27.5 hours of content Four weeksTwo peopleOne podcast In July, a peer of mine, Austin Taylor, came to me and suggested that we start a blog-type video series based around the content for month four of Praxis. At first, it was going to end with the month, but we had amazing feedback around it, so weContinue reading “Podcast Project Write-Up”
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How to Nail the Job Search
We all get to that point where we’re just tired of our jobs. Maybe it’s becuase you’ve been at yours too long now and need a change of pace, maybe it’s because you’ve just graduated and want to use your degree to start your career. Whatever the reason, here are five steps to kick startContinue reading “How to Nail the Job Search”
Operational Role Type Interview
My time in the Praxis Bootcamp is coming to an end, and while I’m sad to leave this experience, I’m excited to finally start finding a job that will suit my interests in Operations Management. To make sure this is a field I actually want to go into, I reached out to Jason Burner, aContinue reading “Operational Role Type Interview”
Through the Months: A Praxis Podcast
Week #1: Intro to Philosophy This past week, I read five articles a video and listened to a podcast all about philosophy and critical thinking, then collaborated with one of my peers, Austin Taylor to express our thoughts about the content. Here is the content we talked about: Give It Five MinutesThe Work Required toContinue reading “Through the Months: A Praxis Podcast”
Advice: Blogging for 30 days
In the month of June, I blogged every day for 30 days. At first, it was hard, but if something isn’t difficult, is it even worth doing? At the end of it all, I compiled everything that I learned into this post. Here, I’ll go over My advice and what I learned about myself thisContinue reading “Advice: Blogging for 30 days”
The Objectification of Your Relationships
The other night I was giving relationship advice to my younger sister. She came to me worried about how her current relationship was a rebound, but it was obvious that the person she was with wanted more out of the relationship, but she didn’t want to hurt him. I told her to do the obvious:Continue reading “The Objectification of Your Relationships”
Landing Page Critique
For this critique, I took a website for a local Albuquerque company and dissected their landing page. The company’s website I choose is called ABQid, and it’s focused on helping Albuquerque startups get recognized and funded. I love this concept because it’s helping companies get noticed and potentially flourish in New Mexicos struggling economy. Here’sContinue reading “Landing Page Critique”
How to Build Strong Story Characters
81% of people in the United States say that they want to write a book (that’s about 200 million people), however, only about 10% of that population actually will. Why? There are tons of reasons, most are due to a lack of will power to complete their novel or sit through the tedious process ofContinue reading “How to Build Strong Story Characters”
Copywriting Exercise: Self Help vs. Free Coffee
In an attempt to develop my own style of copywriting, I took a look at a successful copy, broke it down into a formula then mimicked it with something of my own. For this exercise, I decided to use John Lee’s Dumas’ ad for his newsletter “Fire Nation” At First Glance: This is a wellContinue reading “Copywriting Exercise: Self Help vs. Free Coffee”
How to Survive Dieting
For people with mental illnesses, lack of impulse control or a health issue that can cause difficulty in making good decisions (i.e. concussions) eating right doesn’t just require control, it can require an entire mental reset. I personally struggle with two of those three things and to top it off, I work at a Starbucks,Continue reading “How to Survive Dieting”