Posts by Jenika
Your Panic Plan: Read Before You Need!
After my grandfather passed away, I found among his things a 1969 Army Field Manual titled: “Survival, Evasion, and Escape.” This curious volume details things a soldier would need to know if they fall behind enemy lines. Everything from preparing muddy water for drinking, to organizing an escape from enemy transport, to fashioning a needle…
Read MoreYou Know How You’re Afraid Of Marketing Because You’re Afraid People Will Be Annoyed? Here’s Your Annoy-Proof Marketing Plan.
So I’m standing there getting whipped by rain and thwapped in the face by a giant map of Vienna, and all I could think was “I couldn’t look more like a tourist.” Having spent a couple summers in the German-speaking world, I generally know how to avoid walking around with a “tourist” bullseye strapped to…
Read MoreThe Costs of a Traveling Photographer
You know that awkward re-entry when you get back from vacation, and you take a look at your ‘regular life’ to-do list and think “Um…. I’m supposed to get ALL of this done? Like, today?” It’s as though you’ve forgotten how to be productive or something. No? That’s just me? Okay. Well, I’m still in…
Read MoreTop 8 Posts From 2013
Well 2013, it’s nearly time to pack it in. But before we scatter to the wintry winds to celebrate, eat, wrap, unwrap, toast, dance, carol, and generally swirl ourselves in holiday bliss – Here’s one last peek at this past year. Did you miss any of these posts? Some were the most-trafficked, some were the…
Read MoreProfitably Responding To (Annoying?) Client Requests
Earlier today I sat in a tiny conference room to watch a terrifying academic ritual. A friend of mine was defending her dissertation. If you’re not familiar with this perfunctory yet dreadful academic rite of passage, a PhD candidate essentially has to give a presentation about their research and conclusions, then endure an hour or…
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