From Time Money authored by Shana Lebowitz: “The path to professional success is long, and often winding. It’s a combination of working hard, pursuing your passions, and meeting the right people. But there are steps you can take immediately to get closer to your goals. Below, Business Insider has collected a bunch of quick and […]
Category Archives: Communicating
Why People Ask for Free or Discounted Services and How to Stop Them in Their Tracks
From D. Fredrick Media and Marketing authored by Davina Fredrick: “How often are prospective clients asking you for free or discounted services? If your answer is “too often,” then you’ll want to keep reading because I’m going to tell you how to change the situation.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THIS LINK.
Judge Abby Abinanti Is Fighting for Her Tribe—and for a Better Justice System
From The Nation authored by Rebecca Clarren: “On a gloomy day in September, Lisa Hayden rushed through the circular door of the Yurok Tribal Court in Klamath, California, with her 1-year-old son on her hip. Hayden, 31, worried that the day wouldn’t turn out any different from all the others she’d spent in court trying to […]
Bigs Things & Little Bigs
From Brave Enough: “One of the things I am asked about all the time is time management. People want to know how I find time to do the things that I do. I promise you I sleep (although, not much). I don’t have a group of minions doing work for me. I empty the dishwasher. […]
2017 In Review – My Best Podcasts of 2017
From The New Yorker authored by Sarah Larson: “This year, podcasts continued to boom as an industry and thrive as an art form—and to push journalism into unexpected places. “The Daily” has humanized the news and helped keep us sane; further along the news-entertainment spectrum, oral–history andbiographical podcasts have emerged, and true-crime podcasts have continued to flourish. The results have […]
28 Of The Most Powerful Pieces Of Writing By Women In 2017
From The Huffington Post authored by Emma Gray: “There were times in 2017 when it felt like rage might burn me up from the inside out. At times, that anger felt paralyzing. When there is so much happening at once, how do you focus your energies? During these moments, it was always reading that jolted […]
Hollywood’s Once and Future Classic
From Time authored by Eliza Berman: “’Dear Mr. Disney’— That’s how a 10-year-old girl named Catherine began her letter to the most powerful man in movies during the bitter, final months of 1963. She had experienced that year’s traumas like most children do, through the anxious whispers of adults, despair moving a few feet above her […]
Addicts Can Be High-Functioning: What Lawyers Need to Know
From Attorney at Work authored by Eric Webber: “They say “work hard, play hard.” Unfortunately, this adage may normalize workplace behavior that can be very dangerous. In fact, a 2015 study found that workaholics are more likely to drink in excess than their peers. At many major firms, lawyers routinely work up to 60-hour weeks, so it’s no […]
The Story Behind the Woman You Don’t See on TIME’s Person of the Year Cover
From Time authored by Melissa Chan: “The faces of five women, including celebrities Taylor Swift and Ashley Judd, appear on TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year cover, representing the “The Silence Breakers” — the thousands of people across the world who have come forward with their experiences of sexual harassment and assault. But on the lower right-hand corner […]
The Top 10 Apps of 2017
From Time authored by Alex Fitzpatrick: “With upwards of 2 million apps available in Apple’s app store and Android’s Google Play store, it can be a chore to find the truly useful tools or fun games to play. And without great apps, that $999 iPhone X you just bought is as good as a fancy paperweight. So […]