Tweet Have you ever looked back at old photos of yourself? I have. You pour over old shots of you smiling, making a funny face, downing a drink, or wearing a specific outfit. You reminisce about that time, consider what you were thinking, who you were with, and why you chose to look the way
What Would My 16-Year-Old Self Think of Me Now?
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Lessons For My Future Self
Tweet This letter is to my future self, kind of like a short term time capsule. It may seem a little intimate, but thats how I like to talk to my hypothetical future self. Hey loser-nerd-brosef, It’s probably been a strange, long time, since you’ve thought of me. I’m you, from the past. You’ve had
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What’s Your Color? Creating More Than A Visual Brand
Tweet Being a brand isn’t like searing your flesh with some hot prodder that forces you to continue to stay the same way your whole life. The exciting thing about creating a personal brand is that you are free to change it, and it makes sense to. Especially when you yourself change. It evolves with
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My Values, My Internal Compass
Tweet Sometimes this whole blogging thing makes me think about myself much more than I’m comfortable with. Is it bad that when someone asks you what your core values are, you come up blank? I feel like I’ve never really had a chance to really form a solid opinion without the influence of others. Core
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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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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 profession is my obsession.
Tweet As a young designer, inspiration is our lifeblood. In school, part of a project was solely devoted to extensive research of present and past work. To know what is popular now and to know what stands the test of time is important. To sort through the trivial, copied, over-done styles and sift through to
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Blogging As A Personal Journey
Tweet The internet is a vastly overwhelming place. It’s like the universe in that way. The more you consider its size and power, the more miniscule you feel. You feel insignificant on a starry night looking at flickering lights that travel years just to be recognized by you. Some might ask, where do you belong
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Why I’m Thankful and Staying Motivated
Tweet Recently, I was watching the movie Se7en (a movie you should definitely put on your to-watch list), and I heard the following revealing quote. Morgan Freeman, a jaded homicide cop states this fact, “The first thing they tell women in rape prevention is to yell “FIRE” not “HELP.” Nobody comes to “HELP,” but if
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The Sound of Music and My Personal Brand
Tweet I listen to a VERY wide range of music. Some of my favorite artists are Pretty Lights (Hip-hop, Electronic, Funk & Soul), Ani Difranco (Folk rock, Indie, & Alternative), and Florence + the Machine (Indie-pop, Soul, Experimental). In the past week I’ve listened to: Bruce Hornsby (improvisational multi-genre, rock, jazz), Lil Kim (Hip-hop), Gotye
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