5 weeks. 5 weeks is a lot of time. It is a month and some, 35 days, 840 hours, 50 4000 minutes. And although 5 weeks is a large amount of time for anyone, it is also very small. In the many years that I have spent waiting for things however, I have noticed a trend….
Canadian Dancer Returns Home with Internationally Renowned Hong Kong Ballet | Kingston Grand Theatre
Standing strong on the toes of a talented group of dancers and choreographers, the Hong Kong Ballet has established itself as one of the premier ballet companies in Asia. Source: Canadian Dancer Returns Home with Internationally Renowned Hong Kong Ballet | Kingston Grand Theatre
Let’s Talk
Today is not Bell Let’s Talk Day. There is no reason for me to talk about anxiety, depression, anorexia, obsessive compulsive disorder or bipolar disorder. But I am going to, and here’s why. For many years throughout the end of high school until nearly my final year, I struggled in silence, entirely alone. For many…
Hello (again)
Unlike some, I typically avoid making New Years Resolutions. I tried it a few times, but found that every January, I set out to do something and found that it was just…inconvenient. Do you know how many people vow to go to the gym twice a week, starting in January, and always end up picking…
(Hot) Job in the City
Meeting new people can be stressful, but by adding the words “networking” or “interview” into the mix, it can become all the more worrying. Conveniently, networking has always come very naturally to me. Like my father, and his father before him, I am very social, and meeting new people is an adventure. For our “Career…
Fear and Networking: A Brief Guide to Exchanging Business Cards
A lot of students are afraid of this word “Networking”. Sitting in Orientation for the First Years of my program (Advertising and Marketing Communications/Management) I really thought about what a difference makes in one year. Just a short time ago, I was sitting where they were sitting, listening to people that I didn’t know, talk…
Teamwork: Free Treats and BrainStorms
Working with others, to me, should be unnatural. From the time I was a young child, nearly all of my work was independent. My parents both worked full-time, my brother was nearly a full 4 years younger than I was, so I spent a lot of time doing stuff by myself. And it was awesome….
How Ads Work (Visually, That Is..)
Sometimes you see ads that you love. Sometimes you see ads that you hate. Sometimes, you see ads that make you feel comfortable, uncomfortable, angry, happy or frustrated. Sometimes, if not most of the time, you’re just not sure why. Here are a pair of ads that I like. One makes me comfortable, one makes…
Spiderman and Self-Promotion
We all remember the story of Peter Parker… …A young student, living with his aunt and uncle until (SPOILERS) the fateful spider bite and tragic killing of his uncle Ben. What people often forget, however, is that Spiderman was first released as a comic book character in the early 1960s. As the story goes,…
Bowtie Sales and the Turtleneck Fluctuation Theory
I’ve always had a heavy interest in product placement… Not that it necessarily worked on me (very few ads do much for me anymore, I’m a student ‘price based buyer’) but I’ve always found the idea to be cool. But it doesn’t always work. If anyone recalls the movie series Transformers, then you for…
Marketing for a New World
Sometimes, it’s seamless… I mean, I did notice the changes, it had just never occurred to me. Fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s, Dairy Queen and Wendy’s, products such as vitamins, makeup products and candy, they’re all growing up. I know you see a difference, and so did I, but do you…
Women and their Business
The Annual Women and Business Luncheon Took place, this year, on Tuesday, November 18th at the Marriott in Kingston. And it was amazing. Probably the windiest day that I’ve ever witnessed in Kingston, I was nearly picked up and carried to the Hotel by the wind itself. Instead, I cabbed, because my hair looked…
(Net)working 