How I Used Failure as a Learning Experience
I have always loved the worlds that reading and writing have opened up for me. As early as 13, my love for learning took me…
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Let’s Get Digital: Tips for Networking Online
At a time when the internet was blowing up with new social media platforms every day and aspiring entrepreneurs and bloggers were inventing profitable ways…
Then Versus Now: Where I Am 5 Years After College Graduation
When I started college nine years ago, I knew I was going to become a doctor. I was going to major in biology, graduate, and…
4 Questions to Ask on the Road to Self-Discovery
Growing up, I had endless aspirations. I could be a marine biologist, a photographer, or an entrepreneur. It was difficult for me to actually decide…
How to Survive Embarrassing Office Moments
Have you ever been embarrassed at work – I mean truly horrified? About two years ago, I was walking with my boss and my boss’s…
How Dating is Like Job Hunting (and How to Succeed with Both)
A few weeks ago, I had a job interview and a first date on the same day. Later, I called my mom to talk about…
How to Find More Time for Your Passion
Nearly everyone I know is squeezing something into the margins of their lives. They have day jobs, but they also have a passion project tugging…
Why My Journalism Degree Is Useful (Even Though I’m Not a Journalist)
In college, I majored in photojournalism, a major that more than one person reminded me was a dying profession. I’m rather stubborn, though, so I…
5 Questions to Ask Instead of ‘What Do You Do?’
Dating apps are not widely known for promoting social graces. So I shouldn’t have been surprised by my awkward interactions with a potential suitor. I…
From the Desk of an ‘Unemployable’ English Major
“So, what are you going to do with an English degree?” is a question I was often forced to answer as an undergraduate student at…
