5 Ways to adapt to a new environment

July 24th, 2008 by Dan Healy

I recently left my home of four years; I left where everything was familiar, surrounded by 50,000 people my age with similar interests.  Now I live in a new city where I know about 4 people.  The truth is: it kind of sucks.  However, I know that I have to adapt, and adapt fast.  I […]

After-College, Career Development, Personal Development, Transitions, Uncategorized | 2 Comments |

How I got Free Drinks for Life

April 8th, 2008 by Dan Healy

Like every other entrepreneur, I have had my ups and downs when trying to make a sale. It’s difficult to try and get a restaurant or a bar to spend money on internet advertising, especially if they aren’t familiar or comfortable with the idea of the web.
I always thought that this was […]

sales | 2 Comments |

My Alternative Spring Break

March 26th, 2008 by Dan Healy

As my friends took the last ten days to venture to Cancun, Jamaica, Acapulco, and the Caribbean, I went to work.
That’s right, I used my spring break, the same way that I used my winter break. I used it as an opportunity to get away from school, to try and make some money and […]

Career Development, College, Generation Y | 1 Comment |

Self Reliance as a Productivity Tool

March 11th, 2008 by Dan Healy

Where should I apply for a job? Where do I want to live? Who should I date? Now that I’m at a point in my life where these decisions are starting to matter, I definitely put more thought into them.
Throughout this major transitional period, I’ve reached out to the people I trust […]

Personal Development, Transitions | 2 Comments |

Wardrobe Shifts Create Mental Shifts

March 5th, 2008 by Dan Healy

For some reason, it’s automatically assumed that when you get to college, you have to leave your jeans and dress shirts in your drawers until Friday night. At first this was great. I could wear sweatpants all the time, I could go to class in a hooded sweatshirt, and I never […]

College, Personal Development | 2 Comments |

Dating and Technology: The College Perspective

February 29th, 2008 by Dan Healy

Have you ever woken up in the morning, and checked your cell phone, only to see three text messages and ten missed calls from numbers you’ve never heard of? Have you gone through the address book in your phone to see numbers stored under “don’t call”, or “mistake?” Well if you’re in college, […]

College, Personal Development, Relationships | 3 Comments |

Life Lessons: Learning to work in groups

February 26th, 2008 by Dan Healy

Our generation has been working in groups since kindergarten.
But now I’m a senior in college, and I’m still surrounded by people who don’t know how to work together. At first thought, I was surprised that my peers were incapable of filling a role in a group. With all this group work […]

Career Development, College, Personal Development | 1 Comment |

Campus Marketing - Talk is good, but don’t forget the chalk

February 18th, 2008 by Dan Healy

I have been looking for the best ways to market to the Gen Y demographic for the past three years. We’ve tried everything from handing out fliers to getting newspaper articles written about us. Interestingly enough the most effective form of advertising has been the cheapest thing we’ve done - Chalking.
Chalking […]

College | 3 Comments |

3 Mentors that everyone should find

February 5th, 2008 by Dan Healy

I’ve had many mentors in my entire life. From the time I was in kindergarten, and looked up to my teacher, through all of my coaches in grade school and high school sports, and now today as my professors and advisors prepare me for graduation, there have always been individuals in my life that […]

After-College, Personal Development, Relationships | 2 Comments |

Personal Branding Through Personal Sales

January 29th, 2008 by Dan Healy

I always thought that sales consisted of finding clients, setting up meetings, and getting them to sign a contract that would eventually make me direct advertising money. It wasn’t until recently that I realized how much more sales can be, and how it can affect every aspect of your business and your life.
The personal […]

After-College, Career Development, Personal Development | 7 Comments |

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