--- title: How One Cisco Day for Me Led Me Back to Myself | daily.dev description: A Cisco Customer Delivery Leader shares her personal journey of rediscovering herself through the company's quarterly "Day for Me" benefit. After over a decade... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-one-cisco-day-for-me-led-me-back-to-myself-e2bumg143 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How One Cisco Day for Me Led Me Back to Myself | daily.dev og:description: A Cisco Customer Delivery Leader shares her personal journey of rediscovering herself through the company's quarterly "Day for Me" benefit. After over a decade... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-one-cisco-day-for-me-led-me-back-to-myself-e2bumg143 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/E2buMg143.png og:image:alt: How One Cisco Day for Me Led Me Back to Myself og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How One Cisco Day for Me Led Me Back to Myself **[Cisco](https://daily.dev/sources/cisco)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Cisco Customer Delivery Leader shares her personal journey of rediscovering herself through the company's quarterly "Day for Me" benefit. After over a decade of prioritizing work and family, she used this dedicated time off to reflect and ultimately reconnected with her passion for soccer through a volunteer event. This rediscovery improved her work-life balance and leadership effectiveness, demonstrating how Cisco's wellbeing culture supports employees in bringing their authentic selves to work. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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