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Happy Anniversary, Chicago.
One year ago today, I packed up everything I could fit in my car, took my last final at USF, and hit the highway to Orlando. I spent the night at my parents house and hit the road first thing in the morning for my new life in Chicago. Okay so technically my anniversary with Chicago is on the 19th,...
It’s not a joke.
A year ago today, I was in “the cove.” It’s the dining room at Charley’s Steakhouse in Tampa that has all the fishing rods on the ceiling. I was an opener, in the middle of stuffing blue cheese olives and replenishing (read: stealing from the servers) the to-go boxes for the bar when my phone rang. 312 number. Shit. That’s...
From mentee to mentor – an interesting change of pace.
I’ve talked about how important it is to find a mentor, in fact, it happens to be one of my favorite topics. Without the handful of people that are invested in my success, I’m not entirely sure that I’d be where I am today. I can tell you that without Penelope Trunk, my resume would be boring and plain. Actually,...
Finding a balance (part two)
Today I experienced a phenomenon that I didn’t really anticipate. Today I felt like a rookie. For so long, I’ve kind of been the go-to gal for various things. At school, I was the go-to gal on my team for my capstone course because I was the account exec for our client. So everyone came to me. At work, servers...
A Social Media How To: Jumpstart your career (part two)
Let me preface this post with this. In order to maximize your success, you need a mentor. Read up on how to get one and then actually put in the leg-work. Part one of this series talked about building your network. Use those principles when finding a mentor as well. Part Two – You have to want it. This is...
