I am working hard to change a key personality trait – chronic lateness. Seriously, this MUST change. It is my worst habit, it increases stress, and it’s totally in my control.
Look, I was on time for my presentation tonight! 🙂
Great, BIG Operation Beautiful presentation. This was the biggest event that I’ve done to date. The Women in Business Society hosted their annual “Breaking the Glass Ceiling†event, and I was the keynote speaker. Look, they even bought the book for every single attendee!
My keynote was about destructive negative self-talk, and afterwards, I hosted a breakout session in which I talked about ‘the stories we tell ourselves.’ You know, that little voice inside you that says, “You can’t do this, you shouldn’t do that.†I talked about finding opportunities in failures, blogging as a career, and getting financially responsible before taking career leaps (of course, I’m still learning about that!). There were a couple of other bloggers in the breakout session, too (Hi, Elizabeth!!!).
Next up: more panels.
Awesome ladies who helped organize things:
I had some time to spare so I opted to attend a panel called “To Jimmy Choo or Not to Jimmy Choo?†and it was about preparing yourself for the realities of finances after you graduate. It was a helpful talk and definitely got my own gears turning about my endless quest to reign spending in.
Then, the attendees had a networking session. There was food available, but it was really meat-heavy so I just ate a fluffy cupcake. :) Which was awesome.
And since I knew room service at the hotel was over (and I don’t have a car), I opted to quickly dash into the student lounge once the event was over and get some FOOD!
I love student centers… so much activity going on at 9 PM.
I recalled a freelance article I wrote for Unigo.com called “Eating Healthy on the Go†and opted to start my dinner at the salad bar to ensure I got those veggies in. Most of the other food stations were closing down so the night, and I quickly grabbed a slice of pizza.
I am KNACKERED.
Look at this bed. Doesn’t it look comfy?
Going to dive in!
Hope you enjoy your (short) stay in PA!!!