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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
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- Career Profile: Christy Doramus, Crowns By Christy posted on June 7, 2017
- How to Write a Career Manifesto posted on December 1, 2024
- How to Give Feedback to Your Manager posted on June 29, 2015
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- How to Be a Great Manager posted on March 20, 2017
- 22 Personal Development Journal Prompts posted on December 16, 2016
- Career Profile: Reese Evans, Yes Supply Co posted on March 29, 2017
- Career Profile: Georgina Gooley, Billie posted on March 28, 2018
- Coffee Date: Greek Girl Shop posted on January 17, 2012
- Career Profile: Katherine Feiner, Katherine Feiner posted on January 21, 2015
- Career Profile: Amanda Keegan, ‘Good Morning America’ posted on September 9, 2015
- Career Profile: Shannon Maguire, Comedy Central posted on January 18, 2017
- It’s My 30th Birthday posted on April 25, 2018
- How to Find the Best Job for You posted on January 12, 2021
- Coffee Date: Nichole of As a Matter of Style posted on January 21, 2012
- Career Profile: Samantha Cooper, Trend Tribe posted on February 11, 2015
- How to Handle Valentine’s Day When You’re in a New Relationship posted on January 28, 2016
- How to Answer Negative Interview Questions posted on January 23, 2017
- Career Profile: Ellyn Canfield, The NYC Mayor’s Office posted on April 19, 2017
- How to Track Your Work Accomplishments posted on February 8, 2021
- Career Profile: Kaitlyn Sullivan, W Magazine posted on March 4, 2015
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- Career Profile: Agathe Assouline-Lichten, Red Velvet NYC posted on January 25, 2017
- Coffee Date: Courtney of Color Me Courtney and Hopeless Hostess posted on March 29, 2012
- Career Profile: Stephanie Middleberg, Middleberg Nutrition posted on April 1, 2015
- Career Profile: Bigi Sann, Bandier posted on March 23, 2016
- Career Profile: Amanda Freeman, SLT posted on February 8, 2017
- How to Have a Productive Sunday posted on August 25, 2017
- Career Profile: Yunha Kim, Simple Habit posted on June 21, 2018
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Managing Up posted on December 16, 2024
- How to Get an Entry-Level Job posted on May 12, 2014
- Career Profile: Madeleine Casella, The Museum of Modern Art posted on June 17, 2015
- A Health Coach’s Top Wellness Tips and Resources posted on June 21, 2016
- 30 Day Challenge: The VB6 Diet posted on July 31, 2017
- Career Profile: Kristi Kohut, Kristi Kohut Studio posted on July 11, 2018
- Career Profile: Erin Zaikis, Sundara posted on November 12, 2014
- Career Profile: Tracy Brower, Mars Drinks posted on July 13, 2016
- Career Profile: Emily Drewry, Forbes posted on March 15, 2017
- Career Profile: Susan Tynan, Framebridge posted on August 16, 2017
- Career Profile: Emma Grede, Good American posted on June 5, 2019
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- The Best Cookies in NYC posted on December 4, 2016
- Career Profile: Rachel Parcell, Pink Peonies posted on November 13, 2017
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.
