Paid AND Full

Paid AND Full

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s the beginning of December, and in this economy, it feels like a true blessing to be both paid and full. Despite the somewhat tumultuous terrain of my familial relations, MORTAR has been a fixture of fortitude and growth. I recently...
Motherhood, Ambition, and Everything in Between 

Motherhood, Ambition, and Everything in Between 

Reading Time: 2 minutes I became a mother at the very end of 2024. I welcomed my beautiful baby boy on December 16th after a very stressful (yet uncomplicated) pregnancy. I was fortunate enough to receive three months of paid maternity leave, which allowed me to heal...
IDENTIFY WHO KEEPS YOU ON THE GROUND

IDENTIFY WHO KEEPS YOU ON THE GROUND

Reading Time: 2 minutes At MORTAR we have a saying: For The Dreamers & Doers. To be a doer is well understood. If you are a person of immediate action, your reputation is that you get things done. Perhaps you use a very technical spreadsheet, a series of...
Learning to Live in My Greatness

Learning to Live in My Greatness

Reading Time: < 1 minute My grandma used to tell me I was born for greatness and that stuck with me. For a long time, I thought that meant I had to prove it, to always be achieving something big. The pressure wasn’t from anyone else, it...