February 2009

The Pinwheel Girl

I had the honor of meeting Kendra Kett at a Ladies Who Launch workshop I attended about a month ago and knew immediately that I wanted to feature her in a Ms. Career Girl post. Even before I got the chance to speak with Kendra one-on-one, I was intrigued by her. Kendra is the author [...]

February 26, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Finding Your Entrepreneurial Niche

If the statistics are true, more people than ever before want to star their own business someday. Of those people, I bet 90% of them have no clue what type of business they want to start. Today’s post provides a process that should help you start gaining clarity on what Your Company, Inc. looks like. [...]

February 24, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Seven Deadly Sins of Corporate Life

We’ve all heard of the seven deadly sins: the seven common vices that most humans possess in some form or another. What’s your deadly sin at work? 1. Pride: Also known as vanity. To me, pride at work is when you can’t admit you’ve made a mistake. It is also your inability to admit that [...]

February 24, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Gen Y Wants to Work It!

With the new website coming to life (huge thanks to Andy Merrick) and a few exciting meetings last week, I’ve been tied up and unable to blog as much as I usually do. All of these developments for my business are so exciting but have sapped some of my creative juices away. In attempt to [...]

February 22, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

From Lost to Found: Chapter 1 of Amanda Miller’s Career Journey in NYC

By, Amanda Miller Hi, I’m Amanda Miller and here’s my story. I was a Communications/Journalism major in college and had no idea what I wanted to do with myself when I graduated. I tried dabbling into finance-needless to say, that was definitely not my true calling. I quit the job 3 months after I graduated [...]

February 18, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Obama’s New Stimulus Plan and YOU.

Here’s a brief breakdown of how the new stimulus plan could help you! First-time homebuyers who purchase their homes before December 1, 2009 would be eligible for an $8,000 tax credit, and people who buy new cars before the end of the year can write off the sales taxes. College students-or their parents- are eligible [...]

February 18, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Online Stock Tips? Buyer Beware.

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on February 4, 2009  about new social networking services that allow users to share investing and trading tips. It is a great way for like minded people to build a community and share ideas. In many ways the idea is not new – we have seen [...]

February 17, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Resilience in Times of Economic and Career Crisis

I received the following Facebook message from someone I went to High School with today: Nicole, I am finding that my motivation to do my job is falling off little by little every day and the push to keep going and insure I am the best is becoming a greater challenge every day. I am [...]

February 16, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How Technology Changed Dating

I had a great lunch with John Head yesterday in which we somehow got on the subject of dating and technology. The topic came up after we discussed John’s experience with interviewing, hiring and firing Gen Y’ers who all seemed to have huge entitlement issues. John had some funny stories about Gen Y’ers. My favorite [...]

February 11, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Checking in on Your 2009 Goals and $10 a Day

So it’s already February, and I have to ask:  how are those New Years’ Resolutions and 2009 goals going?  Most people fall off the wagon 6 weeks into the New Year.  Don’t let it be you!   Most of us (me included) set goals to get financially AND physically fit this year.  It’s not as [...]

February 11, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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