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Memory: The Great Relationship Builder

There are a lot of great relationship builders out there. They walk around events with ease, chatting with each and every person – so much so, you can almost see that connection. Memory plays so much into this, and it wasn’t until recently that this truly came to light. Your hippocampus is the part of [...]

How Fear Almost Ended the PR Career

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Fear used to be an insane type of motivator for me in the PR field – whether it was on the agency or corporate side. It wasn’t a positive motivator in the least… but it was there, pushing.
Fear of:

Not meeting standards set by supervisors
Not meeting client expectations
Not working enough hours (roughly 50-70, [...]

Too High, Too Low: Where’s the Professional Line?

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Ever since I have started working in the professional space, this specific post has been in the back of my mind. As women, do we struggle more with dress in the workplace, in the sense of being taken seriously by others?
While talking about this with Tamsen McMahon, she brought up the great question [...]

Four Ways to Use LinkedIn

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LinkedIn. It’s used widely by business professionals to engage, connect and share information with one another. Many question it’s usefulness in the business world, even with new features such as Company Follow and Likes.
So how can you use it? Social Media is not about the platforms, but the ideas and concepts behind it. Platforms are [...]

Using Insecurities to Your Advantage

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I used to be incredibly shy in social situations – well, if I was honest: in general.
Ok, stop laughing.
Up until my junior year of college, I couldn’t even order a pizza because it freaked me out.  I made my boyfriend at the time do it. One time, he threatened to not let [...]

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