Congratulations! You are not a tree! Well obviously, but I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this... You don't like where you are in your career? Okay, so change it. You don't like your boyfriend? Okay, get a new one. ...
Young Women in the Workforce
So here's the deal... It's rough being young and in the workforce. But it appears that young WOMEN have it the hardest. Why? Because not only do we have to prove ourselves capable despite our age, but despite our gender too. This is not okay. ...
In Response to Stephens, on His Address to the Class of 2012
Dear Mr. Stephens, I read your letter to the class of 2012. And while I graduated about two years ago, your letter was rather thought provoking. To begin with, it's not very nice of you to not congratulate those students that spent the last four years doing simply what society has told them they have to do. They went to elementary school, then middle school, then high school, and then they were told they have to go to college if they don't want to starve and die, yes? You ...
The Happy Secret To Better Work – Study the Not So Average
[ted id=1344] Let me start off by saying that I'm a huge fan of these Ted Talks. I saw this one today and thought I'd share. Shawn Achor, CEO of Good Think, Inc., researches and teaches about positive psychology. Positive psychology... It seems to be a topic of great interest lately. ...
Open Letter to Employers: Stop Labeling Us As Troublemakers For Having Ideas
I tend to get in trouble a lot. And it's not because my life goal is to piss people off. It's really not. It's just that I'm the kind of person that challenges things. I challenge processes, I challenge rules. I challenge behaviors. And I've found that a lot of times, people don't like this. I ask questions. I push buttons. I ask how we can change things to make them better. So lately, as I vent about my frustrations about the workplace, the responses I get are usually a combination of the ...
You Don’t Have to Have it All Figured Out
My friend called me last night to start coordinating Cinco de Mayo festivities. Score! As I was thinking about how awesome this weekend is going to be, it hit me, out of nowhere...we're already in MAY. Really?!? A whole freaking year passed by already? I'm just baffled. You see, May of last year marked the beginning of the weirdest year of my life. But you know what? The weirdest year of my life has also been the one I'm most thankful for. To begin with, this time last year I ...