Ways to not let e-mail take over your life

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The number one struggle in the digital age: how to get work done when you receive a stream of never ending emails? This topic seems to be a regular source of conversation with many people.

It’s a continuous and almost impossible challenge to not let emails distract me during a busy

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2015 New Year’s Resolutions

I am a big believer in setting goals on this blog. I’ve always felt that if I put something out into the universe I will be held more accountable. I think writing something down, especially in a public place, puts more pressure on you to get it done!

When I look back at 2014, there are definitely things that I feel like I could have done better or things that I could have focused on more. But, that is what New Years Resolutions are for, right?!

Not all of my resolutions are negative, some are things I succeeded in this

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Adina Jacobs

Full name?: Adina Jacobs

Position / Job title?: SVP Product for STM

Why did you seek out this particular job / start your company?

I was in my early 20’s, working as the accessories buyer for a teen fashion brand when a colleague approached me with an idea. He’d just bought a laptop and couldn’t find anything other than the ubiquitous basic black laptop briefcase to carry it in. Those bags didn’t suit him or his lifestyle and with nothing else available at the time he cobbled together his own solution. He bought a padded envelope

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Reclaiming my mornings…

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I think I am writing this post because I feel a little guilty. I have been the number one advocate of mornings. I feel like I am always preaching that I can be so productive because I wake up early and get stuff done. However, lately I have fallen off the wagon, so to speak, and I

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Sonia Kanner

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1. Full name?: Sonia Kanner

2. Position / Job title?: CEO/Founder hipS-sister

3. Why did you seek out this particular job / start your company? I came up with an idea, a hip modern day fanny pack. The idea caught on very quickly. I realized I needed to form a company in order to stay in business. I

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Reflecting on 2014…

OMG, WTF I can’t believe it is December! Where did the year go?! Part of the reason for my December Denial has to be the weather. Thanksgiving weekend was the 70’s and it hasn’t gotten much colder since.

This year has been a whirlwind. When I think back to where I was in January to where I am now, it is crazy. I am a nostalgic person, so when I sat down to write this blog post about all that has happened I got a little teary eyed.

Not to sound corny or lame (okay this is really sappy), but

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Tips for dealing with the holidays

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Folks, it’s that time of year again! All of the sudden the weather is cooler and pumpkin spice lattes are back! Hooray! November really marks the beginning of the holiday season, which is definitely good and bad. I obviously have mixed feelings about this time of year.

I love the holidays. Everyone seems nicer, I

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Three Things I Wish I Had Known in My 20’s: Nicole Rodrigues

unnamed-2Nicole Rodrigues has been in the PR and social media industry for for 14+ years and now has her own firm, NRPR Group, in Beverly Hills. She helps big consumer, entertainment and sports brands really shape their image by using great strategy and very “human” tactics.

What sets her apart from other professionals is her path to

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Career Confidential: Lucy L. Chalmeton

imageFull name: Lucy L. Chalmeton

Position / Job title?: Associate Director, Mobile Innovation

1. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position?

I’ve been a mobile and innovation evangelist since 2001 which is almost most of my career up. Working with Orange Innovation Program in both China and France in the early age of the Internet and smartphones

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Reflecting on Glamtrepreneur…

This summer Glamtrepreneur was pushing full steam ahead with 12 “BizGlam” workshops in a very short amount of time. It was exhilarating and made me feel like I was doing something towards reaching my ultimate goal. And while lately life and work have caused Glam to take a more passive role, it has not been forgotten.

While there are a variety of reasons why I haven’t been aggressively pursuing it, the main one is that I’m just not sure what the next step is. And while I wouldn’t be a very good entrepreneur myself if someone just told

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