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Tag Archives: Enthusiasm
Your Career and You: “Just Do It”
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
Posted in Action, careers, Code of Ethics, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curry College, Education, Ethics, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, Planning, PR students, PRSA, PRSA Tampa Bay, public relations, Thinking
Tagged Challenges, Change, Creativity, deadlines, Decisions, Education, Enthusiasm, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Management, Productivity, Professionalism, public relations, Relationships, teaching, workload
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Your Career and You: “What’s Next?”
One of the hallmarks of my own professional life has been a never-changing “itch” to try something new or different. Even while in high school and college, I dabbled in jobs like grocery store bagboy, bartender, poolroom manager, highway department … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, CCPRSA, Communication, Curry College, Curry College PR Student Association, Curry College Public Relations Student Association, Education, Evaluation, feedback, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, Planning, PR, PR students, public relations, Thinking, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, business management, Challenges, Change, Creativity, Decisions, Education, Enthusiasm, intern, internship, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Perceptions, Productivity, public relations, teaching, workload
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Your Career and You: “Finding Inspiration”
Occasionally I hit a wall with my enthusiasm. I feel like I ought to be doing something. I just don’t know what that “something” is, and I’m not terribly motivated to go looking for it. I just finished reading a … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, networking, PR, PR students, PRSA, PRSA Boston, public relations, Public Relations Society of America
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Communication students, Curry College, Enthusiasm, public relations, Public Relations Concentration
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Your Career and You: “Passion for Your Profession”
A photo on Instagram taken of and posted by my friend/former Curry College student Samantha Valletta drove home for me the absolute need to love what you’re doing for a living. Samantha has multiple passions including theatre, dance, yoga…and public … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, Communication, Curry College, feedback, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, mentoring, networking, Planning, pleasure, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA, PRSA Boston, PRSSA, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, intern, internship, Networking, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Nothing’s Perfect, Little Girl”
I read a terrific post on PR Daily recently entitled “8 Fundamental Truths about Public Relations” by Christina Nicholson that got me to thinking about all the things I pass on to students at Curry College who wind up in … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Education, internships, PR, PR students, public relations, Thinking, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, client service, communication, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, intern, internship, negative feedback, Perceptions, Productivity, Professionalism, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “It Doesn’t Get ‘Easier’”
Retirement…something I talk a lot about but, until recently, haven’t done much about…suddenly looks a little shakier, at least for the short term. Not “panic-mode” shakier, but definitely a little less reassuring. I think of this because, for the … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Curry College, job hunting, job search, public relations
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Change, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Carpe Momentum”
I know. This isn’t THE preferred phrase…it’s “carpe diem.” But I have a reason for using this one, so jump on the surfboard and come along for the ride! I’ve realized over the past couple of weeks as I’ve seen … Continue reading
Posted in Curry College, Education, public relations
Tagged Change, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm
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Your Career and You: “Time for Reflection”
I spend a lot of time advising Curry College students on the “next step” as they begin preparing for “life after college” and all the terrifying unknowns lurking in the corners. This role comes easily thanks to the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Education, Inspiration, networking, PR, PR students, PRSA, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Change, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, learning, Networking, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Inspiration”
For anyone who may have noticed, I’ve been kind of quiet on “Your Career and You” for a couple of months. Lot of “stuff” going on both personally and professionally, and as blues legend B.B. King would say, “The thrill [was] … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, PR, public relations, Thinking
Tagged Careers, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Success: It’s An Uphill Climb”
It seems like I have the conversation pretty regularly. A student (usually a senior) will stop by my office with a tentative “Are you busy?” look, and we start talking…about classes, life, the world in general. Pretty soon it zeroes … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, feedback, job hunting, job search, PR, PR students, public relations, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Challenges, Change, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Enthusiasm, Professionalism, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, Relationships, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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