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How job hungry are you? A post inspired by Rory Gilmore

How Job Hungry Are You - Rory Gilmore

//Photo Courtesy: philstar.com// The other night I did what any girl of the 90’s does when a night in bed sounds better than a loud bar. I binge-watched Gilmore Girls on Netflix. I’m currently halfway through season six. What can I say, I don’t do anything half ass. I’m sharing this tragically basic secret with you because I was reminded of something while watching the show and felt compelled to …

Reasons to love your job this VDAY

Reasons To Love Your Job

//Photo Courtesy: Sharp Heels// I realize I branded myself the scorned career woman. You probably picture this girl rambling on about all her relationship analogies, one hand shaking her fist at corporate America, and the other clutching a full glass of Malbec. I promise you that’s not true at all. Well, except the part about the Malbec. Yes, there are moments when I’ve felt burned …

Why entrepreneurship makes me nervous… in a good way

Why Entrepreneurship Make Me Nervous

  When I think about when I first started dating my boyfriend, all I can remember is how nervous I was. All. The. Time. My friends would make fun of me for downing a huge glass of wine before our dates just to relax a little. This man made me, a college educated independent career women, nervous. Naturally it infuriated me. Except, then it didn’t. Those nerves made …

How to spot the “project boyfriend” job

Project Boyfriend

Need project boyfriend inspiration? My ultimate favorite, Ronald Miller a.k.a baby McDreamy in 1987’s Can’t Buy Me Love.  When I was in high school I remember liking the boys that were a little rough around the edges. For some reason I was drawn to the “fixer-uper” – the boy that could benefit from some type of social makeover. At 16 years old I saw their potential and wanted …

How to pull career confidence out of thin air

Career Confidence

//Photo Courtesy: paperchat on Etsy// If you haven’t already noticed, confidence in your profession is a highly sot after commodity. Why else would Queen Bey sing about it? The only problem: So many amazing women lack confidence when communicating about their career, especially in the first couple years. I learned the other day that the number one fear in America is public speaking. Number one! This made me realize …