Tips & Recommendations to help you figure out what makes YOU happy (not your parents, friends, or partner)
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Expert Advice to avoid the $18,000 thought-it-would-make-me-happy mistake I made
When I moved back to the Twin Cities, I went from a 15 minute commute (walking along the ocean) to a 30 minute commute (driving my 22-year-old car through heavy traffic). Awesome. So I sulked about it a lot and questioned my decision to work in St....
This is part 2 (here's part 1) of my incredibly long-winded answer to this series of questions: Dear Sarah Von, I’m currently in my third year of undergrad and I feel completely unnerved. I’m studying Communication Studies and am second guessing...
Dear Sarah Von, I’m currently in my third year of undergrad and I feel completely unnerved. I’m studying Communication Studies and am second guessing myself. My passions and interests are so varied (education, public advocacy, public health) that...
You guys? If I'm going to be painfully cliched, 2009 was a roller coaster of a year for me. There were ups, there were downs, my gum fell out of my mouth, got stuck in my hair and I made a weird face when we went by that camera. And while I really,...
A True Story:Earlier this year I was at a bachelorette party, peopled largely by ladies that I didn't know. We engaging in some ubiquitous small talk - what do you do? how do you know the bride? isn't it great that Pam and Jim got together? - and I...
You're clever. You know the usual suspect productivity tips. You know about prioritizing. You know about coffee. But do you know theeeeese productivity tips? "The First 10 Minutes" Trick When I get home from work, the temptation to kick off my...
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