Category Archives: PRSA Tampa Bay

Paying It Back…and Forward!

Posted on January 27, 2020 by kirkhazlett

Let’s face it. We don’t…not a single one of us does…get where we are in life without the encouragement and help of others. If you look back on it, there has been someone who you have turned to at some … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: Life’s Little Challenges

Posted on January 16, 2020 by kirkhazlett

I haven’t been as consistent in my posts recently as I would have liked to have been. A lot of “stuff” has managed to poke its nose into my life that I really would have preferred NOT to have encountered. … Continue reading →

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I Absolutely LOVE Learning!

Posted on August 1, 2019 by kirkhazlett

This “revelation” comes as no surprise to any of you who have subjected yourselves to my musings over the years. Learning, to me, is a passion. Whether it be, as a toddler, sticking a metal nail file into a wall … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Growing Up”

Posted on May 20, 2019 by kirkhazlett

As I write this, I’m sitting on a sofa in our apartment in Taipei, listening to the rain coming down in giant buckets and (sort of) thinking about “life.” I do this once in a while…mostly when I’m more-or-less caught … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “I’m Ba-aack!”

Posted on January 12, 2019 by kirkhazlett

For those of you who have paid attention, I have been “MIA” for several months now. Nothing unusual (sort of) going on…just haven’t updated this blog for a while. But, as you know if you’re reading this and to borrow … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Just Do It”

Posted on July 20, 2018 by kirkhazlett

I used those three words… “Just Do It™”…in my last post with a tip of the literary hat to Nike for beating me to the punch. But this week’s activities have really driven home the true meaning of the saying. … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “I’m a Vampire!”

Posted on June 11, 2018 by kirkhazlett

The past month was hands-down the loonngggest month I’ve endured in my entire life. Margaret (my wife) had cataract surgery on both eyes, and I voluntarily put all my own activities (PRSA Tampa Bay in particular) on hold so that … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Tomorrow”

Posted on December 28, 2017 by kirkhazlett

As we close out the old and prepare to ring in the new, the optimistic (to me, at least) song from “Annie” comes to mind. I firmly believe, as she says so positively, “The sun’ll come out tomorrow…” This past … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Networking…Promote Yourself”

Posted on December 18, 2017 by kirkhazlett

I talk about this a lot…now I’m turning my words into action. I did my best to demonstrate the value of networking to my students at Curry College, where, until mid-2017, I headed the Communication Department’s Public Relations Concentration and … Continue reading →

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