Category: Lessons Learned
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The Most Important Christmas Lesson I’ve Learned Yet
Read more: The Most Important Christmas Lesson I’ve Learned Yet“Why do your admins enjoy taking Christ out of Christmas?” the Twitter post read, publicly showing off a screencap of my photograph and name with an adjoining Facebook group post which I happened to close with “I hope you have a splendid holiday season!” I admit, I anticipated some amount of blowback when I had…
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You Matter.
Read more: You Matter.Sometimes you matter a lot more than you think. Today was my last day at church before I move to North Carolina. During our snack break, a girl who attends there with me gave me the sweetest card. She is 12 and I am 24. I always thought she seemed pretty cool, though I didn’t…
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Fearlessness & Confidence: The Most Overvalued Traits
Read more: Fearlessness & Confidence: The Most Overvalued TraitsAn acquaintance of mine recently wrote a blog post about how irony is stunting your relationships. I agree with him, however, I think it goes deeper than that. Fearlessness and confidence are overvalued by our society. Everybody idolizes those people who appear unshakable. Everyone gets coached on how they need to present themselves with confidence…
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Book Review: There is no Good Card For This
Read more: Book Review: There is no Good Card For ThisThere is no Good Card For This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love. There is no Good Card For This by Emily McDowell and Kelsey Crowe, PH.D. is one of the best and most useful books I have read in ages. Seriously, if you only…
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Freelance Photography: A Newbie’s First Journey
Read more: Freelance Photography: A Newbie’s First JourneyThis past week I landed my first-ever freelance photography gig! Well, technically, I’ve had others. I’ve done small-time paid photo shoots for people ever since I was in high school. However, this one is special. This is my first gig for someone entirely out of my social circles. The opportunity: product photography. Specifically,…
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7 Tips for Personal Social Media Engagement
Read more: 7 Tips for Personal Social Media EngagementSo, I have a social media account. … Now what? Well, for starters, scrolling through family and friends’ content can be really fun! Following interesting pages and keeping up to date on events is nice too. Another great thing about social media is that it is a place to meet new connections and get involved…
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What You Need to Know About Auctions
Read more: What You Need to Know About AuctionsTonight I attended my first-ever action. It was the annual benefit auction for my local library. It feels slightly funny that I’ve never been to it before. I’ve been employed to photograph their live auction items every year that they’ve had the event, but just never felt like spending the $35 to attend. This year,…
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My Top 5 Tips for Creating Catchy Blog Content
Read more: My Top 5 Tips for Creating Catchy Blog ContentThere is a particular art to writing a good blog post. Some blog posts are a complete turn-off the moment we see them. Other posts feel inviting and draw us in, leaving us with the desire for more. The big question is, how do you create welcoming reads? Well, my friend, you’re in luck! …
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You Need a Break.
Read more: You Need a Break.Breaks can feel like a necessary evil to the workaholic. Trust me, I tend to be one. Having a strong productivity mindset can be great, but it needs balance. No matter how enjoyable your work is, it is important to get out of the working mindset every now and then. It is hard for me…
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Survivor Strategy for the Business World
Read more: Survivor Strategy for the Business WorldSocial strategy games are a great educational opportunity. A group of friends and I occasionally play an online adaptation of the popular reality TV game show, Survivor. Over time, I’ve noticed five important concepts that apply both in-game and in the real world as well. 1. ) Engagement is important. In Survivor, social…
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