Posts for Life After College by Jenny Blake


Everybody Starts Somewhere: My spontaneous speech in which I drop an f-bomb

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
February 7, 2012 at 9:29 am
One more picture from the top of the water tower - Bow Pose (Danurasana) - Photo by Sean Ogle There’s an important announcement that I left out of my last post. Beyond ... (more)

ALIVE: 12 Ways to Wake Up, Light Up, and Find Your Bliss (with template!)

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
January 30, 2012 at 3:56 pm
View of one of Taninah's palapas (fab photo by Sean Ogle) “We show up, burn brightly, live passionately, hold nothing back, and when the moment is over, when our ... (more)

What’s Your Happy Place?

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
January 19, 2012 at 10:08 am
“It’s always darkest before the dawn… And it’s hard to dance With a Devil on your back So shake it out…” —Lyrics to Shake it Out by Florence ... (more)

SQUEE!!! Life After College goes infographic…and gets poster-ized!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
January 11, 2012 at 5:37 pm
Click to head over to Mint and see the infographic in full! Today is a VERY exciting day! Not only are the Make Sh*t Happen doors now open for enrollment, but I’m proud ... (more)

Light, Love and Yoga Money

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
January 5, 2012 at 10:36 pm
I’ve been in a great mood this week, feeling very optimistic about the future, cheerful, and impossibly gregarious. But a wave of anxiety swept over me this afternoon. I ... (more)

What ONE THING will you regret not doing this year? My story as told through my diary*

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
January 3, 2012 at 11:39 am
*Yes, I still address my journal as “Dear Diary.” Stop laughing!!! I’ve been writing almost daily since I was ten years old and the name stuck. Before we jump ... (more)

Happy 4 Year Blogiversary to Life After College!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
December 19, 2011 at 10:59 am
FOUR YEARS. I can’t believe that this little project, cooked up on a whim based on a love for writing that started with a family newspaper operation out of my living room ... (more)

December Crock-Pot: Links I Love & Belly Laughs

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
December 6, 2011 at 1:52 pm
My latest masterpiece! YUM. And yes, I am a one-trick cooking pony. It’s December . . . have you tried making my mom’s chili soup recipe yet?! If not, you’re ... (more)

Courage isn’t always glamorous. Actually, it almost never is.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
December 1, 2011 at 1:06 pm
After another recent speaking engagement (it’s been a busy month!), someone came up to me and said, “What you’re doing is really courageous. Leaving your job ... (more)

Are you a victim of “quiet” credit card fraud? My recent story + Only72 sale details

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
November 28, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Happy Cyber Monday! Today the latest Only72.com sale launches — this time covering online entrepreneurship with two levels: the Business “Launcher” Package – ... (more)

Happy Thanksgiving! An iTunes Giveaway to Express my Gratitude

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
November 24, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers, happy belated Thanksgiving to the Canadians, and happy Random Gratitude Day to all others around the globe! This quote from the Dalai ... (more)

You’re invited! December Webinars: Inbox Freedom + Career Trailblazer

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
November 21, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Texas Conference for Women - Nov. 17, 2011 I’ve been very fortunate to do a lot of speaking engagements this year (most recently at the Texas Conference for Women where ... (more)

On Not White-Lying by Omission: 12 Mini Confessions

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
November 14, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Bloggers, particularly of the personal development variety, really have to be careful about white-lying by omission. If we don’t make an effort to share the ugly, dirty underbelly ... (more)

November Miscellaneum

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
November 6, 2011 at 9:17 pm
I love this image! Who ever said we have to stop at Plan B? Life and big goals are always changing…we have so many more opportunities than we realize to learn, adjust, try, ... (more)

Welcome Stepcase Lifehack Readers!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
October 26, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Quick update before we jump in: my book is finally out on Kindle – woohoo! Order your copy here. Not sure if it’s for you? Check out what 77 fabulous reviewers had ... (more)

Guest Post: How to Take a Career Break to Travel

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
October 20, 2011 at 11:51 am
Intro from Jenny: One thing that has always been important to me is sharing a variety of career perspectives on this blog beyond my own personal choices. Not everyone wants to ... (more)

On Habit Change and The Itchy Scratchy Art* of Saying No

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
October 17, 2011 at 11:13 am
*If this is an art, my current skill-set is that of a five year old with crayons . . . but hear me out. Three things before we jump in: HUGE thanks to all of you for helping me ... (more)

28: 2 Small Requests and 8 Pearls of Dad Wisdom

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
October 9, 2011 at 10:14 am
One of my favorite dad paintings - dancers in a jazz club - via JimBlakeArt.com Happy Sunday, Everyone! Today is my 28th birthday and I’m thrilled to kick it off by ... (more)

Guest Post: How to Allow Your Passion to Organically Evolve

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
October 3, 2011 at 10:04 am
One of the struggles I hear most often from new readers is that they have a gnawing feeling of bordom when they think about their future. Many are a few years into their career ... (more)

Final Book-a-Day Giveaway: Blind Spots by Alexandra Levit + a Bonus Book!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 30, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Happy Friday, everyone! Your responses to yesterday’s prompt (what life skill has been most important to your success?) have been brilliant — I’d highly suggest ... (more)

Book-a-Day Giveaway: The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 29, 2011 at 11:15 am
Hidey, ho good neighbors! It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for our fourth giveaway this week. It also means that we’re one day closer to Friday And yes, ... (more)

Book-a-Day Giveaway: Uncertainty by Jonathan Fields

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 28, 2011 at 10:09 am
Have you ever let uncertainty hold you back? Have you let fear standing in your way of doing something important in your life, or of creating something meaningful? I’d be ... (more)

Book-a-Day Giveaway: The Big Enough Company

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 27, 2011 at 10:31 am
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I like getting to say hello to you every day Today I’m excited for two reasons: I have a guest post up on one of my all time favorite blogs, Think ... (more)

Book-a-Day Giveaway Week! Lead Without Followers by Dave Ursillo

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 26, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Thank you all for your wonderful comments on last week’s post! As a thank you for being such a wonderful community of readers and friends, I’m hosting a book-a-day ... (more)

New York, New York + Personal Updates

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 21, 2011 at 10:02 am
I’d known since I was a child that I was going to live in New York eventually, and that everything in between would be just an intermission. I’d spent all those years imagining ... (more)