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What are your plans after graduation? Me: I’m sorry—come again? I cringed every single time this question came up in the conversation. I was fresh out of high school, juggling three part-time jobs (I know), and was still unsure about the whole college thing. Isn’t it wild how ingrained in us this pressure is? From […] More
It’s too often that we feel our lives moving forward as we stumble over every task on our to-do list to keep up. As you try to email a report to your boss, you’re also brainstorming ideas for your next meeting, texting your best friend about her break-up, cooking your week of meals, and attempting to schedule a nap […] More
Asking for a raise can feel like a daunting experience. But when you muster up the confidence and your request for a raise is denied, that can feel like a blow to your self-esteem and even leave you questioning your role at a company. Before you let that defeat set in, this is actually a […] More
When my now-husband and I got engaged, we were repeatedly warned about the three dreaded “Fs” that threatened to wreak havoc in even the most stable relationships: family, faith, and finances. I (foolishly) wasn’t fazed. I adored my husband’s family, treasured our shared beliefs, and felt secure with our careers and lack of debt. A […] More
Email gets a bad rap. Nowadays we have texts, Slack messages, and DMs we can communicate by and chances are, you have an inbox full of unread emails you’ll get to … eventually. Email may feel outdated at first glance, but trust us when we say that email messaging is way more power than you […] More
When it comes to building a better resume, the goal is to create an effective document that highlights your value as a candidate and persuades the reader to want to learn more about you. This task can seem much more daunting than it actually is, especially if you’re battling the first hurdle of getting going. […] More
Tax day is April 15, 2020 and we’re doing all we can to work ahead of time and avoid that last-minute scramble. You may have been there before: it’s 11pm on April 14 and you’re desperately trying to make TurboTax online make sense. You owe state taxes, does that seem right? You donated to a […] More
While the rest of the world celebrated the coming of Jan. 1, 2020 by clinking champagne glasses and dancing the night away, I sat on my sofa alone, buried underneath layers of blankets, crying as the clock struck midnight (OK, it’s clear that I’m exaggerating here, but emotionally I felt that way). I dreaded that […] More
