I made a change this past November. A pretty significant change. A change I did not welcome at first because, you see, life was happening. Last year was a challenging one on a personal level, and I had finally found myself in the sweet-spot in my professional life. You know the place — the one...
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My grandmother was a Southern debutante from Nashville with the kind of elegant style, grace, and the ability to sip a gin martini without smearing her lipstick that you only read about in novels that land on Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club list. I have vivid memories of reading Southern Living with her from a very young...
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Have you heard that old wives’ tale that the odd years are much harder than the evens? Well, I’m here to claim that as gospel, at least as it relates to my last three years. 2017: hard, difficult year. 2018: exceptional, rewarding year. 2019: tragic, devastating year. Has this been your experience too? Of course...
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As the ball drops on 2019, this week marks both the beginning of a new year AND a new decade. For many of us, the ‘10s included highs and lows. Memorable moments and experiences we’d be better off forgetting. With so much of this out of our control, the “new year, new you” season reminds...
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Do you feel like you are in a season where you can’t quite keep your feet on the ground? Life is full of changes and times of transition, sometimes planned and frequently unexpected. These shifts, whether good or bad, are inevitably going to evoke new emotions and challenges. In the last few months, I have experienced...
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Completing an internship with Choice Media and Communications provides the opportunity to learn many real-life lessons that sitting in a classroom simply could not teach us. We’ve been taught everything from how to develop professional relationships to building a comprehensive, customized media list. I’m Skyler Brown, one of the publicity interns at Choice! I am a...
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It seemed that we blinked, and the holidays (and the end of the decade!) are here. This wonderful time of the year is filled with loved ones, lots and lots of delicious food, and one of our favorite aspects, the act of giving. Giving gifts, big or small, evokes happiness and joy within us, which...
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Growing up with a speech impediment, I would always get teased for mispronouncing words. (You would have no idea how often words like turquoise and breakfast get brought up in the third grade.) Obviously, my young soul would be crushed with every mean comment, but instead of being mean back, I followed my mother's advice...
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5 Steps to Curating One of the Most Important Relationships You’ll Ever Have Recently I was asked why mentoring is such a huge passion of mine and where that began for me. I quickly chronicled my college years when I first learned what it looked like to have deep, transparent, vulnerable and meaningful relationships. I found...
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Each member of the Choice team has a unique personality, sensibility and point of view. We recognize this through words, actions, decisions and reactions. But deeper than this, we’ve discovered one another using valuable personality tests, including the Enneagram. For those of you who live outside of the Enneagram-obsessed Nashville bubble, this personality test is...
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