Good by Ofsted.

Grateley House School, which provides education for 1118-year-olds who have autism or other learning difficulties, was previously rated inadequate by Ofsted, with the new rating highlighting a marked improvement.

Inspected from September 27 to September 29, the school was rated Good in all areas quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and sixth-form provision.

In the Ofsted report, praise was given to the school for its improvement, with the report noting: This is a good and improving school. Many significant changes have been made since the last inspection.

READ MORE:Andover primary school now 'good' after being told to improve

The report contained particularly high praise for the personal development of the schools students, with the report calling it a strength of the school.

The report continued: One key strength in the culture of the school is the contribution made by the pupils themselves.

Inspectors discussions with pupils revealed a strong sense of mature and reflective thinking about their school.

However, the report also highlighted areas where the school could use improvement, noting that students' wider literacy skills are not being supported as well as they could be and that some students struggle with reading.

The report also noted A new PSHE programme has been introduced. However, not all aspects of the programme are being covered as strongly as leaders intend.

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Head teacher of Grateley House School Dan Tresman said: I am very proud that Grateley House School has achieved good in all areas in both education and care in our recent aligned Ofsted inspection.

What a wonderful achievement for the whole school community. The students were superb.

Thank you to my incredible staff team who have been through a huge transformation from inadequate to good in 18 months.

Mr Tresman continued: We have a catchphrase here where we wanted to put the great back in Greately, and thats what weve done.

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There was no classical music in Nicola Benedettis house until she started playing the violin. But then she did begin at the age of four, so she didnt exactly have to wait too long.

Benedettis early musical memories are of the Bee Gees, Abba and Shania Twain and that was entirely down to her parents taste. Theyll kill me for saying this but its the truth, says Benedetti, the new director of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Nicola Benedetti was just 16 years old when she won the BBC Young Musician competition in 2004

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This glimpse into the early years of a child prodigy can be heard on This Cultural Life, the BBC podcast in which leading creatives across a range of disciplines talk in detail about their inspiration, practice, challenges and professional and personal development.

Although Benedetti doesnt recall it,

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It all began when I was seven and my elder sister bought a laptop. I was perplexed with its functioning, and it fostered me to try experiments with different applications and I was amazed with the results that a machine could do so much within a blink of an eye. I was astonished by the fact that computers could only understand binary digits of 0 and 1 but had the power to completely change and bring technological revolution in our world. Since then, computers have always intrigued me and I aspired to study Computer Science as it is a diverse subject with various applications. Having learned some of the programming languages, microprocessors, microcontrollers, and networking technologies, I believe that the possible depths to which Computer Science may be studied are endless and this degree will thus make me proficient in a field which started as a dream and captivate new ideas to develop something for the betterment of humanity.

Yash Bordia

What led me to study abroad?

Choosing to study abroad at a time when the world was still fighting from COVID-19 was a tough decision. Moreover, selecting a university to study was the toughest decision. I opted to study BSc Computer Science in one of the UK's finest institutions because of its phenomenal world-ranking, amazing course modules and the help and support it offers throughout the journey of a student and beyond. What also attracted me here, is the focus given to students emphasising hands-on experience and more practical knowledge in addition to the necessary theoretical knowledge. Along with its world-class state-of-the-art education facilities, you also get a lot of resources to guide you throughout your tenure as a student, to improve your competencies and make you a stronger human in todays competitive world.

Extracurricular opportunities for students

Apart from all these, there are several other opportunities and events - sport matches, career fairs, placements sessions, academic and non-academic projects, which are run throughout the year for students to gain further knowledge. I am involved in quite a few extracurricular activities which have extremely improved my personal development and skill sets. I am part of the Faculty of Engineering's Project MarsWorks (one of the student-led engineering projects), where we, a team of 24 passionate multidisciplinary engineers, build a full-sized Mars Rover to compete in various international events. Recently, we visited Turkey to compete in the Anatolian Rover Challenge, and we were the only qualified team from the UK. I also volunteer as a Sheffield Mentor for first year students, to help them transition to living and studying in the University, by making it as easy and joyful as it can be. Recently, I was awarded the Best Lab Performer in the Devices and Networks lab by my professor which motivates me to work even harder for all the lab sessions! These opportunities make Sheffield different from other universities, focusing on enhancing your personal skills.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings

I am extremely thankful to my family for being that rock support when I needed it the most. The important thing to remember is set your priorities and work towards achieving your goals. It is also important to get out of your comfort zone, to take that leap sometimes. Ill end with Salvador Dalis quote - Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. I love technology and this attracts me towards this profession!

