Posts for Life After College by Jenny Blake


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)

A Recipe for Fall that Even *I* Can Cook

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 15, 2011 at 11:32 am
A quick note before jumping in: I was all geared up to announce Make Sh*t Happen enrollment in my next blog post, but the course sold out within 24 hours of the doors opening! ... (more)

Conquer Your Fear – an Epic ePic by Mars Dorian

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 8, 2011 at 10:17 am
With immense gratitude, I turn the floor over to Mars Dorian today, who shares a Make Sh*t Happen story in his awesome I Luv Empire ePic format. This might just be my favorite ... (more)

Back-to-School for the Blogosphere: Launches Galore + A Book that Saves Lives

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
September 7, 2011 at 10:29 am
As summer winds down, many of us experience Birthday Party Syndrome — which my friend Erin refers to as the sadness you experience after a fun weekend or vacation – ... (more)

Caught a Case of The Jealousies? 4 Ways to Do Something About It

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 31, 2011 at 9:44 am
The Jealousies (n). A brilliant term coined by my friends Jamie and Nicole to convey the sentiment of watching someone be or do something you wish you could. Perhaps it’s ... (more)

20 Lessons from 2 Months of Solopreneurship (Part Two)

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 25, 2011 at 10:31 am
Can you believe summer is almost over? I’m shocked at how fast time is flying. It seems like just yesterday that I was hosting a Creative Day of New Years Genius and making ... (more)

20 Lessons from 2 Months of Solopreneurship (Part One)

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 23, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I’m writing today from a place of deep gratitude. I was one of two keynote speakers at the first annual 20 Something Blogger Summit this past weekend in Chicago — three ... (more)

Video: Sneak Preview of My 20SB Summit Keynote

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 18, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Before I jump in, a heartfelt thanks to all of you for the incredible response to the new website design – you’ve blown me and Nina away! It feels great knowing that ... (more)

Life After College: Makeover Revealed!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 15, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Today is a VERY exciting day. If you’re reading in a feed reader, pop on over to the blog to check out the fancy new digs! I’ve had the same logo and tagline since ... (more)

Life After College: Makeover Revealed!

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 15, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Today is a VERY exciting day. If you’re reading in a feed reader, pop on over to the blog to check out the fancy new digs! I’ve had the same logo and tagline since ... (more)

Stuck like glue? Enter the Pining Prevention Plan.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 10, 2011 at 10:46 am
Last December, during the magical week in which my friend Julie and I realized we simply had to move to New York, I met a guy. He will be hereto referred to as The Guy, so as to ... (more)

Stuck like glue? Enter the Pining Prevention Plan.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 10, 2011 at 10:46 am
Last December, during the magical week in which my friend Julie and I realized we simply had to move to New York, I met a guy. He will be hereto referred to as ... (more)

Enough about me, a little bit about you: the Life After College survey results

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 4, 2011 at 11:41 am
Huge thanks to the 230 of you who took the Life After College reader survey that I posted a few weeks ago – your kind words, encouragement and suggestions are helpful and ... (more)

Enough about me, a little bit about you: the Life After College survey results

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 4, 2011 at 11:41 am
Huge thanks to the 230 of you who took the Life After College reader survey that I posted a few weeks ago – your kind words, encouragement and suggestions ... (more)

August Miscellaneum

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 2, 2011 at 10:51 am
Someone send me to blog detention. I’ve been meaning to write a summer “Hodge Podge” post for two weeks — but procrastinated instead, thereby missing the ... (more)

August Miscellaneum

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 2, 2011 at 10:51 am
Someone send me to blog detention. I’ve been meaning to write a summer “Hodge Podge” post for two weeks — but procrastinated instead, thereby ... (more)

How I Stay Organized Part Two (Hint: Like a Ninja)

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 25, 2011 at 11:18 am
Okay, okay — I’ll let you judge the ninja-level of my organization skills, but I needed something to spruce up the title! The two most popular posts of ALL TIME on ... (more)

How I Stay Organized Part Two (Hint: Like a Ninja)

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 25, 2011 at 11:18 am
Okay, okay — I’ll let you judge the ninja-level of my organization skills, but I needed something to spruce up the title! The two most popular posts ... (more)

You can’t make everyone happy. So stop trying and start LIVING.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 19, 2011 at 11:06 am
It might be the double latte talking, but I’m totally fired up right now; I want to shake my people-pleaser self, look her in the eyes and tell her to STOP. STOP TRYING TO ... (more)

You can’t make everyone happy. So stop trying and start LIVING.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 19, 2011 at 11:06 am
It might be the double latte talking, but I’m totally fired up right now; I want to shake my people-pleaser self, look her in the eyes and tell her to STOP. STOP ... (more)

Free Agent Part Two: On Big Decisions & Very Real Fears

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 13, 2011 at 11:48 am
THANK YOU for the outpouring of love and support last week. You helped me see without a doubt that I am making the right decision and that I won’t be alone ... (more)

I’m a Free Agent: From Six Figures to Suitcase

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 5, 2011 at 10:35 am
Grab a cup of coffee, friends — this is an epically long post. This post has three parts: Some jumbo news; the biggest in the history of this blog (and ... (more)

Guest Post: 3 Ways to Kick Your Gremlin’s Ass

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
June 30, 2011 at 2:23 pm
This is a guest post from my good friend Andrea Owen of Your Kick Ass Life, who I met in 2008 at one of our coach training workshops through CTI. Andrea and I ... (more)

Enjoy Life: Nick White on The Power of Speech

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
June 27, 2011 at 10:43 am
Having a bad day? A rough week? Imagine finding yourself in Intensive Care after an invasive 8-hour surgery for head and neck cancer, unable to speak after doctors ... (more)

What’s your soul-on-fire superpower? On Seth Godin, Spreadsheets and Creepy Crawlers

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
June 22, 2011 at 12:05 pm
I was on the phone with my brother yesterday, and I gave him some career-related homework (the pro or the con of having a sister who’s a life coach, depending ... (more)