Guida's blog

It’s been a long while since I last wrote in here. And, interestingly, the reason why comes down to the very topic I’m writing about today.

A lot has changed since my last post, including picking up an injury that took a real toll on my mental health, and changing jobs from Architecture back into team leadership.

The question “Am I good enough?” has been lingering around in my mind, and making me feel like I had nothing valuable to say in here, or rather, like I really have no business spreading any kind of information online.

We often get told about goal setting principles - look anywhere and you’ll be told to create goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound. And that’s all good advice, but applying it in real life is not always easy. It takes knowing exactly what you want and what you can achieve in what timeline. Quite frankly, having to do all that before I even get started is a bit of a motivation killer for me. I’m motivated by results, so I would like to offer a different perspective. This is the story of how I started setting myself goals in real life.

Welcome to my blog, and please make yourself comfortable 😌🍵

I’m Margarida, but everyone calls me Guida (pronounced “gee-duh”), and I identify as a few different things: a daughter, a girlfriend, a sister, a solutions architect, a cyclist, a baker, an engineer - the list goes on. I have many passions, and one in particular has been tickling my brain and has pushed me to create this blog: the passion for personal and professional growth.