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Comment on Trust30 | making a name for myself by Andrea Zak

Andrea Zak — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:07:15 +0000

Thanks, Marthe.

It’s taken a long time to fine tune my long term interests. Now it’s time to find a company that will put to work what I have to offer.

Last week was just one opportunity flowing to the next after I started talking about what I wanted and needed. So I’m just going to try to keep that forward momentum in place.

Fingers crossed I land round 2 in short order.

Hope you’re enjoying your travels; I see your tweets about them

Comment on Trust30 | making a name for myself by Marthe

Marthe — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:01:06 +0000

Andrea, this is great!

You’re so brave to share your dream, I know how scary it can be.

And I strongly believe that it’s one of the most imporant steps towards realizing your goal. Not only do you share your dream with others who might be able to help, you’re also making it clear for yourself that this is something you really want to do. The more uncormfortable it feels to share, the more do you need to do it.

I’m so happy to see that you’ve already met people who can help! I have no doubt that you’re going to make it!

Good luck on your interview, I’m so excited too hear how it turns out!

All the best,
Marthe
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Comment on Finding community in books by Andrea Zak

Andrea Zak — Sun, 08 May 2011 03:28:14 +0000

Welcome, Janet!

I can’t say that I read any of the Lurlene McDaniel books but I read Gunther’s Death Be Not Proud a dozen times as a kid. Summer of My German Soldier also stands out as a book I read often.

I always had a love-hate relationship with the classics because I kept reading the ones where the women met desperate ends over a guy. And I just never thought he was worth it in the end, but if the book has stood the test of time — it must be worth reading right?

Do you still get caught up in series books as an adult. Paulina Simons did a trilogy startiing with The Bronze Horseman that I was very attached to. I think I’ve been reading Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books for almost 15 years now.

Comment on Finding community in books by Janet

Janet — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:17:37 +0000

I love books so I had to respond My childhood favorites were also the SVH series, Nancy Drew and its more modern counterpart, Harriet the Spy, The Boxcar Children, Ramona Quimby, and Lurlene McDaniel books (the ones that were always about cancer patients and dying).. I also LOVED era pieces like Anne of Green Gable series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Little Women (a classic), Heidi, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. I suppose I typically resonated with strong female characters.. Even to this day, I still dream of living in a ‘hobbit’ house and was completely fascinated via Little House in the Prairie.. that there are dwellings that exist as earth itself.. Her family lived IN a hill, like hobbits! I would love to live/own a mud house (eco-friendly) someday!!!

Comment on Waning empathy and the explosion in reality programming by Andrea Zak

Andrea Zak — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:37:53 +0000

I’m kind of on the fence.

On the one hand, more people than ever are applying to programs like Teach for America and the Peace Corps, but on the other we’re part of an instant gratification generation. . . so I worry about our ability to commit for the long haul. Change doesn’t happen overnight.

I hope you’re right.

Comment on Considerations for bloggers by Andrea Zak

Andrea Zak — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:30:28 +0000

I struggle with being able to myself. I hate being wrong and have a lot of fear about being judged, so putting myself out there in a public forum, even for an audience that is primarily lurking, is really hard to do.

Though I’m not super interested in blogs people write about their day-to-day lives, I admire the ability to be so open.

Comment on Considerations for bloggers by Christine McCarthy

Christine McCarthy — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:16:57 +0000

Well least we know we’re doing something right by blogging!
And it is so true, “talk as yourself, not about yourself”. Not as easy as it sounds, but is key to learn.
And staying away from overly technical jargon is uber hard for me! LOL. Thanks for sharing the ppt!

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