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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
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- 15 Girls’ Night In Activities posted on March 13, 2017
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- 17 Journal Prompts That Will Help Your Career posted on October 30, 2016
- Career Profile: Courtney Grace Peterson, Logic and Grace posted on December 17, 2014
- 22 Journal Prompts for Goal-Setting and Self-Reflection posted on December 16, 2016
- How to Make a Vision Board posted on January 14, 2016
- Career Profile: Julia Dzafic, Lemon Stripes and Nourish Snacks posted on June 4, 2014
- Career Profile: Lauren Pruner, Weber Shandwick posted on February 19, 2015
- The Monthly Edit: July 2015 posted on August 6, 2015
- Fitness Files: Rock Climbing at Equinox posted on January 25, 2016
- A Job Search Expert Answers Your Job Search Questions: Part 3 posted on June 20, 2016
- Career Profile: Agathe Assouline-Lichten, Red Velvet NYC posted on January 25, 2017
- How to Write the Perfect Conference Follow-Up Email posted on August 11, 2017
- 10 Ways to Create a Daily Self-Care Routine posted on January 19, 2018
- 5 Good Books: Volume 19 posted on July 16, 2018
- February 2020 Checklist posted on February 5, 2020
- Career Profile: Courtney Joline, Consultant posted on December 24, 2014
- 4 Things You Must Do After Your Annual Review posted on March 23, 2015
- How to Handle Valentine’s Day When You’re in a New Relationship posted on January 28, 2016
- Fitness Files: The Bikini Body Guide Round 2 Review posted on February 20, 2017
- Career Profile: Katrina Scott and Karena Dawn, Tone It Up posted on August 23, 2017
- Fitness Files: United Airlines NYC Half 2018 posted on March 18, 2018
- Career Profile: Agnes Chapski, NewBeauty and Beauty Engine posted on August 3, 2018
- Career Profile: Carly Heitlinger, The College Prepster posted on January 19, 2012
- Career Profile: Abbe Wright, Glamour posted on April 23, 2015
- Career Profile: The Founders of Quad Jobs posted on August 12, 2015
- Fitness Files: Fhit Fundamentals Review posted on April 26, 2016
- 5 Types of Difficult Coworkers and How to (Almost) Deal With Them posted on March 6, 2017
- Fitness Files: Running My First Half-Marathon, The Staten Island Half posted on October 8, 2017
- Career Profile: Georgina Gooley, Billie posted on March 28, 2018
- Career Profile: Jordana Abraham, Samantha Fishbein, and Aleen Kuperman, Betches Media posted on January 8, 2019
- 3 Hunger-Banishing Foods to Add to Your Smoothie posted on May 18, 2015
- How to Decrease Self-Doubt posted on September 11, 2015
- City Guide: 48 Hours in New Canaan, Connecticut posted on May 13, 2016
- How to Set Up a Budget posted on October 20, 2017
- How to Budget as a Freelance Writer posted on January 18, 2019
- Career Profile: Michela Aramini, Founder of The Lovely It Girl posted on May 20, 2015
- 7 Money Moves to Make in Your Twenties posted on May 28, 2016
- 10 Career New Year’s Resolutions for 2017 posted on December 26, 2016
- How to Recover from a Work Mistake posted on April 10, 2017
- Career Profile: Katie Becker, Coveteur posted on November 1, 2017
- Career Profile: Julia Engel, Gal Meets Glam and Gal Meets Glam Collection posted on April 26, 2018
- Career Profile: Hildy Kuryk, Artemis Strategies posted on January 30, 2019
- Networking, Sorority Style: How Floating in College Helps You Network Now posted on May 31, 2012
- NYC Guide: 5 Things I Loved This Week posted on May 22, 2015
- 7 New Year’s Resolutions for Personal Development posted on January 8, 2016
- How to Meet People IRL posted on June 6, 2016
Fitness Files: How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon
Run, bike, swim!
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."
June 2017 Checklist
Let's do this!
Career Profile: Alexandra Cavoulacos, The Muse
"You have to take control over your career because no one else will do it for you."
30 Day Challenge: Cook More
Bon appetit!
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."
Everything You Need to Know About the Paleo Diet
But, is butter a carb?
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."
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."
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."
