Your Emotional Responses Have Already Been Predicted
I am a glutton for psychology and trying to understand why people respond to things the way they do. The agency I work for — The Starr Conspiracy — went through a serious growth spurt…
A Story About Being Yourself from the Ashes of Drug Addiction and Homelessness
My dad is homeless. I’ve only recently become compelled — or even comfortable — to tell his story. I had a talk with a good friend of mine recently about how people’s lives…
Nobody Cares About Your Networking Skills — People Like People Who Listen
You guys. I’ve been a serial event attendee lately. Between conferences and local speaking events and mixers, I am slowly losing my will to live. Is “networking” really that hard? Am I just…
The Unavoidable Fear of Career Failure — Part I
I’m going through an existential thing. I’m going to break up my thoughts on this thing — apparently a weird consequence of being Gen Y in your mid-twenties — into a mini series we’re going…
7 Best Free Camera and Video Apps for iOS
I am certainly not a photographer, but I like to take photos. Like most of Gen Y in the handmade and vintage mini-revolution, I prefer film photography, toy cameras and Instagram. So if…
Freelance Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
There are thousands of guides for freelancers out there. How to get clients, how to bill for your work, what to charge, whether or not you should call it freelance work … and you…
53% of 18-24 Year Olds Live With Their Parents
As a graduate living with my mom (a married graduate living with my mom at that), I appreciate knowing I’m not alone in trying to get off to a secure start. Check out this infographic from…
Student Debt Topped $1 Trillion Dollars. F’real.
I was lucky to graduate from college with a digestible amount of debt. After fighting tooth and nail to keep our wedding budget down, I just might get started in life without a…
Gen Y and the Social Job Search
My life intersects with human resources on a way-too-regular basis. I’m lady-balls deep in miscellaneous recruiting, talent and employee recognition knowledge I’ve gathered in snippets over the last several years and I hardly…
A Confused Generation: Tell the Whole Truth
I have a story to tell you about my folks. My dad was a restaurant manager at the Ponderosa (right?) where my mom worked as a waitress. They became close because they both…
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