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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
- 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 Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Job?” posted on January 23, 2015
- How to Cope With Job Search Rejection posted on November 18, 2024
- Fitness Files: The Fhitting Room Review posted on August 28, 2015
- Career Profile: Terry Hurlbutt, Good Morning America posted on January 23, 2019
- How to Make a Vision Board posted on January 14, 2016
- The Benefits of Disconnecting posted on March 10, 2016
- 22 Journal Prompts for Goal-Setting and Self-Reflection posted on December 16, 2016
- Career Profile: Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code posted on March 30, 2016
- How to Stay Positive When You’re Unemployed posted on November 5, 2024
- How to Negotiate a Raise posted on August 8, 2016
- How to Give Effective Feedback at Work posted on August 3, 2015
- NYC Guide: Weekend Ritual, Books and Beans posted on April 19, 2016
- Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble posted on October 31, 2018
- The Best Career Podcasts to Listen to if You’re Starting a New Job posted on August 14, 2015
- Career Profile: Michelle Kelly, Lilly Pulitzer posted on December 13, 2018
- 7 Ways to Have a Better Morning Routine posted on February 13, 2015
- How to Do a Life Audit posted on February 23, 2016
- 5 Good Books: Volume 19 posted on July 16, 2018
- Career Profile: Holly Casto, Charm and Gumption posted on May 14, 2014
- Career Profile: Erin Zaikis, Sundara posted on November 12, 2014
- Gingerbread Cookie Recipe posted on December 9, 2014
- Personal Finance Advice for College Students (And Recent Graduates) posted on June 5, 2015
- Career Profile: Elana Fishman, StyleWatch posted on January 6, 2016
- Career Profile: Lucy Kaylin, O, The Oprah Magazine posted on February 24, 2016
- The Best Questions to Ask at Networking Events posted on June 13, 2016
- How to Be a Great Manager posted on March 20, 2017
- Career Profile: Molly Beck, Author, Consultant, and Blogger posted on September 20, 2017
- Things to Do at Home While Social Distancing posted on March 17, 2020
- Coffee Date: Melissa Meredith of Southern Vogue posted on January 31, 2012
- How to Write a Job Application Follow-Up Email posted on May 25, 2014
- Workplace Do’s and Don’ts for the Holiday Season posted on December 18, 2014
- How to Get Organized (and Stick With It) posted on April 9, 2015
- How to Stay Focused on the Job Hunt When You’re Unemployed posted on June 22, 2015
- How to Decrease Self-Doubt posted on September 11, 2015
- Career Profile: Elizabeth Lane, quarterlane posted on June 15, 2016
- How to Recover from a Work Mistake posted on April 10, 2017
- Writing for Well+Good posted on October 29, 2017
- 30 Day Challenge: Meal Prep posted on August 2, 2018
- Career Profile: Libby Leffler, SoFi posted on February 6, 2019
- Learning Through Leadership: The Post Graduate Benefits of Going Greek, Part III posted on October 18, 2013
- NYC Guide: Summer in NYC posted on June 23, 2014
- City Guide: 48 Hours in Barcelona, Spain posted on January 9, 2015
- Career Profile: Katie Schloss, Founder of Three Jane posted on June 3, 2015
- How to Find Your Dream Job posted on July 6, 2015
- 11 Tips for Work-Life Integration posted on September 18, 2015
- Fitness Files: Rock Climbing at Equinox posted on January 25, 2016
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."
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."
January 2019 Checklist
Hello, 2019!
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?"
30 Day Challenge: Get Organized
Does it spark joy!?
My 2018 Favorites
The best is yet to come!
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."
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.
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!"
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."
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."
30 Day Challenge: Spin Twice a Week
Turn the resistance up!
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."
How theSkimm Got 100K People To Commit To Vote In The Midterm Elections
The midterm elections are less than a week away and theSkimm team may be campaigning just as hard as the candidates. The team launched their second nonpartisan "No Excuses" campaign in September to get at least 100,000 people to vote this November.
