<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jesenia Morales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesenia Morales]]></description><link>https://www.jeseniamorales.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:53:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jeseniamorales.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Trusting Your Intuition: When the Right Decision Doesn’t Look Good on Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found Bear at 11 pm on a Tuesday, scrolling shelter profiles from my couch. I’d just quit my corporate job with no backup. Three days later, a stranger at the shelter paid the adoption fee to honor her mother’s memory. Some decisions can’t be made on paper. This is what a senior cat taught me about trusting your intuition when the data alone isn’t enough.]]></description><link>https://www.jeseniamorales.com/post/when-the-right-decision-doesn-t-look-good-on-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18a0b6c2da9ec2684a78b8</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:52:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/714d5b_1c3b0ecaebcb4e6981e877a73e50a357~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jesenia Morales</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Leaving Corporate Feels Like Coming Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rafael Nadal was asked if he missed tennis after 23 years on tour. 
His answer: no. 
It was refreshingly honest. And exactly how I feel about having left corporate after almost three decades. ]]></description><link>https://www.jeseniamorales.com/post/when-leaving-corporate-feels-like-coming-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67c084388acffd1e3c5f5c</guid><category><![CDATA[Corporate Exit Readiness]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Inner Work]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:52:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6086e3_0e4099c6e8bd435393ba942f1981d6c0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jesenia Morales</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confronting Your Ego: Why Corporate Is So Hard to Leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was listening to Pema Chödrön when I got transported back to the worst period of my life. The box. The ache. The certainty that something more existed and the inability to reach it. What I didn't understand then was what was actually keeping me there. This is the story of ego, uncertainty, and why corporate is so hard to leave.]]></description><link>https://www.jeseniamorales.com/post/confronting-your-ego-why-corporate-is-so-hard-to-leave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a189f4869f69d4475ad0020</guid><category><![CDATA[The Inner Work]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:52:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/714d5b_d845d1d6adbd4e1aaa6b5c55d1d28e1e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jesenia Morales</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Jacaranda Tree Made Me Quit My Corporate Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the summer of 2024, I took advantage of a generous work benefit in the form of an eight-week paid sabbatical. 32 hours after I logged off the computer, I landed in Portugal. On day ten, in Lisbon, I saw a jacaranda tree in full bloom juxtaposed against a white building. I was in absolute awe. I had never seen such a beautiful tree and thought, "What else in this world is so beautiful that I have been missing out on seeing!?" I did not know that it was the exact moment I embarked on a...]]></description><link>https://www.jeseniamorales.com/post/how-a-jacaranda-tree-made-me-quit-my-corporate-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3cba190b4365cb85e3d69</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/714d5b_e17f0dbd225043f8bed6d51e6c9e6ed3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_427,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jesenia Morales</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>