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Knowing how to sell yourself will get you anywhere, including the Super Bowl Media Center.

January 29th, 2009 | 8 comments | Social Media

I knew I liked bartending.  Now I know I love it.  Why? Because I have gotten to meet some of the coolest people that I wouldn’t usually get to meet.  Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald came in when they got in town on Monday, and we’ve had a handful of other athletes as well.  Tonight, Friday and Saturday will be...

 
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Mysterious vibrations

January 23rd, 2009 | 7 comments | Skydiving

A colleague of mine, Nick, and I were emailing back and forth today and he asked me, mid-professional conversation, “do you ever get phantom phone vibrations? It has felt like my belt has been vibrating all day. Talk about annoying” And I was thinking, okay, I’m not the only one who is perpetually checking their phone to see if they are...

 
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How #journchat can change your life

January 13th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Getting Started, Social Media

Okay so last night was my first time participating, but I should have you know, #journchat is where you need to be on Monday nights.  Started by Sarah Evans, the idea of #journchat is to unite PR people, journalists and bloggers (and other communicators in general) in an engaging conversation about the industry where ideas can be shared. Last night,...

 
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Dad switched gears three times in 50 years.

January 10th, 2009 | 2 comments | Skydiving

What will I be when I grow up?  Well, it’s almost time for me to make a choice.  When I think about where I am and where I’ll be in a year, 5 years, even 10, my mind does one of two things: shuts down or starts spinning with ideas. My dad always told me I could be whatever I...

 
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And if by forever, you mean summer, then yes.

January 9th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Uncategorized

On my previous post about USF, I think I might have taken it a bit too far.  Okay, so forever isn’t really forever, in fact forever for me is July.  As of Monday, I was borderline bipolar.  I started out excited to go to class.  Then, as the day wore on, I realized that I didn’t pay rent yet this...