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Life Emergency

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“911” as we all know is the number that you call when you have an emergency – a fire, a medical problem, a burglary, etc. Am I the only one who thinks that there should be a number you call when you have a “life emergency”?  What constitutes a life emergency? Well, it’s probably different for [...]

February 2, 2012 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What I Learned from Bethenny and Ramit this Week

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Happy Friday!  It has been a great week in my world, thanks in part to two people: Bethenny Frankel and Ramit Sethi.  No, I am not cool enough to be friends with either of these fabulous people in real life.  BUT, I am cool enough to read their blogs and take their advice seriously on two [...]

July 16, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Finding Your Career Path

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I’m a firm believer that you don’t just need to have one career. I graduated from college thinking that I wanted to be Editor in Chief of a teen magazine. Three years after I worked in the magazine world I decided to give marketing a go. Then I decided that I wanted to go back [...]

July 15, 2010 18 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Personal Business Cards for Personal Branding

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A few weeks ago I was invited to a fund raising event for a non-profit arts organization.  This was the perfect networking opportunity especially since I have been thinking about returning to the non-profit arts world.  As I was doing my hair and makeup I did a quick run-through in my head of the essential [...]

June 28, 2010 17 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Online Marketing 101 for Entrepreneurs

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I bet you’re wondering why I decided to put an “Online Marketing 101” series on a career blog. Well, I believe that moving ahead in your career goes beyond perfect resumes, landing a job and dealing with corporate politics. I also know that many of you have your own side business, a hobby you’d like [...]

June 2, 2010 15 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 →

What Would You do with a Million Dollars?

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Welcome to Ms. Career Girl’s shortest blog post ever.  I had some really interesting conversations this weekend that really got me thinking. I’m sure you’ll hear more about these soon.  Here’s one fragment for you to chew on for today. What would you do if you were given $1,000,000 right now? (Tax free, no strings attached) How [...]

February 8, 2010 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Who is on Your Board of Directors?

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Who is on your board of directors? A board of directors typically means, “a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution.” Do you think of yourself as your own corporation? If not, you should. Every young professional needs a board of directors. Yes, I said directors. For [...]

January 5, 2010 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What Did You Learn in 2009?

Today my Twitter friend @MattFagioli posed the question/tweet: What did you learn in 2009?  Something you didn’t realize in 2008. I couldn’t answer the question in a tweet because my answer would far exceed 140 characters. Where do I begin?  Here are a few bullet points of what I’ve learned this year, but I’m way [...]

December 30, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Go-Getters Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

Chapter 5 of “The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide” is about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  What an ironic topic to discuss this time of year as many of us are facing the reality that it’s time to cut back on cookies, and get our butts to the gym. I’m not going to get into the details of this chapter [...]

December 29, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →