Embrace Self-Promotion: 6 Easy Steps to Getting Out There

Embrace self-promotion 6 Easy steps: Treat Yo Self

I have made a groundbreaking discovery. Self-promotion is NOT a dirty word! I have always wrestled with this. It's not that I'm not aware of what I'm good at-- I'm pretty self-reflective-- it's just that unless explicitly asked, I'm not going to tell you about it. This aversion to tooting my own horn has held me back throughout my life. Seriously, who's going to tell you how amazing I am if I don't? (I kid! A little.) Though I am not trying to take myself to Donna Meagle and Tom Haverford levels (seriously, I can't believe this is the last season of Parks and … [Read more...]

Facing Freedom

facing freedom

I have always, for as long as I can remember, been bothered by my face. When I was young, elementary school-aged, my chin was the problem. It was little and pointy and I always felt that it looked like an afterthought, like I had been rolling around in the womb and going through the pre-birth checklist, "Head: lips, eyes, ears, nose....oh wait...CHIN!" and then it appeared, popped on at the very last minute. I became aware of the crookedness of my teeth since age nine and soon after, stopped smiling with my mouth open until I got the ultimate suburban accessory-- … [Read more...]