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 |

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 |

Friday, the new Sunday

January 24th, 2008 by Dan Healy

My entire life I was sure that there were 5 days in a week, and 2 days in a weekend. However, when I got to college I learned quite quickly that there were 4 days in a week, and 3 days in a weekend.
I am talking about Thursday, what used to be […]

College, Personal Development, Transitions | 3 Comments |

Call me old fashioned

January 22nd, 2008 by Matt Goldberg

On Monday night my friends and I joined a bowling league. It was a spur of the moment decision, completely not predetermined. It all started a few hours earlier when we just had the seemingly innocent idea to go bowling.

Going into the bowling alley and signing up for the league seemed like a huge throwback […]

Transitions | 3 Comments |

Marriage. Already?

January 22nd, 2008 by Dan Healy

According to Dr. Neil Clark Warren women are getting married later in life than ever before, and males aren’t far behind.

To me, this makes perfect sense. I have been in a few serious relationships, but I can’t really imagine getting married, at least not right now. There is so much more that […]

Personal Development, Relationships, Transitions | 3 Comments |

The Lessons of Interning

December 20th, 2007 by Matt Goldberg

Internships have become a right of passage for today’s brightest kids, and tomorrow’s most successful business men. If you’re like me, you understand the need to distinguish yourself from the pack at an earlier age than most of our peers.
By the age of 21, I had been working as an “Intern” in the same career […]

Career Development, Transitions | No Comments |

Does it hurt you to be yourself when you are trying to get a job?

December 19th, 2007 by Dan Healy

Don’t think you’re on the right road just because it’s a well-beaten path.
~Author Unknown
I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when I entered my senior year at OSU. I owned a company, but I knew I could not bank on it supporting me when I graduated. I knew what […]

Career Development, Transitions | 3 Comments |

Where do you move when the possibilities are endless?

December 17th, 2007 by Dan Healy

Ask for no guarantees; ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping its life away.  -Henry de Bracton
2008 is half a month away, and I am well aware that […]

Transitions | 5 Comments |

Transitions… My view

December 13th, 2007 by Dan Healy

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov
My name is Dan Healy, and this is my second attempt at blogging. Since beginning my senior year of college I’ve been looking for an opportunity to express myself, to talk about things I am interested in and to share my […]

Transitions | 2 Comments |