Finding Your Voice, Minding Your Instrument and Using Your Vessel

June 27, 2010

Isn’t blogging amazing? Well, a blog in and of itself isn’t that cool. Unless some effort goes into the content (boy, do I know content, lemme tell you…), then all you’ve got is a blank digi-canvas. Even if it looks pretty and doesn’t have any substance behind it, then it might as well not exist. [...]

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Connecting The Dots Of Your Career

June 23, 2010

When I was a kid, I loved doing the connect the dot drawings. Sometimes the pictures I found in the books were boring, so I’d make my own, but I always made sure to press down extra hard with my pen on every dot I made. I loved a clearly defined, dark dot to trace [...]

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I Am King Of The Overshare (Even on The Huffington Post)

June 17, 2010

This got featured a while ago on The Huffington Post regarding people with big time student loan debt and I didn’t share it with most people I knew… but it’s gotten lots of page views and I figure… what the hell?
(I should have smiled)
Here’s my page: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/120000-in-debt_n_492092.html
Here’s a page with other people’s stories: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/22/college-debt_n_471023.html
I guess [...]

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College Orientation For Grown-Ups (sorta)

June 17, 2010

I’ve been running into people I met during Boulder Startup Week around town like you wouldn’t believe lately. It’s so cool and I feel like I’m growing into a community, rather than shifting about the masses in my day to day routine. But, what I find really interesting is the feeling I get when I [...]

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Making Things Happen vs. Letting Them Happen

June 11, 2010

What’s the difference between making things happen versus letting them happen? Haven’t quite figured that out yet. Control (or the illusion thereof) probably has a lot to do with it. Packing your shit and moving across the country is something you can do whenever you want. Have a lease? Break it! Have a job? Quit [...]

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Survi(Thri)ving

June 7, 2010

There’s no better feeling than giving your boss notice, letting everyone know what you’ve decided to leave your job and pursue something that you’re passionate about. It’s a feeling of power, control and confidence that is thrilling and motivating. You’re in control of your life.
Getting called into a conference room on a Monday morning and [...]

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Project(s) (Managers) That Suck

June 6, 2010

What’s the difference between an arduous task associated with a project at work and something that is exciting, where you can’t wait to see it finished not so that you can do something else, but because you know it’s going to be awesome? I’ve worked at many different types of companies, organizations and public works [...]

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It’s My Birthday And I’ll List If I Want To

June 2, 2010

I feel it’s my duty to play up the role of a representative of the much heralded “entitled Gen Y” by listing the things I want for my birthday.
NUMBA 1) I’m gonna do this song again! (Wesley Willis joke, if you get it, you rock)
NUMBA 2) A job in Boulder, Colorado. Full-time, part-time, contract or [...]

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My Move to Colorado: Update

June 1, 2010

First off, I’m here. (WOOT!)
Secondly, I’m surprised and grateful how generally smooth everything went getting out here. Packing was pretty painful for me, as I literally would have taken two suitcases and a few books if my mother wouldn’t have killed me upon finding out, but that being said, considering how much I kept after [...]

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The Westward Boogie

May 22, 2010

I haven’t been blogging much, but I wanted to update you all on the who/what/when/where/why’s.
I’m moving to Colorado next Friday.

I’ve been out to visit twice since being laid off in February, I’ve developed some strong professional connections in both Boulder and Denver, bolstered some long-standing friendships I’ve had from blogging and have managed to meet [...]

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