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Why It Feels Harder to Ask Those Closest to You for Career Support Than Strangers and How to Reframe It
As I get ready for my fourth Zoom discussion for the NextGen Playbook on June 11, I’ve been reflecting on something that’s consistently hard: inviting close friends and family to support my work. Oddly enough, I find it easier to send invites to strangers or distant acquaintances than to the people I’m closest to. Each…
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The Message Every Young Adult Should Hear in Billy Joel’s “Vienna”
Growing up, I used to ride home from swim practice in White Plains, NY, back to Connecticut. Billy Joel was a regular on those drives, and Vienna quickly became my favorite song of his. I’ve never been big on lyrics—I’ve always connected more with the beat. But recently, I finally sat down and read the…