May 22, 2008  •  In Career, Personal

5 Pieces of Advice for Recent Graduates, Part 4

Part 1: The world doesn’t owe you anything. Part 2: It’s never too late. Part 3: Make the best of it. 4. Be ballsy. I have mentioned before that I am a textbook ISFP. I have terrible stagefright and I shy away from being the center of attention. I’m great at giving others a lending hand and […]

May 21, 2008  •  In Career, Personal

5 Pieces of Advice for Recent Graduates, Part 3

Part 1: The world doesn’t owe you anything. Part 2: It’s never too late. 3. Make the best of it. I hated my first job. In hindsight, it wasn’t a total waste. I gained valuable experience, learned the importance of office politics, and the salary wasn’t bad at all for an entry-level position. However, I couldn’t ignore […]

May 21, 2008  •  In Career, Personal

5 Pieces of Advice for Recent Graduates, Part 2

Part 1: The world doesn’t owe you anything. 2. It’s never too late. One of my good friends is beautiful and brilliant (and I’m not just saying that because she’s my friend). Not only is she so gorgeous that a well-known, national brand wanted her as a model, she’s also one of the smartest people I know. A […]

May 20, 2008  •  In Career, Personal

5 Pieces of Advice for Recent Graduates, Part 1

My office is right upstairs from Madison Square Garden and believe it or not, many schools hold their commencement ceremonies at the Garden. In the past week, I have come downstairs many times to a sea of gowns, caps, and proud families. And I expect this to continue for the next few weeks, just as it has in the […]

Mar 29, 2008  •  In Art/Design, Career, Education, Personal

National Portfolio Day

A few days ago, LifeClever posted an articled called Portfolio Day might make you cry, but it’s worth it. I suddenly had a flashback… As mentioned in my “About” page, I once was a very serious artist who was hell-bent on attending a good art program at one of the nation’s top art schools (RISD, […]

Feb 28, 2007  •  In Career, Finance, Personal, Touching

Don to Earth

One of the many blogs I subscribe to is Get Rich Slowly, a personal finance site written by a man who was successfully able to dig himself out of major debt and want to help others do the same. Today, he posted a link to Don To Earth, a “blog written by a 93-year-old-man. There’s […]

Dec 5, 2006  •  In Career, Personal

Corporate Slavedom

Yesterday I read an article which was linked on Slashdot. It caught my attention because I’m still in the process of paving a career path. In the midst of researching and reading up on the myriad of options that are available for recent grads who are still trying to figure out what to do with the rest of their […]