Twitter is one of the many tools that students and professionals can use to brand themselves. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been told over and over again how to properly Tweet, when to RT and how to engage with professionals and other students through Twitter chats.
Well, those things are all well and good…and they’re important. But, something someone said to me recently got me thinking: how often are those rules really followed? It’s like being taught best practices in the classroom, but learning that something is done completely different in the real world.
Now, as future professionals, we should find someone to do the same for our careers. I’m talking about a mentor – a professional in the field who can help guide and nurture you as your education and career progresses.
Do you ever need a quiet place to work?Somewhere away from home and away from life’s distractions? Or do you need to learn to avoid the distractions working from home can bring?
Had I known what I know now, I would have started on my career path in high school. Of course, when I graduated high school in 2003, MySpace was just starting and Facebook hadn’t even been created. Twitter was still years away and iPhones? You were lucky if you had a cell phone, let alone a flip phone. And you definitely didn’t have a Blackberry. Without all of these innovative technologies, it’s hard for me to imagine creating a brand for myself. High schoolers today have it a lot easier with tools like Twitter, but it can also be a lot harder on them if they don’t know what to do or how to do it.
the day. We can be frazzled and snappy when stressed, and sometimes it can hurt our performance. We’ve all been there, right?How do you unwind after a long day of stress at school and work? I like to hit up the gym (or the running path). I know a lot of people who hate working out, and I used to be one of them. I thought it was tedious, unnecessary and messy.
I’ve been struggling with writers block lately. For a lot longer than I’d like to admit, too. I’ve found that when the weather is gloomy and gray, it’s a lot harder to be inspired. But, now it’s spring (well, it’s supposed to be) and the sunshine is starting to come out. Hopefully the inspiration will start to flow again.
