This is what happens when you see your goal
Two years ago, I wrote about how instead of making resolutions I put up images of my goals with my face attached. In that post I included...
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Yes, you are a brand
We are all brands whether we like it or not. And there are many people who don't like it. Take one of my career idols journalist Gayle...
Keeping Ambition Alive
Ambition is in all of us. Without it, we get by. With it, we get more. Ambtion is the part of us that won’t settle for less, and has an...
Does Your Squad Do This?
Before I knew what a squad was, I had one. In elementary school, I had a group of six friends who attended the same school—if not sat in...
Ditch the New Year's Resolution--Try This Instead
In 2016, I attached a photo of myself to my bedroom mirror. At the bottom of the photo I wrote the new job title I wanted. For six months...
How to Make the World Your Comfort Zone
At some point in your life, you’ve probably been encouraged to step outside your comfort zone. I adhered to this advice when I traveled...
Changing Your Mind for Good
This week, on a panel of powerful business leaders, one ABC executive shared her means to success by changing her thoughts. She explained...
Turning the Table: How Diversity and Inclusion Means Having a Seat
How did we get here? I looked around at the faces that filled the hotel's grand ballroom. Over 200 people from across the country were...
The #1 Key to Mastering Mistakes
It was my most memorable mistake to date. Shortly after transitioning from an intern to a full-time employee at my company, I was...
Failure IS an Option
A couple of weeks ago, I took a digital journalism course at a local New York City grad school. It was my first experience reporting i.e....
Overcoming Comparisons
In the third grade I figured out I was a twin. My class was learning about fingerprints, and the question was asked, “Do identical twins...
Sharing Yourself: Taking the Shame Out of Self-Promotion
Cozying up to the idea of self-promoting was very hard for me. I didn't like talking about myself, whether prompted to or not. An...
A Letter to First Generation Graduates
Dear First Gen Grads, When I was leaving for college, I didn't tell my mother. Slowly and silently, I packed up my room over the course...
11 Lessons You'll Learn the Hard Way about Love
My partner and I are pretty different. She grew up with her parents and extended Puerto Rican family in an emotionally expressive...
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