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- How to Keep a Work Journal posted on January 26, 2015
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- 15 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- 22 Personal Development Journal Prompts posted on December 16, 2016
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- Fitness Files: SHAPE Women’s Half-Marathon posted on April 16, 2018
- SLT NYC Review posted on April 16, 2016
- How to Write a Career Manifesto posted on December 1, 2024
- How to Track Your Work Accomplishments posted on February 8, 2021
- Overcoming The Confidence Gap posted on April 4, 2016
- Career Profile: Dorie Golkin Smith and Emelyn Northway, Of Mercer posted on February 28, 2018
- Career Profile: Brooke Baldwin, CNN posted on November 7, 2018
- Career Profile: Kelly Larkin of Kelly in the City posted on September 3, 2014
- 7 Ways to Have a Better Morning Routine posted on February 13, 2015
- Career Profile: Caroline Shifflett, Tory Burch posted on September 16, 2015
- How to Answer the 15 Most Common Job Interview Questions posted on February 22, 2021
- Career Profile: Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping posted on May 24, 2017
- 4 Things You Must Do After Your Annual Review posted on March 23, 2015
- My 2017 Word of the Year posted on January 1, 2017
- Career Profile: Kimberly Barnes, ContentPark posted on August 30, 2017
- How to Ask for a Job Referral posted on February 3, 2020
- 8 Productivity Habits Everyone Needs to Succeed in Their Career posted on October 21, 2024
- Career Profile: Katie Schloss, Founder of Three Jane posted on June 3, 2015
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- Career Profile: Amy Astley, Architectural Digest posted on May 2, 2018
- How to Cope With Depression at Work posted on November 25, 2024
- Career Profile: Mackenzie Horan, Design Darling posted on June 18, 2014
- 17 Work Journal Prompts That Will Help Your Career posted on October 30, 2016
- 30 Day Challenge: The VB6 Diet posted on July 31, 2017
- Career Profile: Amy Stone, Gap posted on July 30, 2014
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- Career Profile: Claire Cook, Girls Who Code posted on June 8, 2016
- Career Profile: Amanda Greeley, Tink + Tiger posted on February 4, 2015
- Career Profile: Carly Potock, Google posted on August 5, 2015
- How to Spark Joy With the Marie Kondo Method posted on August 1, 2016
- How to Accomplish Your Goals Before the End of the Year posted on August 18, 2017
- Career Profile: Joan Kuhl, Why Millennials Matter posted on May 8, 2019
- 4 Tax Tips to Make Filing a Piece of Cake posted on April 7, 2016
- 8 Signs You’re in a Good Relationship With Yourself posted on April 14, 2017
- How to Nail Your First Week at a New Job posted on August 21, 2017
- Career Profile: Maile Pacheco and Jennifer Musselman, beGlammed posted on November 14, 2018
- Career Profile: Emma Grede, Good American posted on June 5, 2019
- Career Profile: Sierra Barter, The Lady Project posted on October 1, 2014
- Fitness Files: Y7 Yoga Studio Review posted on February 20, 2015
- 12 Money Saving Tips for Recent Grads posted on September 21, 2015
- Career Profile: Suzannah Weiss, Freelance Writer posted on August 10, 2016
- Career Profile: Katrina Scott and Karena Dawn, Tone It Up posted on August 23, 2017
- Career Profile: Kayla Itsines, Bikini Body Guide posted on April 17, 2018
- Career Profile: Hildy Kuryk, Artemis Strategies posted on January 30, 2019
- Runkeeper Half-Marathon Training Plan Review posted on January 28, 2020
Author Archives: Elana Lyn Gross
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Career Profile: Libby Leffler, SoFi
"The best way to get ready to ask for a raise is to prepare, practice and then pursue."
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How to Start a Freelance Writing Business
You can do it!!!
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Career Profile: Hildy Kuryk, Artemis Strategies
"Outwork everyone. Do it well and do it nicely."
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Career Profile: Terry Hurlbutt, Good Morning America
"The best way to manage your own career amidst such change is to follow your curiosity, deliver your best results in every situation and trust yourself. Don’t be afraid to take chances — that’s how you find your best self."
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Career Profile: Katherine Eskandanian-Yee and Chessa Eskandanian-Yee, LeaderEQ
"Don’t let limitations of the mind scare you. If someone thinks you cannot do something, show them you can. There really should be nothing in your life that limits you. Embrace your weird, that is what makes you, you."
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Career Profile: Jordana Abraham, Samantha Fishbein, and Aleen Kuperman, Betches Media
"Be proactive and put in the effort. Sometimes work is going to feel awful and you’re really not going to want to do what you have to do. When all you want is to get through the next dreadful project, instead of rushing through it and doing a mediocre job, try to reframe the challenge not as a work task but as a task that is actually helping you work on yourself."
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Career Profile: Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal and Girlboss
"The thing about resilience is that it requires setbacks. If you have nothing to recover from you’re likely not taking enough risks. Failing is a form of moving forward because if you’re curious and self-aware, you get to learn. Failure is essentially a free education: How cool is that?"
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My 2018 Favorites
The best is yet to come!
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Career Profile: Melanie Whelan, SoulCycle
"My advice to anyone who is early in their career is to focus on the ‘coulds’ not the ‘shoulds.’ Don’t worry about what you think you should be doing, but rather what you want to be doing, what you’re passionate about and how you can make the most impact to your teams."
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How I Knew I Was Ready to Become a Full-Time Freelance Writer
You've got this!
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Career Profile: Amanda Zuckerman, Dormify
When Amanda Zuckerman went shopping with her mother to furnish her freshman year dorm room at Washington University in St. Louis in 2009, they went to more than five different stores. Their frustrating shopping experience would inspire Dormify, now a multimillion-dollar company headquartered in Manhattan.
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Career Profile: Michelle Kelly, Lilly Pulitzer
"Invest in your network and relationships. A smart person once framed it out very clearly for me – the tools you have are your time, talent and relationships. Invest in building and strengthening all three!"
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Career Profile: Kasie Hunt, NBC News and MSNBC
"Never let anyone take you less seriously than they take your male peers. Don’t fail to notice when that happens and don’t fail to do something about it."
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Career Profile: Maile Pacheco and Jennifer Musselman, beGlammed
"Careers are a delicate balance of pushing your boundaries and driving toward success and knowing when to take your foot off the gas to recalibrate and ask yourself, 'Am I still enjoying this?' And if not, that's okay. Give yourself permission to grow and do something different."
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Career Profile: Brooke Baldwin, CNN
"Be okay with feeling a little uncomfortable. It’s those moments that will really make you who you are – in work and life. And when you’ve found your path…help other women find theirs."
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Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble
"I think collaboration is at the core of greatness and creativity. Working together, asking for help when you need it and giving help where you can makes not only everyone’s work better, but it also makes the working environment a lot better."
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Three Viable Alternatives to Venture Capital Funding That All Entrepreneurs Should Know
There is constant buzz about 'unicorns' and sky-high valuations, but raising venture capital is not the only funding option for entrepreneurs — or necessarily the best one. Here are some alternatives that all entrepreneurs should know.
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Career Profile: Alisyn Camerota, CNN
"Follow your bliss. None of this will feel like a chore if you are passionate about what you do."
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Career Profile: Shalane Flanagan, Olympic Athlete and NYC Marathon Winner
"Run your race. This applies to everyone and everything in life. To me, it means to follow your instincts and live a life you are proud of."
