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[LAC Inside Scoop] Summer Round-up on Jobs, Joy and Investing in Yourself Sent Friday, August 30, 2013 Hi Everyone, I'm with family in California getting ready for my brother's wedding on Sunday, and as I worked on preparing my toast I was struck by just how true it is that what we love as children often follow us right into adulthood. My brother was a numbers-whiz and a wheeler-dealer from his very earliest days and now works in real estate. I loved writing, teaching and computers and feel pretty damn lucky that blogs have exploded in recent years. How about you? I know you […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] How do you handle uncertainty? Sent Thursday, July 25, 2013 Hi Everyone,I'm just getting back into the swing of things after a month-long pseudo-sabbatical that took me everywhere from Portland to California to Boulder, Colorado. It's been a blast catching up with friends and carving out lots of quiet time for yoga, long walks and meditation - but I can't say that it lit my creativity on fire as I was quite hoping it would.That's the funny thing about creativity -- sometimes it can be elusive (I'm picturing it a bit like trying to catch […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] How can you cut yourself some slack? Sent Friday, June 28, 2013 Hi Everyone,Happy Summer! Does anyone else have the itch to ditch work and go play outside? I know I do . . . lately I've been cutting out early to go do yoga in the park along the Hudson River, practicing handstands and generally feeling like a big kid. The website launch was an enormous (and rewarding) effort this past year, and now my entire system is asking begging me to take a break.I speak for myself, but sometimes it's easy to take life too seriously — to let the bumps […]
[LAC Inside Scoop] It's here, It's here! JennyBlake.me Sent Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Hi Everyone! I am jumping out of my chair with excitement as I write this email to all of you. The long-awaited JennyBlake.me website has officially launched! As many of you know, I have been actively working on this for over a year . . . it rivals my book for the amount of work and intensity required, but it is so worth it. This is my life after Life After College. But don't worry . . . Life After College isn't going anywhere! It will just return to its roots a little […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] Movin' & Shakin' in May! Sent Thursday, May 30, 2013 Hi Everyone, Can you believe we are halfway through 2013 already?! I'm still accidentally writing 2012 at the top of my journal. But that could also be attributed to the fact that every last waking brain cell has been dedicated to working on my new website, getting it ready for all of you with a brilliant team of magicians who are working hard behind the scenes. The countdown in ON . . . June 11, baby!! I will email you on that day with a heads-up as soon as the site is […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] Big Ideas, Business Building & Book Launching Sent Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Hi Everyone,I'm getting ready to head to Dublin on Friday for my keynote to a group of ~100 Googlers who do training as part of their role, and it's such an honor to be asked back.I'm going to be talking about how to move beyond burnout to build a sustainable career, based on my smart phone analogy: ditch the linear rigidity of the career ladder and assemble your "phone" the way it makes most sense for YOU. What apps (skills, experiences, side hustles, interests) would feel […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] Promote Yourself to CEO Sent Sunday, March 31, 2013 Hi Everyone, Hello from New York City! Happy Passover and Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate either of the two holidays :)I am thrilled to be back in New York (it's been 3.5 months that I've been gone) and am looking forward to revving up my routines again. My time in Bali and Thailand was incredible (full round-up here ) and now the challenge is to keep up the habits and routines on my "bliss list" — yoga, reading, walking, meditation, etc.My most recent stop was to […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] Do you fall prey to Obsessive Comparison Disorder? Sent Thursday, February 28, 2013 Hi Everyone, Greetings from Chiang Mai! I'm in the Southeast Asia equivalent of Seattle for just a few more short weeks. It's a university town in Northern Thailand with handfuls of coffee shops lining every block (at least in my neighborhood) and tons of great restaurants including my two daily staples: all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet for $4 and a hole-in-the-wall restaurant with heaping Thai dishes for $1 each. Today's newsletter is a special one. Why? Because Melissa and […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] Ready to Make Sh*t Happen? Sent Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Hi , I hope this email finds you well, and that your 2013 is off to a smashing start! Today's newsletter is a little different than most. Why? Because my baby, Make Sh*t Happen, a huge part of the heart and soul of my business re-opens for enrollment today and I want to make sure those of you who are interested have all the info you need. For that reason, I've included today's launch announcement from the blog below my signature. The major updates on my life and work are […]

[LAC Inside Scoop] Big things afoot! A peek behind my business Sent Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Hi Everyone,Long time no talk! Many of you who have joined in the last few months are just now hearing from me for the first time (howdy!), and all of you oldies who I love and adore are probably wondering what the heck happened to this newsletter! The short version: I've been working on major transitions behind the scenes at Life After College. With so much going on I have, admittedly, dropped the ball on the home front. And, if you want to know the honest truth, I got a little […]