5 Ways to Get More Comfortable With Criticism
For me, developing resilience to criticism is one of the final frontiers of adulting. I can pay my bills, host fancy dinner parties, and even…
Career
How to Deal With Being a Part of the Burnout Generation
Do you feel personally responsible for the downfall of American cheese? Are you prone to signing your work emails “lol thx”? Would you choose buying…
How to Self-Promote at Work (Without Being Obnoxious)
Let’s face it: We all want to get ahead professionally. But getting your boss to notice your genius can seem impossible. If you’re the brown-noser…
Motivation That Works: Following Through With Long-Term Goals
I woke up January 1, 2018 and said to myself, this is going to be my year. It was going to be the year that…
How to Support a Grieving Coworker
I had the misfortune of losing both of my grandmothers within a few years of each other. Having been very close to them, their passings…
7 Questions to Reflect on Before Your Annual Review
My cell phone jolted me out of my last few minutes of sleep. Knocking everything else off my nightstand in the process, I grabbed it…
4 Lessons I Learned After Quitting My Job
A few years ago, I had a digital marketing job with a decent salary and great benefits. But I spent more time locked in the…
How My Retail Job Made Me a Better Person
In high school and most of college, I worked at American Eagle Outfitters. I started as a regular sales associate, but after a year, I…
How to Make the Most of a Season of Unemployment
Armed with newfound post-grad confidence and a J.Crew blazer, I entered my first grown-up job at a law firm as a paralegal. Work consisted of…
How to Finally Break the Bad Habit of Procrastination
For years, procrastination was my Achilles heel. I always waited until the last possible minute to start my 200-page reading assignments. If I knew I…
