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Managing Digital Mistakes FLAWsome, etc.

Have you ever made a mistake? Lord knows I have! I have hurt people, I have been disrespectful and I have spoken without thinking… particularly on social media. We all have. When we are upset sometimes we release our emotions online, which can be okay. However, a lot of the time we do not realize the permanent and negative effects that releasing emotions online can have on our reputation. It can ruin friendships and business relationships. Although, there are ways to manage the mistakes we make online so that they cannot ruin our relationships. First, it is important to recognize that you are FLAWsome. Flawsome is understanding that your flaws are exactly the things that makes you awesome. However, it is also how we can manage our online mistakes. When know you are FLAWsome, you are not afraid to own your mistakes! Let’s be honest, there is nothing worse than when somebody knows they are wrong but refuses to admit it just to save face. Doing that just makes things wo...

Grow Your Garden Tags; Post-it forward, non-verbal, face-to-face, tone, endorse, like, follow, re-pin, positive interactions, etc

Our careers are like a garden. Each company is a flower bed and each person within that little bed, is an employee. You are the bee, jumping from flower to flower to keep your garden looking beautiful. It takes nurturing to grow somewhere. Nurturing is easy, all it takes is a little networking. Networking is just planting a seed. You reach out and create relationships and you get your name out there in the process. Now, it’s easier than ever to grow a garden! Before social media we had to do this all in person, but now we can network with people from any company located anywhere. It opens the door to a whole new world of opportunities. What people seem to forget it that, social media is not just something to be used as entertainment. While it is a great way to get entertainment, we should consider it a resourceful tool that we can utilize to help us achieve our dreams. Whether you’re creating a business, or pursuing a career in acting or teaching. You can do this by networkin...