"After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart... and if you're very lucky, a plane ride away." - Sex and the City There comes a day in every girl’s life when her biggest [...]
While we have taken steps in the right direction when it comes to body image, the messages to women are still quite confusing. Things like the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty; the truth behind photoshopped pictures and the millions of blog posts, advertisements and campaigns promoting a healthy body image have communicated that every body is [...]
There are few things in life more important than friendship. A friend is someone you can confide in, someone with which to share life’s troubles. Friends are there to share in your happy moments, they help to wipe away your tears and they are the first people to applaud your successes. We start forming friendships [...]
“To me, giving back is so important. It makes others feel good, which then, in return, makes me feel good." - Katie Cassidy Giving Back is a term we hear often in today’s world. We are told that Giving Back should be something we incorporate into our daily lives...that it is good for the soul [...]
“So fill up your lungs and just run, but always be chasing the sun." - Sara Barielles If you are like me, the thought of seeing the world, moving some place new, experiencing life in a completely new environment and soaking up the sun somewhere amazing (like Southern California) is spellbinding. The idea of a [...]
“I do not want to get out of the car!” I said to my mother after driving over an hour to visit the college that seemingly had everything I wanted. It offered a program I wanted to pursue, was the perfect distance from home, had a great surrounding town and more. But once I got [...]
Father's Day Thoughts from a Get Smart Gal! With Father’s Day approaching, it seems fitting that Get Smart acknowledges some of the awesome men in our lives. We’re all about empowering women, but male mentors can teach us things that female mentors never could. They’re an integral part of our growth and development, and it’s [...]
Blown away! After a quick conference call with our amazing intern team, I was IN AWE! From LA to West Virginia to good old New Jersey, we've got an incredible combination of SMART and FABULOUS young women leading the way! It occurred to me how luck each of us was on that call. We were [...]
We honor a legend and stand on her shoulders: Meet the Get Smart Summer Interns! (the first half!) "...I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.” ~ Maya Angelou As the saddening news of the passing of the legendary Maya Angelou hit the world yesterday, it seemed fitting to use some of her soulful words [...]
Being an almost-junior in college is nerve-racking. Are you asking yourself any of these questions? “How am I going to find a good internship?” “Will this look good on a résumé?” “Can I even put this on a résumé?” “Wait...how do I make a résumé? “Am I even doing college right?” These are just a [...]
