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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 →

Are You Too Afraid to Start Your Own Business?

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Ever think of starting your own business? Are you too afraid that you won’t be able to do it? Worried about the cost of a start-up or about your ability to run a company? These are things all entrepreneurs think about.  Fear is a powerful tool, but not a good one.  It’s a setback and it [...]

August 11, 2010 8 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 →

Maximizing Crunch Time: Five Tips for those about to Graduate

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The following is a guest post by Matt Cheuvront. Matt is an Internet Marketing Developer/Designer and master of ceremonies over at Life Without Pants. Follow him on Twitter to keep in touch! You’re about to enter into the “real world”. Pretty scary stuff, I know. So far you’ve had it all planned out for you [...]

February 23, 2010 22 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Create Your Own Luck by “Expanding Your Circle”

Post 2 of The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide series is about expanding your circle. First, let’s start by reviewing a few career myths (which you need to start accepting as myths!): Successful people just got lucky. Successful people always know exactly what they are doing. Successful people are so talented in their field that they never [...]

December 15, 2009 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Embrace “White Space” as a Young Professional

By, Nicole Crimaldi Last night my girlfriend Millie and I were shopping at Water Tower Place in Chicago. Millie had several things on her shopping list, so spending long amounts of time in each store pondering and chatting with sales associates wasn’t a priority. We went into the Coach store where Millie intended on purchasing [...]

November 5, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Great Roommate Debate

By, Nicole Crimaldi To live alone or not to live alone: that is the question. For those of you who are like me and spent all four years of college living with roommates (and perhaps the first few years after), you may be getting to the point in your life where you are ready for [...]

July 15, 2009 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Creating a Positive Emotional Association with Your Professional Brand

By, Dawn Yerger It’s hard not to notice that branding has become a hot topic in today’s business world, and with good reason. Human beings tend to assess whether or not we like or dislike something within two to three seconds, which makes it a very short window of time allotted for someone or something [...]

July 1, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

It’s Time for Your Mid-Year SELF Review.

Yes, a self review. Not a review from your bosses at work. This is all about you, for you and by you. I’m hoping you took my advice at the end of 2008 and made a 2009 Vision Plan for yourself and set some concrete goals and reviewed them frequently throughout the year. Without writing [...]

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

The Sex and The City Effect

After a 3 month stint in the far west suburbs, I’m all moved back into my fabulous Chicago apartment. The views from my apartment are awesome, my commute to work is about 10 minutes vs. 90 minutes, and my friends are close by again. I’m glad to be back, but I can already feel the [...]

June 4, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →