In July 2013, I began my dream job. I became the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Editor-in-chief of a startup magazine. This meant I got to set the vision for each issue, write content I was passionate about, and lead the team. During my tenure, I was blessed with some amazing…
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I’m Addicted to My To-Do List
Every day when I get home from work, it’s “go time.” And for me, it looks a little something like this: Kiss my family. Get the mail. Make lunch. Prep breakfast for tomorrow. Clean toy room so I can use it for my workout the next morning. Setup tomorrow’s workout. Add any receipts…
My Top 10 Non-Fiction Books That Everyone Should Read
I was never a big reader when I was in school. And I dreaded book reports (mostly because they usually involved some sort of diorama). But I trudged through my school years reading all the fiction books that my teachers assigned: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Ramona the Pest, and…
Are Your Excuses Holding You Back? So Were Mine.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (let’s call it college), I really wanted to be in great shape. I used to dream about what it would be like to have 6-pack abs, well-defined biceps, and shoulders that looked like The Rock…
My Cover Letter Got Me a Job
The beginning of 2014 was a difficult time in the Porteous household. For the first time in my adult life, I found myself jobless. And while I did whatever it took to keep some sort of income rolling in for my family, the reality was…I needed to find a job…