Archive for the ‘Personal development’ Category
It’s January; that means that a lot of students who received college acceptance letters are now working on financial aid applications. Several news outlets are covering the topic of low and moderate-income students’ experience getting in to and succeeding in college. I recieved a full scholarship for my undergraduate education. Without that scholarship, I would […]
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noma conference: my marathon day
I went to the NOMA conference last month in Detroit. It was my first time in the city. Unfortunately home life made me shorten my trip so I was only there for about 36 hours. I had two goals: deliver the NOMA magazine on time to conference attendees and deliver my presentations well. I ambitiously […]
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There were many good thoughts and ideas that grabbed my attention at the Design Futures Leadership Summit on Sustainability held in Portland in September. Here a few of the most memorable. Take aways: 5 thoughts 1. Because there is no bold national advocacy on climate change the Overton Window is being shifted. -Alex Steffen, WorldChanging […]
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Tags: architects, design futures, dfc summit
Earlier this month, I had the honor of attending the Design Futures Sustainability Leadership Summit. A gathering of industry leaders with presentations and discussions on the future of the sustainability movement for architects and construction industry. The presentations ranged from very technical to very personal. It’s always hard to come back from a conference and […]
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Tags: Architecture, conference, dfc summit, sustainability
no conferences this year
On our way home from NYC 9/2010 2011 is three quarters done and I have stuck to my pledge this year not to attend any conferences. In the past five years I have attended at least one architecture conference per year and several of the years I attended two. I love the networking and professional […]
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Speech to Virginia Girl Scouts
Photo by Francine Williams I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2011 Girl Leadership Recognition Ceremony April 9, 2011. This is the GS council that I grew up in and helped shape me into the person I am. It was a great honor, like giving a […]
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Tags: Commonwealth Council, Girl Scouts, Gold Award, Virginia
after the 31bnb challenge
I was really excited at the beginning of the month when the 31 Day Blogging For Branding challenge was announced by one of my favorite bloggers, Rosetta Thurman. I started this site at the beginning of the year to gather my past work and to continue my writing on a regular basis and have a […]
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How to be Indispensable
A few work place snafus that I have witnessed over the past week has led me to write this how to list. 1. Know your strengths. Whether you are sitting in on office or doing community service, you must know what you are good at and what you need help getting accomplished. 2. Let others […]
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