Tweet If you were asked about your three core values, would you be able to pick them out right away? I definitely couldn’t. I sat at my desk and told myself I’d make a list, not realizing just how long that list actually came out to be the first time around. Little by little, I
What Do You Value Most?
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Three Job Hunting Tips That Work
Tweet I’m on the job hunt once again because my contracted position will be finished in July. I really like working for the library, but I think I will be ready to move on when July rolls around. I know exactly what I want to do, but I’ve discovered that it’s hard to motivate myself
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Become Classy, Confident and the Art of Draping
Tweet For all of you Man Men fans (and even those of you who aren’t), no matter your thoughts on the show, I think we can all agree that Don Draper is pretty BA. Not only does he have his own office with a window, a slew of beautiful women throwing themselves at him, a successful career,
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Home Sweet Home
Tweet I’m comfortably rooted in my full-sized, super comfortable bed at home in New Jersey. I am completely at ease right now, basking under the dim light of my nightstand lamp with my adorable pet Maltese curled up against my hip. An average full-body massage would have a hard time getting me as relaxed as
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Growing Up and Creative Problem Solving
Tweet “What do you want to be when you grow up?” What a loaded question. I hear it now, and it twists me up. I’m flooded with pages and faces and classes and just plain old life. This question implies that you know what “growing up” means. It insinuates that you will eventually be different
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The Best Advice I Ever Received: Patience is a Virtue and it’s a Virtue You Want to Have
Tweet In general, I have found that people like to give advice. They like to give you advice about your career, your friends, your goals…. the list is infinite. This is especially true when you are going through a life change, like graduating college. When I graduated college the best advice that I received was,
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Finding The Good Advice
Tweet I find myself bombarded with advice as a recent college grad. People always feel the need to warn or direct you in a particular manner to save you from heartache that they may have encountered. To this I (and most others in my position) choose to have selective hearing. With your parents you listen
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My Support System, My Lifesavers
Tweet There hasn’t been a single moment, a single point in my life journey when I felt that I didn’t need help or support from anyone. I’ve always looked to my support systems for anything and everything, whether it be advice or just a shoulder to cry on. Mom, Dad and Tiff: The Family My
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The Book That Inspired Me to be Divine
Tweet I have read a lot of books in my life, but none have inspired me as much as “If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You” by Kelly Cutrone. Kelly Cutrone is a fashion publicist and founder of the public relations firm People’s Revolution. You may have
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Just Say Thank You
Tweet While watching one of my favorite morning TV programs, “Today with Kathy Lee and Hoda,” they mentioned how problematic it is to women that we never can accept a compliment. Now, this has been talked about forever. Women can never take a compliment well. It’s a fact. We always divert the attention from ourselves,
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