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Find Your Inner Optimist and Set Her Free

When I was in elementary school, I wore the thickest, dorkiest glasses in the world on my chubby little face. I was extremely near-sighted, so the lenses were like glass hockey pucks crammed into huge pink plastic frames (this was the 80s, after all). I’ll never know why, but the employees at the eye glasses…

How to Lead a Richer Life by Not Saving

I’m not a saver. And if you are, then we can’t be friends. No, no—don’t try to justify your frugality. I won’t be swayed. I see you saving all kinds of things, and it makes me want grab you and shake you like how a Great White will chomp down on a baby seal and…

Are You Proactive or Reactive? And Why It Matters

I once had a truly miserable job. No really, it was the job from hell. My manager went out of her way to criticize my work, my coworkers bullied me, and it felt like everyone in the department took delight in making my life unbearable. It was so bad that I became physically sick every…

Elevate Series: Open Your Grip on Expectations

Today I’m sharing another entry in my series of guest posts on Stratejoy that I write as a member of Molly Mahar’s 2014 Elevate Mastermind. I’m a huge Disney fan, and this guest post is about how my business is like the movie Frozen. Well, except for the talking snowman. You’ll learn: The secret I…

How to Get Lucky at Work and Home

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You can bet I’m wearing green today and eating a bowl of mint chocolate chip vegan ice cream. I’m not Irish, but I try to celebrate as many holidays as I can, even ones I make up myself. I believe in having fun and not taking yourself too seriously. But you…

What Your Bitch Face Is Costing You

“Heeeeeyyyy, Smiley!!!” As I passed by the cute guy from the mailroom, he called me by my nickname and gave me a high five. I couldn’t help but smile even wider. He nodded once, winked, and then continued down the hallway. I had been working at my first “real” job out of college for only…

How to Survive When You Hate Your Job

Call me King Midas ‘cause everything I touched was turning into gold! I was having my best week of the month (maybe the whole year) at the small publishing house I used to work at in Chicago. In the span of 5 short days, I received huge praise from our biggest client for the work…