This verbage sounds a little weird. Sell yourself. Considering I already feel as if I've sold my life, soul, and happiness to Corporate America via my seemingly endless job search, it sounds Selling Myself further sounds incredibly unappealing. But it works. No one wants to sit around an listen to individuals lauding themselves and rhapsodizing their menial accomplishments (it's been a long week, can you tell?), but if you can find a way to tastefully demonstrate your talents and why you're sweet, no one can say much. About a year ago, I stumbed across Julia Allison (pictured to the left). She's a self-proclaimed New York socialite who studied at Georgetown and then found her passion in social media, pop-culture, and all things savvy. And, to get to the point, she is a self-promotion Goddess. Her over-the-top website Nonsociety touches on any girl-based topic under the sun. She expresses her love for Shih Tzus, nail polish, comfortable bedding, eating out, dating, etc. I must admit, although I consider myself a feminist and try to shy away from incriminating feminine stereotypes, I ate Nonsociety all up. I mean, what girl doesn't love cupcakes, couture, celebrity gossip, and comfortable nap blankets? NO GIRL. It's such a guilty pleasure, she is absolutely herself (even admits to loving Gossip Girl), and she in being herself, she is every twenty-something girl out there.
She's a creative, 'Net-based mastermind who maintains a sense of girly rapport throughout her site, but also educates young woman on a number of things. And man, does she sell herself, her lifestyle, her choices. She makes it impossible not to love her.
Now I guess we have to get out there and figure out what we love about ourselves, and make other people love that about us too.
Here's to figuring it out!
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