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Sep 30, 2020

Recorded long before the pandemic hit, this episode seems rather fortuitous given the biggest challenge I'm currently facing in lockdown: focus.

My dear friend and fellow bookworm Jen Hoffman joins us to share her incredible tips for cultivating the practice of focus.

Yes! Focus is a muscle that must be cultivated but...


Sep 22, 2020

Living in times of great uncertainty is no easy feat. The good news is that there are skills and practices that you can cultivate that can help you not only cope but thrive.

While 2020 is giving the word "uncertain" a run for its money, the truth is that life is always uncertain to some degree.

Whether it's a year...


Sep 15, 2020

Networking. It's such a daunting topic for so many people, but - as hard as it is to network in person - it's made even more challenging at a distance.

That said, there are lots of things we can do to make networking more enjoyable whether we're doing so face-to-face or remotely.

This skill is an important one for...


Sep 8, 2020

Last spring was incredibly challenging. The upheaval of our normal day-to-day lives unsurprisingly took a toll on the work we did.

While that's completely understandable given the circumstances, as we head into the new school year, it's important that we focus on ways we can continue to thrive even in the face of...


Sep 1, 2020

After the initial shock of quarantine life wore off last spring, I realized that one of the biggest ways that the Class of 2021 was going to be impacted by Coronavirus was the inability to visit college campuses. Instead, the state of the world was going to necessitate a shift to virtual college visits.

Spring break,...