Tag Archives: Creativity

Your Career and You: “I’m a ‘Vampire’”

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

Now that I’ve got your attention…lemme ’splain (as Ricky Ricardo so often said to Lucy). I talk and write about the fact that I’m an introvert. And yet, ironically, I have a burning need to be around people. My Curry … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Bottom line…lose the ’tude”

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

I was watching an episode of “The Middle” recently (okay, Curry College COM/PR students and CCPRSA members…don’t judge!) in which Axl proclaims that of course he’s going to get the job he’s going to interview for…he has amazing hair! Needless … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Dive into the Deep End”

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

I’ve been reading Facebook updates and blog posts by my Curry College COM/PR students that kind of tell me they’ve taken my unsolicited but sincere advice to heart. Time and again, in the classroom as well as in one-on-one meetings, I … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Looking Back; Planning Forward”

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

Life’s funny (said the wise professor). It’s totally unpredictable, but so much of it can be, if not predicted, at least planned for. I know that this uncertainty makes most of my PR Concentration students at Curry College a little … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Personal Recognition…It’s Good ‘PR’!”

Posted on July 5, 2016 by

It took me a long time to figure this out myself…If you don’t tell people who you are, they’re not going to know who you are.” I know this is a mind-blowingly obvious statement, but how many of you are … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “People Watching”

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

I realized today, after having done this for a dozen or so times, that, in addition to a much-needed boost to my brainpower, mall-sitting offers one unique benefit…the opportunity to observe a varied cross-section of humanity wandering back and forth … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Watching Flowers Grow”

Posted on October 15, 2015 by

One of the truly rewarding things about my current life as a PR professor has been introducing young men and women to the profession that has been mine for more than a quarter-century and seeing that mental “light” go on … Continue reading →

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