These days productivity and technology seem to be overlapping. If you want to be productive or hip, you have to use the latest technology. While using technology can be very effective, there’s also a lot to be said for going back to the basics. To enlighten us on this topic, we have a guest post […]
Trish Ryan is a longtime Urban Muse reader and a fellow Cantabridgian. Her first book, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, comes out this week, and I couldn’t be more thrilled for her. Trish and I talked about finding a publisher, favorite authors, and more.
Urban Muse: How did you stay motivated when you were […]
Flow is something I try to attain and work on every day. Flow is also referred to as “On the money” and “In a groove”. According to the definition on Wikipedia, Flow is a mental state of operation where you are fully immersed in whatever you are doing. The best example that […]
We have all been through it. You need some information at work from someone and you are on the chase until it’s time to go home and you still don’t have what you need. Here are six ways for young professionals to break through.
Yesterday in my last sports marketing class for the semester, our teacher Mr. Lou Imbriano, who is someone with a plethora of sports marketing experience, gave the class some parting words that I wanted to share with you.
At the beginning of this class in January, the first topic he spoke about was what he called […]
In one of my last few classes, we discussed challenges in the nonprofit sector and what is unique about the nonprofit sector. As we began our two lists it was evident the challenges list was much longer. It rather saddened me; the sector I love really has these many challenges? However, I am not worried, I […]
I happen to think that, for many people in marriages or relationships they have no business being in, an affair is unavoidable. I know that many people are uncomfortable even discussing the idea of infidelity. Or in acknowledging just how prevelant it is. But it happens. Especially at work. And while it is not […]
Just like most writers, I often struggle to put a price on my words. I try to set prices that I feel are fair and that can keep me in the style I’ve become accustomed to — that is to say, able to eat. So, when a freelance client asks me for a discount, I have […]
So far I’m unimpressed (at best) with all three political candidates. They know just how to pander, and pandering makes me vomit. Here’s what I want: I want the hard, bare-knuckle, balls-to-the-wall truth that nobody talks about except rude radio personalities. I want to be forced into a decision right when I hear the pitch, […]
Every so often, especially in your first year, you’ll get someone asking for a quote on a type of project you’ve never handled before. If you’ve never written a video script or a landing page before, it might be difficult to figure out how to quote on […]
