Back to the office after five months, being dragged from one meeting to another since 8 in the morning, with hardly any break even during lunch hour, I feel energised instead of demotivated by knowing how much these people need me for important, crucial matters that can't be moved forward unless they get my view or approval. It feels awesome, to be needed, to be used for my expertise.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love spending time with my daughter but knowing I'm being valued at my potential, to my maximum capacity, is liberating.

Or to be short, I love working. I love being in the corporate world. I...