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20SMF Episode #69 – The ‘08 Resolutions Episode
by Jared on January 1st, 2008
In what has become a 20SM tradition; the first podcast of the year, I dedicate to resolutions and some words to live by in 2008.
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Ageism in America – From The Bottom Up?
by Jared on November 28th, 2007
A DC friend of mine was recently featured in the Washington Post about his initiatives to advance the rights of youth in this country.
As we’ve seen, particularly with 20-somethings, as the soon as you put someone in a box, they are going to fight to get out. As you can expect, the article brought out some interesting comments from WaPo readers.
Regardless of what you think of him, however, you have to give Alex some serious credit for building an incredible organization. A very insightful 20-something following his dreams and his passion; we should all be so lucky.
Also, to get more information on the National Youth Rights Association – Goto www.youthrights.org
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Four lessons from being 26
by Jared on November 19th, 2007
Right now, I am sitting in a Caribou Coffee in my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia desperately trying to avoid a barrage of calls, e-mails and facebook wall postings about one thing; my birthday.
Ok, “avoid” may be an overstatement. Ok, I’ll admit that as I was writing this post, I checked my facebook wall at least three times.
It’s not that I don’t like my birthday, it just always seems to come at the most annoying times. Grad school has tempered my expectations of just about everything now-a-days.
For instance, I could be doing a lot of things today but the act that is bringing me the most pleasure is the completion of a marketing research focus group analysis. As long as I am procrastinating however, let’s see if I can’t ping out a couple of the things I learned when I was 26….Click Here To Read More >>
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4 Tips On Haggling: A Craigslist Cautionary Tale
by Jared on July 12th, 2007
Yesterday, I had someone come by my apartment to view a desk that I had put up for sale on CraigsList. The desk was in fairly decent condition and I was selling it at a price meant to make it move quickly amongst the 120 other computer desks listed that day.
The buyer arrived at my apartment, knowing full well what I was asking for the desk, and proceeded to haggle with me over the price. She first claimed that I posted it for less than I was asking for in person. She then proceeded to list off every scratch on the desk (which there were very few of) and why they entitled her to a lower price. More
The smartest thing you’ll ever be
by Jared on April 6th, 2007
I don’t know why, but there is something about this morning that warrants a really deep shout-out to all hard-working 20-something professionals.
Personally, this week has been fairly intense and the one thing I have found about writing this blog is that this kind of intensity is usually felt across the board (think a kind of collective karma only for creative/ambitious types). Combine that with a larger-than-average workload, some introspection on my part and you have the need to draw something real out of all of the noise that surrounds us.
Last night, I sat down and tried to write something about how someone could be so busy and yet feel like they have done so little.
Perhaps this is a signal of my attempts to bring the show around to pay some attention to “the intellectual head space of marketing†over the next week or so. It also may be a result of considering a statement that I have made earlier about balancing who you are, genuinely and the pressure to edit yourself to become someone that can be adaptive and successful, professionally.
Here’s what I came up with…
If the bravest thing you’ll ever be is yourself, what is the smartest thing you’ll ever be?
There is a lot out there to answer that question but it’s the kind of statement too interesting to keep to myself. What do you think? If we are to stay true to what we think is unique about ourselves, how do we balance that with what it takes to be a successful relationship-builder within a professional space?
I’ll post some of my own thoughts later but for now – let’s hear what you think. If you don’t feel comfortable posting it online – send it to me via e-mail and I can combine it in an anonymous listing with things I’ll collect from my friends.
It’s the flow of a conversation, stupid
by Jared on March 26th, 2007
Normally, you can call me a pretty nice person. I mean, I don’t claim to be above the basic human emotions of frustration and impatience but for the most part, I try to take things as they come.
The once exception is when co-workers with very narrow frames of reference refuse to even consider trying to meet me half way in a conversation.
Again, I understand that we may be coming from different places, conceptually. I also understand it is my job as a marketer to adjust my own style based on that but for crying out loud, at least try to follow the very basic trail of intellectual bread crumbs I leave out for you in a conversation.
I just spent 25 minutes talking with a co-worker about how they should respond to client feedback based on a piece of market research I was setting up. To me, the process was simple and the trigger was straightforward. Some reason though, I still found myself back-tracking in the conversation trying to figure out what part of “once you get the response e-mail†they didn’t understand.
If you decide to ask for advice, do yourself a favor and at least attempt to keep up with the conversation. Barring that, please understand that it’s not always a case of talking over your head – sometimes your head is just in a hole!
20SMF Episode #56 – The ‘07 Resolutions Episode
by Jared on January 5th, 2007
In what has become a 20SM tradition; the first podcast of the year, I dedicate to resolutions and some words to live by in 2007.
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Popular
by Jared on August 17th, 2006
When we did the 20-Something Work-Life Survey, one person made the comment that if they had learned one thing prior to entering the workforce; it would be to try to emulate the “popular†kids in order to navigate office politics.
I once scoffed at that idea but now that I am back from an interesting AMA Seminar on building better work relationships, I am prompted to reconsider that statement. In fact, it’s tough for me to admit but one major truth I realized is that to be really successful, you need to be more than good at what you do, you need to play the popularity game as well.
To be continued…