Kick Ass in Life: Health
Looking for a Healthy Fix? Try the Whole 30
Part of my mission of this site is to help you in ALL aspects of your life – from your early career moves and getting started with your financial goals but also your HEALTH. Food impacts so much of how you feel so why not make yourself feel a bit better, give yourself more energy to accomplish your goals and identify what in your diet is not agreeing with you? That’s where the Whole 30 comes in. The Whole 30…
How to Avoid Stress and Stay Sane – Anytime, Anywhere
It’s busy! With the deluge of holiday parties and spending money finding the perfect gift, it can be a stressful time. Use some of these pro tips to avoid getting burned out this holiday season!
Evolve with the Times
“The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change” – attributed to Greek philosopher Heraclitus. You’ve heard it. You KNOW that’s true. Now use it to your advantage. Welcome to the journey of finding your way in the ever-changing industry. No matter your industry, it will change rapidly. The ways that we’re doing work now will change in the blink of an eye. For you to be prepared, you need to be open to change. Your job in five years could…
Five Ways to be Happier Now
It’s December. December is crazyyyyy. It’s full of holiday parties, spending money, family obligations, and general stress. Here are five ways now you can add more ZEN to your everyday routine to stay SANE in a crazy, busy time. 1. Put your blinders on. Compete against yourself. 2. Learn something new. The brain CRAVES newness. Give your brain what it wants. Learn a new language. Take a free class through Edx (free online courses from colleges) or through your local…
Frugality is your New Best Friend
Frugal gets a bad rep. It does! But it doesn’t have to. You could reclaim frugality so you can live your best life. Why would you want to save money? Money provides freedom. And a whole hell of a lot of it. When you’re just starting out, you don’t have a lot of money, ergo you don’t have a lot of freedom. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can have MORE freedom. How? Yes, by making more…
See Massive Results through Massive Action
The only way to get anything done is to ACT. Massive action is just HOW you should act. When you’re first starting out you’re interested in getting a job, but you have so many anxieties: Why haven’t I gotten hired yet? Why have my friends gotten hired before me? What do they have that I don’t have? Should I just take an internship? I don’t even know what I want to do with my life! HELP! Oye vey. That’s a…
Put Those Blinders On
“You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.” -George Lucas Welcome to a race of one. It’s just you at the starting line, and you’re excited to start the race. You look around and there is no one next to you. No one to beat but you. The gun sounds and you’re off. Then suddenly your focus shifts and tons of people are all around you, running…
Every No is One Step Closer to a YES
Rejection sucks. Hearing no sucks. You’ll hear a lot of that. No, you’re not the right fit. No, we don’t have opportunities now. No, we don’t need you. No. No. No. My dad was in sales and he taught us that you must receive a lot of rejection before you really start hearing yes. Receiving rejection is a simply a muscle to develop. Then you crave the no. You crave rejection so you can pile up the rejections before you…
Looking for a job? Just get started!
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain The beginning is the hardest place to start but begin we must. The job search is all about getting started. All action starts with a single step. But taking that step is incredibly difficult. Once you graduated, the path was laid out in front of you. It was simple. You will go to college and get a job. However, after graduating, it’s not as easy to just “get a job.”…