Read more in 2016. Everyone’s resolution. Why? Because reading makes you smarter, wittier, more interesting, even prettier. But wait, you’re already smart/witty/interesting/pretty enough? Okay, egotist. Go continue to be “perfect” and let the rest of us EGOTists (here for the ambition) get to work! Ready? Begin. Books to Rule the Fortune 500 The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau “Imagine a life where all your time is spent on the things you want to do…Imagine that today is you

Wow…guys…it’s been a long time, right? What’s up with this blog? What a good question… Well now that that awkward moment is out of the way. Hey everybody! I missed you guys! Thanks you to everyone who’s stuck around through the 3-month hiatus (yikes!). I really appreciate y’all. I’ll be really honest here, I muddled myself all up with a rookie blogger mistake. I started without a clear plan. No goals, no topics, nothing. I was writing from the heart but after a while I ran ou

Y’all, I had to take a break. I’m still finding my way with this blog and a lot has been happening in real life. On top of the usual efforts of job hunting, temping, and auditioning I had a death in my family and I booked a show. Like I said before, I’m really good at running myself into the ground (being equal parts workaholic and lazy will do that to a person). So I took some time off from writing after my daily post blitz. I also took some real time off following my 14-day

I want to be my best for you guys. Write my best, look my best, and only report on quality stuff. The perfectionist in me took control. I had to show how much of The EGOTist I had embodied. It became less about the process of discovery and more about the final product. If I hadn’t overcome it yet, it wasn’t time to write about it. In my head I had to present this image of success. It’s like I forgot the description that I wrote (I wrote it myself how could I forget it). It ad

I’m a chronic dropper. Samsung’s Gorilla Glass is the only reason I still have a phone or a tablet (you’d think they were slathered in butter with the way they slip out of my hands). But what I drop best are projects. Like super easy for me to do. Either some fresher idea comes along or I hit a point of frustration and find myself so far behind schedule that I just give up. My jogging plan lasted a full week and a half, my 2 NaNoWriMo winning novels are hanging out on my hard

Bibliophile (noun): one who loves books; me. My top 3 favorite books: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones The Broken Kingdom by NK Jemisin Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Each of these books says something about me (as do your favorites). About how I see myself, the person I aspire to be, how I conquer problems, or where my interests lie. Take this as strong recommendations for each one as they’re all close to my heart. Let’s try a bit of psychoanalysis with these, a

I hate reception work. We’ve established this with my last post (The Introvert Receptionist if you missed it). 20/20 hindsight (my favorite thing, y’all know) has me seeing that the article may have sounded a bit passive, petulant, and whiney. I probably spent too much time talking about identifying my problem instead of how I’ve been working to solve it. So here we go, let’s talk about this escape plan. Make a list of your job skills. Because I hate my to survival job the fi

So a couple weeks ago I applied for my first staff writer position. Terrifying. I didn’t get the job but I thought I’d share the article I submitted for consideration. I don’t think it’s quite up to snuff but it’s the first time I’ve submitted any of my writing for professional consideration (I’m taking that as a win). Enjoy y’all. Love, The EGOTist 3 Things That’ll Totally Kill the Mood in Your Interview Congratulations! You’ve been screened and out of hundreds of candidates