The author is a student of BSC Computer Science at University of Sheffield, UK

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Survey the astrological landscape for 2023, and one thing is clear: The year's transits have the potential to spark major progressbut as all good things go, it probably wont come easily. We can primarily thank Pluto, the planet of transformation, for the societal change of pace. It will shift into Aquarius on March 23, marking its first time in the sign since the 18th century. (!) This once-in-a-lifetime transit, coupled with a few other cosmic biggies, will define the astrological vibe for the year to come and shape our 2023 horoscopes, says astrologer Stephanie Campos.

To really get why the movement of Pluto into Aquarius in 2023 is such a big deal, its helpful to know a few things about Pluto. For starters, its slow-moving taking about two decades to move through one signwhich is why the last time it was in Aquarius was between 1778 and 1798. As an outer planet, its movements influence our collective conscience, with its presence in a particular sign coloring a generation. For example, take its recent transit in Capricorn, which began in 2008 and ends next year: It was a time marked by the upheaval (Pluto theme) of traditional financial institutions, economic security, and capitalism (Capricorn themes).

The changes wrought by Plutos shift into Aquarius in 2023 could be just as intense, says Campos. Pluto is the planet of death, destruction, and rebirth, and Aquarius is a sign concerned with humanitarianism and the future, in terms of science and innovation, she says. To get a sense of what that might mean, consider what happened when Pluto was last in Aquarius: We saw the Industrial Revolution taking off, colonization was going on all over the world, and the Age of Enlightenment was picking up momentum, says Campos. Who knows what large-scale societal shifts could take root this time around?

As we wrestle with this massive collective change, we could also find ourselves re-evaluating relationships throughout 2023. In July, the north and south lunar nodes (aka fated points in the sky where the moons orbit intersects the Earths orbit around the sun) will shift into the opposite signs of Aries and Libra, respectively, which Campos calls a relationships axis.

The focus is on balancing our life path between ourselves and others, she says of this transit. Specifically, we'll be calling in the positive elements of Aries, like self-confidence and self-prioritization, and letting go of the shadow sides of Libra, like codependency and compensation. Well be pushed to better assert our own needs and put ourselves first, while also figuring out how to work well with others, she says.

[In 2023], well be refining, reconsidering, and reflecting upon all the connections in our lives. Stephanie Campos, astrologer

At the same time, a Venus retrograde mid-year in Leo is set to rejigger our relationships, as well. This will have the effect of a Mercury retrograde but focused specifically on relationships, says Campos. So, well be refining, reconsidering, and reflecting upon all the connections and partnerships in our lives.

Rather than blame-throwing, those reflections are destined to involve some personal responsibility-taking. Disciplinarian Saturn will also move into free-flowing Pisces in 2023, a tough combination that Campos says will push us to take accountability for the areas in which weve let things take an unhealthy turn, and get back on track.

How these collective and personal shifts are star-sanctioned to affect individual 2023 horoscopes will depend on the astrological houses they fall in for each sign. Read on to learn Camposs exclusive 2023 horoscope for your sign, so you can embrace the year in cosmic alignment.

With the fated north node shifting into your sign, you're bound to find yourself taking a close look at your identity and character, Aries. "This is a very impactful transit that brings the focus to your sense of self," says Campos. The last time the north node was in Aries was 18 years ago, so this is also a time to reflect on how far you've come in terms of personal developmentand consider where you might still need to go, she adds. "This is a critical year for checking in on that personal journey."

You'll be granted a surplus of cosmic support, Taurus. (After all those eclipses in your sign over the past couple years, you more than deserve it.) If you've been working on yourself, that work could very well pay off, as Jupiter lends its lucky touch to your sign starting in the spring. "Jupiter is a planet of growth and it's a fertile planet, so this transit is all about manifesting your desires, attracting the right people to support you, and having extra confidence to go after what you want," says Campos. With transformative Pluto in Aquarius also residing in your 10th house of career, you can expect some of these positive changes to occur in that area specifically.

Networking could feel even more seamless than normal for you, Gemini. The north node in Aries highlights your 11th house of community and social circles, "making this a powerful year for finding yourself in the right place at the right time, having the right conversation," says Campos. Encounters with people in your life could result in positive turns of fate, given that, "in ancient astrology, the 11th house was also associated with good spirit and good fortune," she says. At the same time, she adds, you could also find yourself letting connections fizzle that no longer feel aligned.

