Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Freelancing: Your “Better Life” is Now (So What Are You Going to Do About It?): Kelly aka “Cordelia” realizes that you have to be happy in the moment and stop …

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A few weeks ago, I was invited to a mysterious event dubbed “Philly’s Coolest Tweet & Greet.” All I knew was that it was hosted by Dunkin’ Donuts Philadelphia (@DunkinPhilly) and that the event would be held at Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles play. I arrived at The Linc with my friend Lindsay, …

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If there’s one thing I hate saying, it’s the word, “no.” All my life, I’ve been classically over-involved, as many people in my generation are. But somehow, that tendency to over-commit followed me through high school, college and even now, into the early part of my career. When I graduated from college in 2010, I felt …

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Start your week right! Every Sunday I’ll post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Productivity: My New Awesome Productivity Routine “”and How it Can Work for You: Writer Dana Sitar explains how setting a timer for 40 minutes is helping improve her productivity. On Freelancing: What …

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As I was scrolling through Facebook a few months ago, the photo to the left caught my eye. “Self Made. Philly Made. Temple Made.” The status update came from my alma mater, Temple University. Since then, I’ve seen the “Temple Made” campaign everywhere; billboards along the highways in Philadelphia, commercials on television, YouTube videos and …

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After reading a fascinating Wall Street Journal article last week, “Your Body’s Best Time For Everything,” I immediately sent it to my editor Alexis at Brazen Careerist and pitched the idea of writing a discussion piece for Brazen Life around this topic. See a sneak preview of the post below and head over to Brazen …

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Somewhere around the beginning of 2012, I stumbled upon this pin on Pinterest and immediately fell in love with the quote. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”  I promptly tweeted the quote, made it the wallpaper of my phone and added it it to my “Be Inspired” Pinterest board. This simple, nine-word quote became my personal mantra. …

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