Tweet The BrandKit bloggers that I’m lucky enough to work with spread some love on this blog last week, and I felt compelled to join in. We’re chatting about the person we admire most, and for me, that’s an easy answer. My husband has somewhat of a nickname on my personal blog, so feel free to
It’s All About the Work Ethic
Filed Under: 20-Something Life, Next Step Chronicles Tagged With: guest blogging, influence, personal story
A Note to the Keeper of Time: Please Slow Down!
Tweet HOW IS IT THE END OF FEBRUARY ALREADY?! Winter is turning into Spring, the days are getting longer – and there is still not enough time! The hours are passing so quickly that I feel I’m able to watch a blade of grass grow at normal speed. I feel a relaxing yoga session (or
The Office Superbowl Party
Tweet Beyond my cubicle, I hear joyus exclamations and smell an overwhelming delicious scent. It’s two o’clock on a Friday, the witching hour among a 9 to 5 working drone. Our 3-person department rarely receives a formal invite to office parties. Once the food is ordered, everyone else has gorged themselves, and there always seems
Filed Under: Chapter 2, Emily J., Next Step Chronicles, Quarter Life Questions Tagged With: 20 something, life after college, life questions, work balance, work environment
Who Do I Admire Most? My Dad!
Tweet I know this may seem cliché or generic, but the person I admire most, personally and professionally, is my father. I mean look at this guy, he’s a total boss! My dad is 60 years old, and he still works harder than any twenty-something I know. He owns a cigar store in Dallas and
Filed Under: Chapter 2, Emily S., Next Step Chronicles Tagged With: individuality, influence, personal story
Classy Entreprenuer Interview: Lauren Berger
Tweet I first met this weeks Classy Entrepreneur back in 2009 when she was first starting to build her empire as the Intern Queen. Since then, Lauren Berger has helped thousands of students and young professional land awesome internships at amazing companies all over the US. (Rumor has it she’s looking to expand into the
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Although I’m Grown Up I’m Still Daddy’s Little Girl
Tweet This week, our assignment was to write about someone whom we admire. Instantly, I thought of someone I admire career-wise. I racked my brain for names of female reporters and came up with quite the list — Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Lisa Ling, Katie Couric, and Marguerite Hall. Then, I really got to thinking
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Lessons From A Rising Star
Tweet Two words: Jeremy Lin. I admire him. I respect him. I may even be in love with him, I’m not sure yet. Regardless, this gentleman has been the talk of the town for the last couple weeks and quite frankly, the story of the Hero from Harvard is a jaw-dropper to say the least.
Filed Under: Chapter 2, Melissa, Next Step Chronicles Tagged With: admire, be yourself, coffee time, family, friends, hard work, life after college, perseverance, toughness
Admiration: Michaelangelo, Margaret Atwood, & Ani Difranco
Tweet Admiration? Sounds school-girl wishywashy. The definition states that admiration is synonymous with warm approval, which sounds like some sort of passive aggressive way to kind-of like someone. I wouldn’t bombard someone I “admire” with personal and hypothetical questions. I wouldn’t harass just any old person I come across that I’d want to know more
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Big News: I GOT A JOB!…At a Library?
Tweet Two weeks ago I had no idea what I was going to do with my professional career. Today, I am the new Communications Specialist at the Fort Worth Library. I have always loved the library, but I never thought I would be working there. I interviewed for this position last week, and at the
Filed Under: 20-Something Life, Chapter 2, Emily S., Job Search, Life After College, Next Step Chronicles Tagged With: discovering you, job search, life after college, young life
Can’t Catch A Break
Tweet Whenever I tell people my schedule for my day-to-day life, I always get the same, inquisitive look. It’s that look that just says, “Are you crazy?!” Nothing in my life is terribly interesting or out of the ordinary; it’s just extraordinarily busy. Here’s a preview: Mondays and Wednesdays: Get up at 6:30, shower and
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