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- How to Keep a Work Journal posted on January 26, 2015
- 15 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- 17 Work Journal Prompts That Will Help Your Career posted on October 30, 2016
- How to Track Your Work Accomplishments posted on February 8, 2021
- 4 Things You Must Do After Your Annual Review posted on March 23, 2015
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- How to Write a Job Application Follow-Up Email posted on May 25, 2014
- How to Find Your Dream Job posted on July 6, 2015
- 22 Personal Development Journal Prompts posted on December 16, 2016
- 5 Types of Difficult Coworkers and How to (Almost) Deal With Them posted on March 6, 2017
- How to Decrease Self-Doubt posted on September 11, 2015
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- Coffee Date: Susan Kelley of The Preppy Princess posted on February 6, 2012
- Career Profile: Jane Mosbacher Morris, To The Market posted on December 2, 2015
- Career Profile: Sarah Robb O’Hagan, Flywheel posted on January 31, 2018
- Career Profile: Amanda Chantal Bacon, Moon Juice posted on August 22, 2018
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- 5 Home Improvement Projects to Consider This Spring posted on June 10, 2017
- Career Profile: Loren Brill, Sweet Loren’s posted on September 5, 2018
- 8 Productivity Habits Everyone Needs to Succeed in Their Career posted on October 21, 2024
- How to Bounce Back After a Breakup posted on April 18, 2016
- What to Do When You Get Rejected from a Job posted on June 8, 2015
- Career Profile: Alexandra Moncure, Financial Times posted on August 19, 2015
- My 2015 Favorites posted on December 31, 2015
- Blog Better: How to Use Google Analytics posted on April 29, 2016
- City Guide: 48 Hours in Austin, Texas posted on August 26, 2016
- 30 Day Challenge: The VB6 Diet posted on July 31, 2017
- Career Profile: Katie Becker, Coveteur posted on November 1, 2017
- My Favorite Things From 2017 posted on December 14, 2017
- The Best Freelance Writing Advice From Her Campus’ Her Conference posted on July 23, 2018
- Career Profile: Melanie Whelan, SoulCycle posted on December 28, 2018
- Career Profile: Elisa Steele, Namely posted on March 20, 2019
- When to Say No at Work posted on July 29, 2019
- Coffee Date: Nichole of As a Matter of Style posted on January 21, 2012
- The Best Questions to Ask in a Job Interview posted on April 24, 2014
- Career Profile: Jeannette Yudes, Peyton and Clark posted on April 15, 2015
- Career Profile: Madeleine Casella, The Museum of Modern Art posted on June 17, 2015
- Career Profile: Elana Fishman, StyleWatch posted on January 6, 2016
- Career Profile: Nicole Ross, USA Fencing and Adecco Group posted on March 9, 2016
- The Sleep Revolution posted on June 10, 2016
- Career Profile: Rachel ten Brink, Scentbird and Deck of Scarlet posted on August 9, 2017
- My 2017 Favorites posted on December 29, 2017
- Career Profile: Julia Cheek, EverlyWell posted on July 25, 2018
- 7 Ways to Have a Better Morning Routine posted on February 13, 2015
- Career Profile: Katie Schloss, Founder of Three Jane posted on June 3, 2015
- Fitness Files: Crunch Live Review posted on July 10, 2015
- Healthier Ways to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth posted on October 30, 2015
- How to Make a Vision Board posted on January 14, 2016
- The Best Evening Routine for Better Sleep posted on March 14, 2016
Author Archives: Elana Lyn Gross
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Career Profile: Mia Saini Duchnowski and Laura Lisowski Cox, Oars + Alps
"Don’t worry if you don’t have the best idea – you’ll iterate on it. Don’t worry if you don’t have the financial means – you’ll start slowly. Don’t sit on your great idea. Build it."
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Three Freelance Writing Tips
Create your own definition of success.
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Career Profile: Lucy Sykes, Author and Fashion Designer
"The biggest lesson is honestly to be yourself. The reason you are there is because you are different. You are original."
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7 Morning Habits to Start Your Day Off Right
Rise and shine!
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Career Profile: Jaclyn Johnson, Create & Cultivate
"Don’t spend so much time looking at your neighbor’s grass that you forget to water your own."
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How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon
Run, bike, swim!
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5 Home Improvement Projects to Consider This Spring
Follow the season’s theme of renewal and transform your home into a functional, comfortable oasis your family and friends will love spending time in.
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How to Eliminate Self-Doubt When You’re Starting a Side Hustle
Confidence > Self-Doubt
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Career Profile: Christy Doramus, Crowns By Christy
"Always have a goal and work toward it every single day. Everyone starts at the bottom and, if you have to be an assistant for a few years to someday reach your goal of becoming CEO, then be the very best assistant that the company has ever had."
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Career Profile: Alexandra Cavoulacos, The Muse
"You have to take control over your career because no one else will do it for you."
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Career Profile: Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping
"Take in all the advice and suggestions people throw your way, but in the end, listen to your gut. No one else is in your shoes or has the sum total of experiences you have, so you need to make the decision that is best for you."
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Career Profile: Amanda Gluck, Fashionable Hostess
"My goal is for my site to be a destination for anyone who entertains, loves their home, and appreciates beautiful things!"
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Career Profile: Julia Gudish Krieger, VillageLuxe
"Recognize that you're the only person standing in your way, and the faster you can stop listening to the little voice that says you can't do it, the faster you'll start really living! You'll be surprised the doors that open when you trust yourself and put in the work to get there."
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How to Change Career Paths
Get ready to put in your two weeks notice.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Paleo Diet
But, is butter a carb?
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Career Profile: Evgeniya Khromina, Panah
"It’s a tough job to be a modern woman: Professional and family responsibilities can be overwhelming sometimes! Take care of yourself."
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Career Profile: Stephanie Kaplan, Her Campus
"You have to keep challenging yourself, creating more work for yourself, looking toward what's next and continuously setting higher and higher goals for yourself and your company as a whole. And the basis for all of this is passion—if you’re not passionate about what you’re doing, it will be significantly harder to succeed at it."
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My 29th Birthday
TL;DR 29, I'm ready for you.
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Career Profile: Ellyn Canfield, The NYC Mayor’s Office
"There are a lot of things that we'd like to see happen - whether for our own careers, for others, or in our personal lives, and we spend a lot of time and energy scheming to make them happen, rather than just ask for them directly from those who have the authority to act. It's super scary! But immensely rewarding."
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8 Signs You’re in a Good Relationship With Yourself
There will always be negative people and situations that will test your beliefs, but you stick true to who you are. You know to always love yourself and the skin you’re in.
