The temperature reads around 101. The ground is scorching. The air is sticky. Everyone is sick of the heat, ready for Fall. It’s around this time each year that I get really really excited. It’s time to head back to Athens. Time to rock it in the Classic City. The people start pouring in again. Freshman…
When I first got to college, I noticed something interesting and slightly scary. I started to forget things. All. The. Time. It was pretty bad. I remember I showed up to class one day, not remembering that we had an outline for a paper due. Oh. Oh yeah. Fortunately, the teacher gave me some grace…
FREE AT LAST!!! Those were the words I internally exclaimed as I learned that the Terry College of Business had dropped the Calculus requirement for admission. I had just finished a rough semester of PreCalculus and thought I was done with math forever. I was so excited that I posted on Facebook and Twitter about…
When it comes to giving hugs, I’m *white girl voice* just the worst. I’m actually terrible at judging when to hug people and when to just not. Most of the time, it ends up in the classic awkward side hug thing. You know what I’m talking about. The “I think I’m pretty sure that I might should maybe…
Man, I love college. Why? That might actually take forever to fully explain. There’s so many reasons why my time here at UGA has been remarkable. Solid friends, crazy fun social events, endless opportunities to use my gifts, rigorous classes, Saturdays between the Hedges, to name just a few. You’d be reading for hours if…
I like setting goals. It’s exciting to write down what I want to do and where I want to be in the future. I always get super turnt up about it and feel this rush of energy when I write them down. Unfortunately, that’s usually where it stops. Just some words on a page. Basically…
Those 4 words are essential. As long as there’s something meaningful to start, accomplish, fulfill, etc, there’s always a chance it might not work. If there’s not, it’s probably not very significant. This idea might flop. This business venture might fail. If I speak up, people might disagree. I might go the wrong direction. They might…
Small talk is unavoidable. It happens in just about every type of social situation. It’s not all bad, especially if we’re getting to know someone for the first time. But if you’re anything like me, it sometimes feels like a waste. We don’t really learn anything new about the other person. It’s like we’re filling…
Last March, I was at the ONE2 Conference in Clemson, SC, a faith-based conference for college students that some friends and I lead. Midway through the event, a panel of business leaders took the stage and began sharing college experiences that helped shape them into who they are today. One of the leaders had this…
If I really wanted to, I could come up with some post about the New Year and making resolutions and goal setting and stuff. I’m all for those things, but to be honest, there’s already a lot written out there by people who are far wiser than myself. So let’s not do that. Let’s talk…