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How to Be Successful at Your Internship

With the internship season starting soon, it is important to know a few things before you start your first day. For me, this will be my first official in-office internship, as I’ve had two virtual internships (including Get Smart!). I can’t wait to get started. Ask questions, ask questions, ask questions: Your supervisors want to [...]

Lessons Learned from Dating My Best Friend

I met Max my freshman year of high school, when I was 14. However, we didn’t start dating until I was 19. I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but we started spending more and more time together, then time alone. Then hours on end with this kid had me thinking I didn’t want to [...]

Less Comparison, More Compassion

Have you ever felt great about a skill, only to have it downplayed by someone who you perceived as doing it better than you? Felt inadequate because a classmate or a coworker would always outshine you? The tendency to compare ourselves to others is completely human. Looking at life through a lens of comparison is [...]

5 Steps to a Goal You’ll Keep

A new year. A new start. And for millions of us, new goals. This year, I asked my friends their resolutions. Megumi told me, "I want to be less immature." Sara added, "I want to be less self-absorbed." I was stunned. How could my wonderful, sincere, compassionate friends define themselves in one negative word? Then I [...]

#GetSmartNOW Balance Challenge — Final Week 3!

Small Stuff, Giant Difference! The race is on to the finish line of 2013. You've got a few more days to add some sparkle to this year and go out in style! This week's action bring gratitude, acknowledgement, healing, and generosity into your life and the world around you. Remember you don't have to do [...]