June 4, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle When I was younger, I had a very clear picture in my head of what success looked like, and that was to make it on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ list. So now that I’m six months away from exiting my 20’s and Forbes hasn’t quite recognized my accomplishments in life thus far, does that mean I’m a failure?
Luckily, my definition of success has changed over the years. And although I’m
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June 3, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle You would think being an entrepreneur and running your own business would mean unexpected turns in the work day, tons of meetings and a lot of excitement. And you’d be right. But as the sole employee of my business, working alone can be also very quiet and lonely. Not only is a lot of my work done in solitude, but I’m also the only one who really knows what my day to
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May 21, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle If you’re like me, you spend hours scrolling through pictures of food and always read menus before checking out a new restaurant. Odds are, you probably like taking pictures of all your fun eats as well. Here’s a guide with some photography and social media tips so you can give your love of food a platform to grow! → USE NATURAL LIGHT It is crazy how much better
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May 10, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle Perhaps one of the most intimidating aspects of working for yourself rather than an agency is the idea of having to find your own clients. Where are they? How do you know they’re a good fit? For me, the hardest part was getting started. But after 7 years in the biz, I’ve learned that it’s not so difficult when you know where to begin. Here are 4 easy tips to help:
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April 27, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle I always say that the one thing I feel confident in is my job; I can do PR and media pitching in my sleep. I tend to worry about everything else, but my work has never been one of those things. Recently though, I realized that the reason I never worried is because I was pretty complacent in where I was. I tend to go after the same kinds of clients, but recently
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April 25, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle
Going back through old posts, I realized that I started NeonNotebook 4 years ago. Crazy how time flies? My life seems a lot different than it was back then.
The blog has definitely gone through various reiterations of the past 4 years: advice blog, fashion blog, career blog. I feel like it finally is at the place that it was meant for it to be: it is mostly a career/lifestyle blog for
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April 20, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle As a small business owner, freelancer, or whatever you may want to call it…I make a lot of mistakes. I can admit that. Getting to be your own boss has its perks, but there isn’t a map saying which way to go, so most of the time I just roll with the punches and hope that everything works out. In order to give guidance to anyone who might also want
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April 14, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle About to graduate and in panic mode about landing a job? Breaking into the work force can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be as tricky as it looks. If you’re stressing and think there’s no hope, check out our tips and tricks for landing your fist job. 1. UTILIZE CAREER RESOURCES
Your already paying for
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April 12, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle Between grocery shopping and menu prepping, it can be difficult to keep fresh and healthy ingredients on hand. However, eating out isn’t exactly diet friendly, especially when it’s hard to know what types of ingredients are involved. That’s where many of the latest meal delivery programs come in. They take the grunt work and guess work out of eating healthfully by sending you all the necessary ingredients already cleaned, chopped
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April 5, 2017 by Rebekah in Lifestyle
In this day and age, it seems there’s a website for literally everything. Luckily, the Internet has become a great place for women in the workplace to connect and learn from each other. Check out these awesome websites and blogs if you’re looking to learn from or network with other strong, driven women just like you!
HER AGENDA —–
This site, which describes itself as, “an exclusive network of
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