Write Down Your Goals if you Really Want to Reach Them
I don’t remember which book I read it in, though (typical of the way my memory works) I remember the couch I was sitting on when I read it. I read that the largest difference…
I don’t remember which book I read it in, though (typical of the way my memory works) I remember the couch I was sitting on when I read it. I read that the largest difference…
I recently had the opportunity to go on a wine tour when I was in Seattle. After doing a little internet research, I found two companies that would pick me up in Seattle, take me…
Months ago I read Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. The book was full of awesome tidbits of information regarding people’s buying habits and attitudes towards money among other things–but one idea stuck with me more than any…
My obsession with food started as a teenager. I had busy parents who were never home and who would regularly tell my brother and me to “fend for ourselves” if we were hungry. I happily…
I spent my weekend volunteering at the ticket booth for Elderberry Festival in Hartsburg, Missouri. Festivals aren’t really my thing–but this is a family business, and family is definitely my thing. On Thursday morning I dutifully rose…
Tonight’s post will be short and sweet. I’m a member of the NC Council for Economic Development and try to take advantage of their awesome events as frequently as possible. Just last week I went to their…
I made my second call to someone in my alumni network. The young lady I spoke with is a first year student in one of my dream programs—and the way that she described the school confirmed…
You hear people talk about choosing to go to a certain school because of their amazing alumni networks. My school, for one, boasts the likes of Steve Jobs, Emilio Pucci, James Beard, Gary Snyder, Larry…
There’s so much to do to prepare for B-school applications it’s easy to feel overwhelmed; but the GMAT seems like a great place to start. I expect I need a score above 700 if I…
I’ve been reading a book called The Power of Story. It’s been challenging me to think about both the story that I tell myself about myself in life–and about the story that I want to write…