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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
- 7 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- The Best Questions to Ask at Networking Events posted on June 13, 2016
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- How to Get Hired as a Recent Graduate posted on May 12, 2014
- NYC Guide: Sunrise in Central Park posted on November 27, 2014
- Career Profile: Micaela English, Town & Country posted on July 8, 2015
- How to Write a Job Interview Thank You Note posted on February 12, 2014
- Career Profile: Christy Doramus, Crowns By Christy posted on June 7, 2017
July 2017 Checklist
Goals.
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!"
The May 2017 Checklist
I’m a big fan of checklists and breaking up big goals into smaller, actionable goals. Here’s what
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.
Featured: #AdultingGoals: How This 29-Year-Old Journalist Turned Blogging Into A Career
"To me, success is equated to self-worth and feeling confident in your personal and professional life. It’s doing work you enjoy, using your strengths, and feeling like you help other people as a result."
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."
30 Day Challenge: Healthy Eating
You are what you eat.
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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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.
