http://thebigtransition.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/07/24/5-ways-to-adapt-to-a-new-environment/ 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 ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/04/08/want-to-close-a-sale-get-creative-yea-i-drink-for-free/ In some form, language, dialect, or motion, all of us have participated in communication since the day we were born. It seems plausible to assume that communicating is an additional human sense and ability that evolves with the world around us. Increasingly however, this assumption is becoming outdated. It goes without ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/30/communication-our-greatest-fear/ 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 ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/26/my-alternative-spring-break/ This week marks my fourth spring break as a college student, and I have a strong feeling that it is going to provide my most relaxing and rejuvenating break yet. Interesting thing is, I'm not on an island in warm weather drinking and having naked orgies, although that does sound ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-not-a-vacation-we-need-it%e2%80%99s-a-change-of-lifestyle/ Gen Y is a product of the Information Age - a generation of problem solvers Generation- Y is cautiously optimistic, a by-product of our ability to process the huge amounts of information that the world around us is now able to produce. This allows for global events to influence us on ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/16/gen-y-is-the-ill-help-everyone-generation/ 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 ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/11/self-reliance-as-a-productivity-tool/ I know that we look different from baby boomers. But fundamentally we operate the same way. So if you are having trouble getting along at work. Try looking at things from a different perspective. 1. They think they deserve special treatment You complain that we feel ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/07/three-ways-boomers-and-millennials-are-the-same/ 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 ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/05/dress-for-productivity/ I recently attended a speed networking event put on by a local community center. While I was definitely looking for a potential job opportunity, I was much more interested in receiving reactions to the ideas and altered approach to life that I have gained since entering the blogosphere. Passion quickly became ... http://thebigtransition.com/2008/03/03/are-passion-dedication-and-loyalty-the-routes-to-older-generations%e2%80%99-acceptance-of-us/