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- How to Keep a Work Journal posted on January 26, 2015
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- The Best Questions to Ask at Networking Events posted on June 13, 2016
- 7 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- How to Get Hired as a Recent Graduate posted on May 12, 2014
- How to Write a Job Interview Thank You Note posted on February 12, 2014
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- How to Recover from a Work Mistake posted on April 10, 2017
Five Lessons I’ve Learned From My First Year as a Freelancer
365 days later!
How Time Batching Has Made Me More Productive
So little time so much to do.
Career Profile: Julia Cheek, EverlyWell
"Hold your principles. Clayton Christensen, one of my professors from business school, said: 'It’s easier to hold your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold them 98% of the time.' To me, this holds true in life and in entrepreneurship. "
The Best Freelance Writing Advice From Her Campus’ Her Conference
Network, network, network.
Career Profile: Leslie Voorhees, Anomalie
"There hasn’t been a transformative business idea that "experts"' in the industry didn’t initially dismiss as impossible."
5 Good Books: Volume 19
Good reads.
Career Profile: Kristi Kohut, Kristi Kohut Studio
"I love what I do so much. I live and breath it. I’m constantly working and creating and dreaming. And I think when you are doing what you love and what you are meant to do, the success will just follow."
5 Good Finds: June 2018
These are a few of my favorite things!
Career Profile: Rachel Drori, Daily Harvest
"I have been lucky enough to have a handful of amazing mentors throughout my career. One of my former bosses taught me to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. It’s something that stuck with me and, as I began to build my own team, and it’s a mantra I try to encourage because it removes the fear of making mistakes, which can stifle true innovation."
Career Profile: Melissa Biggs Bradley, Indagare
"I wish I had known that a plan is less important than a strategy. I worried a lot about following the next steps and trying to understand exactly where my path was headed. What I have come to believe is that progress is more important than knowing the destination. So, for instance, as long as you are building skills, expertise and relationships, you can figure out how to use them and you don’t have to have a master plan."
How to Start A Meditation Practice
Namaste.
Career Profile: Yunha Kim, Simple Habit
"If you’re excited about something, take big risks and don’t be afraid to fail. With every experience, there is a lesson to be learned. But you have to commit."
Career Profile: Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey, Shine
"It doesn’t matter how smart you are if you’re not kind and people don’t want to work with you. We look for kind, smart people that elevate others."
Career Profile: Daniella Pierson, The Newsette
"The harder you work, the luckier you get. My father constantly uses that motto in his own companies, and it’s a mantra that both of my hard-working parents live by. No one accidentally stumbles upon success, you have to earn it."
