I had forgotten about this blog until recently. Here is an update since the last post from March last year. So much has happened. Where do I even begin?
Once I finally got a few posts up on my coffee blog and networking via Twitter and Facebook, things began to fall into place. (more…)
I know it’s been quite awhile since I’ve written. But now I have quite a bit to write about.
Last time I posted, I was starting my Copywriting course. Well, I have completed and received my certificate, which it’s smiling down at me from over the computer. This was completed by the end of last year. My instructor even left a wonderful testimonial on my Linkedin profile.
Side note: I hated school but let me say this, when I took classes that I enjoyed and knew the outcome of where they can take me, it was all worth it.
Fast forward to 2010: The beginning of this year I started a coffee blog, Daily demitasse just as a hobby and to educate others looking to get into the industry or for enthusiasts that want to learn more. I knew I didn’t want it to be a typical rambling blog of the general and cliché’ answering of questions and coffee reviewing. That was all I knew about my blog then. i was still figuring out the best way to go about writing-tone, style, topics. So in a way, I was finding myself and at the same time creating a niche. (more…)
When I was working on my English degree, I had a tug-of-war about what to do with my life. I knew I wanted to write. But had yet to figure out what to write about.
I got grief from everyone around me. “You’ll be a starving artist,” or, “So, you want to be a teacher?” I knew I wanted to write fiction just as a hobby. I didn’t specifically want to be a teacher, at the time. So, I began to doubt myself and changed majors. (more…)
Starting a career doesn’t happen over night. It takes time, persistence and patience. In the long-run it’s worth it. There is nothing wrong with any job you work at. No matter how low or high on the business ladder and everyone in-between are needed to make the world go ’round. Read more…
There is a difference between looking for a job and finding opportunity. To look for a job is putting applications out everywhere. To find an opportunity takes persistence – you have to know where to look and know it’s there to grab it. Then, you must make it happen. I Read more…