Summer Birthdays

It is the year 2017. As of this writing, all of the school-aged children in my county and those surrounding me have loaded up their pencil boxes and embarked on a new school year. That means a young child with a birthday of August 8th is (potentially) right now, being sung “Happy Birthday” by teachers and classmates, possibly over cupcakes. …

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You Can’t Teach an Old Year New Tricks

As you reflect back on 2016 you might say, “Wow, what a year this has been” or you might simply say, “Please stop insisting I give any more thought to 2016”. This year has impacted us very differently. It has brought much joy into the lives of people close to me and it’s been unprecedently devastating for some of my …

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Solve For WHY: A Birthday Equation

Today I’m 36. I’m one year younger than Nickelodeon and one year older than MTV. I mention this because we grew up, side by side, like peers influencing each other until some of us* grew apart (*MTV). While I’m definitively Leo, generationally I’m more of a cusper. I ride the line between Gen X and Gen Y, constantly shifting from the …

Valerie JaneSolve For WHY: A Birthday Equation

468 Résumé Mistakes You Are Making Right Now

Your Internet Presence Do you have an internet presence? You may want to rethink that. Try having less of an internet presence, in fact, try having less of a presence altogether. Maybe you should kill yourself? The Right Template There are literally thousands of different resume designs and templates out there, are you using the right one? How can you …

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Divorce Now, Die Later

Allow me to preface, my divorce is my divorce. It’s not your divorce, your parent’s divorce, etc. Please understand, because I surely do, that divorces are painful and while my divorce was the best thing that ever happened to me, that is an individual experience and summation and is not meant to diminish, deride, or disparage anyone else’s marriage or …

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