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What Apartment Shopping Taught me about Careers

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Dear Apartment Gods,  Please, oh please let us find a dog-friendly 2 bed/2 bath within walking distance of the L. We’d like parking included. We also wouldn’t mind granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and wood floors…equal sized bedrooms and new bathrooms…oh yeah, and keep us way under budget and within 4 block s of the park.  [...]

March 17, 2010 18 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Apply The Rules of Dating to Your Job

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My favorite dating book of all time is called “Why Men Love Bitches.”  Girls, you need to get this book.  Guys, pretend you didn’t read that first sentence.  I don’t want you to know all of our secrets. The subtitle of this book is called “From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own [...]

March 10, 2010 19 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You Suffering from “Entrepreneurial Perfectionism Syndrome”?

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With all the serious blog posts about resumes and interviewing tips lately, today I decided to share a personal story. I have a feeling many young entrepreneurs have experienced something similar. I had a bit of an emotional melt-down this week. It was one of those weird mid-twenties moments where you feel the need to evaluate your life from [...]

February 19, 2010 9 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Week in Review

Here are some random thoughts about what I was reminded of this week: 1. A bit of positive news builds a heck of a lot of momentum. This week I talked to ForbesWoman.com and mscareergirl was officially accepted into their blog network. For me this is a huge honor, and hopefully the start of lots more business-related [...]

December 4, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

“When I’m not ‘allowed’ to spend money, I’m a lot more creative!”

Submitted by “Don’t Go Over in October” participant Leah P. Here’s something I’ve learned this past week in regards to money: When I’m not allowed to spend it, I’m a lot more creative. For example, a really good friend was broken up with this week. Normally, I would have taken her out for drinks or [...]

October 8, 2009 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Shop Your Closet!

By, Nicole Crimaldi In preparation for my spending boycott in the month of October, I summoned the absolutely fabulous Whitney Middleton of fauxshionable.com to come throw a party in my closet. I started a new job at the beginning of October, so the temptation was strong to go out and spend money on new work [...]

October 8, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

First comes “Why,” Then Comes “How”

By, Nicole Crimaldi It seems that there are thousands of books written about how to properly manage one’s personal finances. These books and experts preach about how much of your income you should be spending vs. saving, what investments will make you the most money, how to ideally set up your accounts, etc. etc. etc. [...]

October 6, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What do you want when you are FULL?

By, Vanessa Torres Last week I had coffee with an exceptional woman who is building a business in this shaky economy. But she believes so wholeheartedly in her mission that she is completely un-discouraged by news reports that imply certain failure. She knows she is on to something good, and that with the right plans [...]

September 3, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Make Someone’s Day

On my morning run yesterday, I passed Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty Society. I happened to be wearing my pink baseball hat with a black lab on it (which marked me as either a totally cheesy and tacky lady, or an animal lover). There were two women standing outside in the pouring rain a few hours before the [...]

June 8, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Great Advice and Book Giveaway for New College Grads!

It hit me last weekend that it has been exactly 3 years since I graduated college. I cannot believe how much my life has changed. I think it took me the whole 3 years to really get used to this whole “college is over, you’re officially an adult” thing. With that being said, graduating college [...]

May 13, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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