In the latter half of 2012 I kicked my health and wellness routine into high gear by picking up kickboxing. A few weeks later I decided to try to start incorporating better food into my diet. After all, if you don't have your health you've basically got diddly squat. And aside from that, since I [...] Read more »
January Spotlight: HuffPost Live Recap + NeuYear Calendar Giveaway!
Hello loves! It's been a complete whirlwind of amazing things around these parts! Between my latest Lifehack article going live, my YouTube channel tripling in subscribers, blog coaching clients, creating my life coaching structure and getting ranked as one of the 20 Must Read Career Blogs for the Young Job Seeker by Under 30 Careers [...] Read more »
No Excuses YouTube Playlist: Workouts for Your Lazy Days, Vacations & Busy Lifestyle (video)
One of the core principles of Grad Meets World is that good health is the foundation of a happy life. We all know the benefits of regular exercise, yet we come up with every excuse in the book not to get off our behinds and move. Excuses are as follows: I'm on vacation and don't [...] Read more »
Why Dudes, Bros and Homeboys Should Get Into Personal Development
I've spent the last few weeks trying to help a good friend of mine through a rough breakup. Through this process he brought up something very interesting that has stuck out in my mind for some time - dudes have no where to go for self-help & personal development, or at the very least, they [...] Read more »
Kick Ass Books for An Awesome 2013 (Video)
I'm a book junkie. I've constantly got something new on my Kindle app in an attempt to learn new things and create a stellar life. Since the New Year is around the corner I figured a lot of you are working on some nifty resolutions - whether it's health, money, career or all-around [...] Read more »
A 6 Step Guide on How to Nail Those Resolutions
Since starting this blog at the end of 2010 I have been able to nail my New Year's resolutions. In 2011 I knew it was high time to get my finances in order and I did just that - I came up with a savings plan that worked for me, opened up a Roth IRA, [...] Read more »
Grad Meets World 2012 Round Up
What a year it's been for Grad Meets World! I warn you guys now, this is a long one, so grab some coffee and enjoy clicking through all the fun stuff. If you would rather not read the entire post then please make sure to fill out this survey so I can better serve you [...] Read more »
Special Message to GMW Readers from Wayward Nation
Hello loves! I've got an awesome treat for you all today - and I warn you there are lots of videos! A couple of days ago the fabulous duo behind the Gen Y documentary Wayward Nation reached out to me in order to spread the message about their film. I (shockingly) hadn't heard of this [...] Read more »
5 Ways to Take a Chill Pill During the Holiday Season
Since we're fast approaching Christmas, New Year's and everything in between I figured this would be a good time to take a chill pill from the busy schedule of a millenial professional. Between day jobs, side hustles, networking, fitness, money managing, socializing and everything else we have going on it can be hard to just [...] Read more »
Review: The Mint Manual – A Shortcut to Mastering and Saving Money with Mint.com
Although I am a total Mint fan girl I've been majorly slacking in that department. Actually, while I'm still sticking to my savings plan, and I've got my ImpulseSave up and running, it's safe to say I've been slacking in the money department period (thank you Holiday shopping). That's why I was ecstatic to stumble [...] Read more »