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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
- Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble posted on October 31, 2018
- How to Ace Your Annual Review posted on January 9, 2017
- 6 Essential Tips for a First-Time Manager posted on July 27, 2015
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- How to Make a Bullet Journal posted on February 17, 2017
- 8 Productivity Habits Everyone Needs to Succeed in Their Career posted on October 21, 2024
- Career Profile: Olivia Fay, Rallier posted on November 9, 2016
- 5 Types of Difficult Coworkers and How to (Almost) Deal With Them posted on March 6, 2017
- Rock Climbing at Equinox posted on January 25, 2016
- Lyons Den Power Yoga Review posted on February 16, 2018
- How to Fake It Until You Become It posted on January 8, 2015
- How to Choose the Right Job for You posted on January 11, 2014
- Career Profile: Sierra Barter, The Lady Project posted on October 1, 2014
- How to Strengthen Weak Ties and Expand Your Network posted on March 24, 2016
- Everything You Need to Know About the Paleo Diet posted on May 5, 2017
- Inside the Mind of a Go-Getter Girl posted on October 30, 2014
- Fitness Files: Y7 Yoga Studio Review posted on February 20, 2015
- Homemade Protein Bars posted on April 22, 2016
- Career Profile: Shannon Maguire, Comedy Central posted on January 18, 2017
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- Career Profile: Nisha Dua, BBG Ventures posted on November 22, 2017
- 10 Ways to Make the Most of Your 20s posted on November 3, 2014
- 4 Things You Must Do After Your Annual Review posted on March 23, 2015
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- Career Profile: Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal and Girlboss posted on January 2, 2019
- Revitalize Your Workday Morning Routine posted on November 18, 2014
- 17 Work Journal Prompts That Will Help Your Career posted on October 30, 2016
- How to Beat Job Burnout posted on January 16, 2017
- Career Profile: MaryBeth Pecha, Amber Hanson, and Kathryn Ekloff, Persist The Game posted on February 27, 2019
- How to Track Your Work Accomplishments posted on February 8, 2021
- 5 Ways a Side Hustle Can Advance Your Career posted on August 10, 2015
- Career Profile: Brit Morin, Brit + Co posted on November 2, 2016
- Career Profile: Jamie Petkanics, The Prepary posted on July 2, 2014
- Career Profile: Nathalie Vaandrager, Sloane Stationery posted on December 3, 2014
- How to Quit Your Job posted on November 30, 2015
- How to Create an Elevator Pitch posted on December 9, 2024
- Career Profile: Amy Stone, Gap posted on July 30, 2014
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- How to Recover from a Work Mistake posted on April 10, 2017
- Fitness Files: United Airlines NYC Half 2018 posted on March 18, 2018
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."
Three Freelance Writing Tips
Create your own definition of success.
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."
7 Morning Habits to Start Your Day Off Right
Rise and shine!
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."
How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon
Run, bike, swim!
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.
How to Eliminate Self-Doubt When You’re Starting a Side Hustle
Confidence > Self-Doubt
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."
Career Profile: Alexandra Cavoulacos, The Muse
"You have to take control over your career because no one else will do it for you."
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."
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!"
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."
How to Change Career Paths
Get ready to put in your two weeks notice.
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."
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."
My 29th Birthday
TL;DR 29, I'm ready for you.
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."
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.
