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• YOU Unplugged.

  

  I can’t help but notice every time I look around it seems that EVERYONE is plugged in. Plugged into an iPhone, checking email, watching a video, playing Words... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Spring Cleaning

  

  People like “stuff.” We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don’t know what to do with anymore. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Should You Ever Take a Job You Hate?

  

  I’m picky. I admit it. I’m picky about everything – friends, hair, jewelry, and boys; and yes, I am picky about employment – even in this employer’s market. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Spice Up Your Job. Pick Up a Book!

  

  Please don’t tell me… don’t tell me you have been sucked into robot mode at your job. No excitement, only routine, and you show up everyday just to “pay the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 CAREER

• 3 Gadgets to Buy with Your Tax Refund

  

  It’s tax time baby! And if you have received your tax refund, it could be burning a hole in your pocket to be spent.  How about buying some gadgets? Here are... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 BUSINESS, GADGETS, TECH

• Where My Boys At??

  

  Guy friends are the best. We all know that. No need to be high-strung, little concern on impressing them, and it is totally casual. And fart jokes are normally... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 LOVE & SEX

• Reader Career Question: I Want to Be a Life Coach

  

  Dear Nicole, I recently graduated with my Masters of Education degree in Psychology. What I’m being advised to do by many is to go on and pursue a Phd, but I... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 CAREER, LIFE COACH

• Advice For Employing Nannies

  

  The old family dynamic by which men would hold jobs while women ran households has been fading into history for some time now, and in recent years it has... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Utter Madness

  

  The 20s are a mad time but there is mad and there is mad. I’ll take you back to almost two months in February, which was one of the most difficult months of my... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• A Blueprint for Financial Success

  

  Society says it’s okay to constantly toe the line of being broke when you are young. During our 20’s, it’s important for us women to find ourselves, define our... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Dear MBA Applicant:

  

  Whether you’re fresh from your undergrad or pondering a return to school after a decades-long hiatus, getting a Master’s of Business Administration is a big... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Will Managing Our Goals Online Make Us More Likely to Achieve Them?

  

  If there’s one thing about me that drives my closest friends & family nuts, it’s that I’m always talking about goals: goal setting, vision boards, getting... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Babies, Nirvana, and the No-Goes of Online Dating

  

  Hi friends. As I mentioned in my last post, I’m an online dater. My friends are too. And while we’ve been studying this magical dating tool, we’ve quickly... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Eliminating Workplace Enemies

  

  I won’t sugarcoat it – having “enemies” in the workplace sucks.  It takes our focus away from doing our jobs and throws us into a world of gossip and... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Know Thyself; Know Thy Principles and Enjoy the Roller Coaster Ride.

  

  Life after college can be a haze. Sometimes it feels like you are just waking up, doing a bunch of “stuff”, and going back to sleep. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Ms. Career Girl Connect is Tomorrow! Woo Hoo!

  Hope you’re having a great day! Here in Chicago it’s unseasonable warm and I am LOVING it! Check out this short video highlighting some of the features of Ms.... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• In a Work Slump? Four Ways to Get out of It.

  

  You dread coming into work every morning. It’s not that you necessarily hate your boss or your co-workers, but you’re just bored…with everything. If you find... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Is Your Job a Danger to Your Health?

  

  As you trudge off to work today, ask yourself a simple question, “Is My Job Going to be the Death of Me?” While it is quite uncommon for a worker to keel over o... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Why Soft Skills Are Essential to Career Success

  

  When you hear “Soft Skills” – what comes to mind? I must admit I had no idea what are soft skills when I graduated from college. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• I’m Whispering from the Rooftop! I’m An Online Dater!

  

  Hi. My name is Lauren and I’m an online dater. There. I said it. Phew. Joining the online dating world has not been easy for me. I was stubborn. I was... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER