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Don’t Fall for the Skinny Jeans Side Part Drama
Millennials and Gen Z are on the same side You’ve probably heard the news. Millennials’ skinny jeans and side parts and love of the cry-laugh emoji are out. Not only out, they’re old. If you have a side part and skinny jeans, you probably also have a grandchild, memories of ’90s Taco Bell interiors, and… Read more
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4 Ways to Balance Productivity and Cleanliness
Cleanliness and productivity go hand in hand. There’s been plenty of research done over the years to support this idea, too. Some of the benefits of a clean environment include lower stress levels, higher morale, and increased focus. More to come on how to balance these in a minute. If you’re reading this, you probably… Read more
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How to Dress for Virtual Conference Calls, and Other Work From Home Tips
COVID-19 has led to many unexpected changes in how we live our lives and especially in how we do business. If you’ve found yourself thrust into the world of remote work in 2020, you’re not alone in navigating the challenges that working from home brings. From ensuring you’re dressed appropriately for screen time to figuring… Read more
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How to Combat a Creative Scarcity Mindset
My relationship with my creativity has had its ups and downs. I’ve had periods where I barely keep track of all the ideas I have, so I make lists upon lists so I don’t forget. I’ve had times where I was afraid I would run out of ideas if I didn’t limit them to a… Read more
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What We Keep Messing Up About “SMART” Goals
Goals should be SMART, right? Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. But a lot of us fail to pay attention to the achievable and relevant parts of the planning process. We stick to specific and time bound, and if life goes sideways or we get smacked with a global pandemic or an illness or family… Read more
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“I Quit My Job Over #BLM” — How Millennials Are Killing Businesses from the Inside Out
I have a background in marketing, branding, and social media. I’ve developed consumer personas of millennial and gen Z buyers, led rebranding meetings to capture a younger audience, and I’m a millennial consumer myself. This summer, I quit a marketing job in order to recover from burnout, begin a coaching practice, and pursue a career… Read more
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How to Hear Your Inner Voice
Are you someone who struggles to cut through all the noise in your mind to find what you really need from your inner voice and intuition? It’s not uncommon, especially for people with a history of trauma who have become hypervigilant to others’ emotional cues. In trauma, we learned to be aware of the slightest… Read more
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My Quest for a Fat-Friendly Doctor
You are doing the best you can. Other people’s problematic beliefs about what it means to try hard and be healthy have no bearing on what you are doing for yourself. You do not have to do yoga, eat kale, go gluten free, or get acupuncture in order to be worthy of rest, nourishment, and… Read more
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My 2021 Resolution: Cut Plastic Waste by 50%
I’m a fairly eco-friendly person. I have a cupboard full of Pyrex that I use for food storage. I buy cleaning supplies from sustainable brands and make my own (baking soda can do just about anything). I bought in bulk instead of plastic in the pre-pandemic days. I use cloth menstrual pads. I could be… Read more
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