Articles

17 May

Throughout high school, college and after college, many of us are on a mission to have the highest number of friends possible. For some reason, we think it’s quantity over quality. We’re certain that we’ll be cooler, happier and more popular based on a higher number - especially when social media comes into play. ‘How many Facebook friends do you have?’ ‘How many Instagram followers do you have?’ people ask one another. Let’s be honest here, 1/3 of your Facebook friends are people that you met once at a party in college or through a friend and would never connect with again (let alone say hi to them if you saw them on the street!) At one point in time it seemed cool to increase your number of Facebook friends.

Huffington Post

Jenifer Maxwel
09 May

Why do some women persist despite obstacles? In study findings, women who self-identified as extremely/very ambitious shared that it was their mother who had the greatest impact on their ambition. It was strong mothers and powerful role models who instilled and inspired them to follow their ambition no matter what obstacles came their way.

Forbes

Tanya Raukko
02 May

A good friend living in Pakistan had just quit her job. She wasn’t passionate about her work at a PR agency and didn’t want to settle for a job she hated. But she didn’t have another position lined up, and it started to hit her.

Her true passion and talent is photography , so I started to pelt her with options: She could launch her own business, go abroad to pursue an MFA, apply for grants, start an exhibit. From my perspective, her creative work is unsurpassed in her country, and eventually the right people will see her work—it’s only a matter of time.

But she quickly stopped me, reminding me where she was living, that she had a young daughter, and that she didn’t have an art degree. She worried about the future and felt overwhelmed by her current circumstances.

This made me think: These fears are normal for anyone contemplating a major career or life change , and they are certainly valid. It’s not easy to take that leap, especially when fear, worry, and doubt creep in.

But I was also reminded that, sometimes, the risks we don’t take are the ones we will regret. And the first step to any achievement is to find the courage to take a risk, do what you love, and commit to your goal.

The Muse

Jenifer Maxwel

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