Milestones are on the cosmic docket for you in 2023, Cancer, as the north node in Aries activates your 10th house of reputation and public life. Expect big life events in a way that's highly visible, says Campos: "These could definitely be related to your work, but they could also occur within your relationships, family, or personal ambitions."

On the inside, though, you might be wrestling with family or home-related baggage, as the south node will hit your fourth house of familial roots. "It may feel like, on the outside, everyone is looking at you and thinking, 'Your life is so perfect,' but internally and privately, you could be dealing with issues, like aging parents, conflict with siblings, or drama with a roommate," says Campos.

Venus, the planet of love and values, goes retrograde in your sign this coming summer, pushing you to rebalance your partnerships by owning your needs and ensuring that you're being treated how you deserve to be, says Campos. "It's a time to be a little selfish in relationshipsin a healthy way." Pluto in Aquarius will reside in your seventh house of partnerships, putting more cosmic oomph toward reimagining relationships, both romantic and platonic. "This could mean that you have to look at the shadow sides of your relationship habits and release what isn't serving you in order to create longer-lasting bonds," says Campos.

You could make a life-changing commitment to a partner or friendif you're able to open up this year, Virgo. Taskmaster Saturn in Pisces will highlight your seventh house of partnerships, which is often a transit when people will get serious about their future with someone, says Campos. And the north node in Aries will also be moving through your eighth house of intimacy and the inner psyche, pointing to the kind of transformation necessary for you to take that next step. "Virgo is a sign that can get caught in their head and wonder if they should really share that personal thing," says Campos. "But in this case, leading with vulnerability will help you build stronger connections."

With the north node in Aries, the cosmic energy is directed toward your exact celestial opposite in 2023, Libra. That means you'll be pushed outside of your comfort zone toward the Aries qualities that may not come naturally to you. Instead of giving too much or self-sacrificing in the name of peacekeeping, focus on finding true balance between placating others and asserting your needs, says Campos. After all, a relationship won't ever be truly fulfilling if you're not personally getting anything out of it.

Directly opposite Taurus on the zodiac wheel, you stand to benefit from Jupiter's 2023 transit in Taurus, too. Jupiter will reside in your seventh house of one-on-one partnerships, making this year an apt one for collaborations of all kinds, says Campos. That could certainly mean romantic partnerships are on the table, but Campos emphasizes that business or financial partnerships could prove fruitful, too. "With Jupiter in the seventh, you could find that people in positions of power and eminence really see your skills and talent and worth and are ready to lift you up," she says.

Think back to what used to bring you joy as a child, before you had any real cares in the world. Whatever comes to mind could be on your cosmic horizon, Sagittarius. The north node in Aries will reside in your fifth house of pleasure, joy, hobbies, fun, and creativity. "This is a great time to do inner-child work and to reprioritize and reconnect with play," says Campos. Similarly, the fifth house is a really fertile place for birthing new creative ideas or projects, she adds, making this year an ideal one to finally start writing that book, launch that Etsy store, or do whatever creative endeavor you've always dreamed of doing since you were a kid.

Certain elements of your past could resurface in your present, Capricorn. The north node in Aries will hit your fourth house of familial roots, heritage, home, and belonging, meaning you could be destined to confront these elements of your life in some way, says Campos. "This is a powerful time for addressing, healing, and releasing old stories in order to move forward," she says. That often looks like identifying the psychological patterns that may have been passed down through the generations in your family, and coming to terms with the ones that you're here to break, she says. "Ask yourself: What am I holding onto that isn't mine to carry?"

Buckle up, Aquarius. Plutothe planet of turmoil, chaos, and rebirthshifting into your sign in 2023 could put intense psychological transformation and shadow work on your celestial forecast. "This could be a time where you really have to connect with your vulnerability, intimacy, and inner psyche, which may not be comfortable," says Campos. "But that also makes it a profound time to change some core element of your life by surrendering to that discomfort." Generally, Pluto wants you to choose the harder choice when more than one is afforded to you, she adds: "The option that scares you more is the thing that has the potential to kickstart your growth."

A windfall could be in your future, Pisces. As the north node shifts into Aries, it moves into your second house of personal resources, granting you the ability to up-level your financial situation. That could mean a raise or a promotion at work, or launching a side gig to great monetary success. Or, it might mean that your resources as a personas in, your skills, talents, and anything else you use to make moneycould get a boost, says Campos: "This may be a time where you're developing those resources in order to make them more profitable down the line."

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