From the category archives:

personal development

why i followed my passion and why you should, too

April 5, 2009

I’ve squeezed a lifetime into the past two months, full of ups and downs and lefts and rights and tears of both sadness and joy. On January 26th, I started a new job in San Francisco. After two weeks, I quit, upon realizing it wasn’t anything the interview implied and everything I didn’t want to be doing. So, even in this economy, I decided there was always going to be a reason to settle, so I didn’t.

I blazed through job ...

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going to your first tweetup is terrifying

March 30, 2009

Everyone tells us that you need to network and you need to go to events where you can meet people. But, do people talk about how difficult networking is? How breaking down the first few barriers is frightening? And, I’m outgoing. I mean, I’m really comfortable around people.
The other day I went to a tweetup. I originally texted my friend, Jenny, asking if she’d go with me, because that seemed safer, much less intimidating. She said she couldn’t go and ...

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6 tips on how to not play it safe

March 28, 2009

1. Go against what everyone tells you to do
Fear: “I’ll be doing something wrong, people will disagree with me, and I’ll have made a terrible mistake that will be stamped on my forehead the rest of my life.”
Payoff: You’ll learn. You’ll be empowered. And, most people who are successful do not follow the rules; they make their own.
Best Example: Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook dropped out of Harvard to develop Facebook. You think people supported his decision to drop out of ...

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