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Atlanta Content Strategist & Digital Marketing Pro

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Unplug and Recharge During the Holidays

With a month left until a new year and a new decade, many successful young people may find themselves highly determined to finish the year strong instead of taking much-needed rest and time to reflect.  Millennials are now the largest demographic in the American workforce, and up to 42% have made the decision to freelance, according to online magazine FastCompany. What’s more, millennials contribute to a self-employment rate that is reported likely to triple to 42 million workers by 2020 according to a 2017 Deloitte study. Other work trends related to the future of freelance and self-employment illustrate millennials’ predisposition to overwork, have poor work/life balance, and suffer from a surprisingly high rate of burnout, anxiety and depression.  The added stress of traveling, …

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Waiting for My Raggedy Doctor

Doctor Who is one of those shows that, for me, I watch to feel comfort. Last night, after a particularly emotionally trying day, I put on my favorite show. My favorite doctors are Eccleston, Tennant (be still my heart), and Matt Smith (be still my heart a second time). I watched a few Capaldi episodes and have yet to watch any Jodi Whittaker episodes, but for me, these seasons are like a fleece afghan and a warm cup of coffee. Last night after putting the boys down for bed, I curled up in my own and turned on the TV. I've been finishing up all of Tennant's episodes over the last couple weeks, and I looked forward to allowing myself to fully immerse in the 11th doctor. Except, I wasn't expecting to have such a profound emotional response to it like I did. Season five Episode 1 …

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The Owned, Earned and Paid Content of Your Personal Brand

As an (elder) millennial, I identify as someone who grew up during the “information age” of the Internet. As a result, I’m pretty comfortable with most digital technology. The internet, my smartphone, social media--these are all part of my everyday existence (and not just because of my job).  I’ve had a “web presence” for as long as I remember, and I would have to concentrate hard to remember a time before I had my very own presence on the web. Have I always been conscientious about what I post on social media? Eh, no. Is my old LiveJournal profile still out there somewhere in all of its teenage-angst glory? Yep, it is.  The sum of everything that exists on the web associated with me, and I mean everything that’s out there, this is my personal brand. It’s what is visible to anyone …

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