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What It's Like To Be A: Beauty Broker
Melinda Farina has a nose for beauty, and incidentally, she knows what makes a beautiful nose better than most. Known as The Beauty Broker in her industry – the Industry – she works as liaison between those wanting to make a physical change, and the change-makers themselves. In this way, Farina does good for both parties – she keeps a meticulously curated list of the best cosmetic surgeons, and sends clients their way by virtue only of the specific procedures they're most skilled at.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal
What It’s Like To Be: An Escort
It’s Nadia’s first time in New York. In fact, it’s her first time outside of her small town in Russia. After this, she heads to Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, then back home. A month long journey to some of America’s best cities – a dream for anyone, let alone a 21 year old from a small town in Eastern Europe.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal
Origin of ‘Always Be Closing’
Children and successful business men have more in common than you may think. One of the first few things they learn in their formative years of life as a child or a businessman are their ABCs. "A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing, always be closing." These words, spoken by the character played by Alec Baldwin in the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross, based off of the play of the same name written by David Mamet, was hardly a new idea when it was quoted in the movie. Always Be Closing is a mantra that is commonly used to teach those who are new to sales. But the repetition of this ideal doesn't stop at the learning process. Always Be Closing is a business rule that is used over and over for the duration of a salesman's career. The phrase has been used for decades when instructing salespeople to build careers and maintaining a goal when in a business setting and is one of many terms in the business lingo.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal
Career Lessons People Learn Too Late
All careers have their own specific career challenges which are presented to us as career lessons. We are taught throughout our lives that work is the essence of life, and without a job, we are nothing. We can't provide for ourselves and our family, we don't have a purpose, etc. And while it is true that our careers are a necessary source of income, it is also important for those in the workforce to remember that life is more than just work and and success. Often, career lessons touch other areas of your life, including family, friends and relationships.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal
What to Do About Office Gossip
Karen was working in her office, minding her own business. The phone rang and interrupted her concentration. It was a woman she had worked with three months before, calling to tell her something she didn’t want to hear – there was a rumor going around her old agency that she had slept with Byron, her former boss, and that that was why she had been fired.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal
Most Hilarious Corporate Logo Fails
Having a logo without an edge is corporate suicide. What role do logos play in branding strategies? One of the most important marketing tools any company can have for themselves is a good logo design. It not only provides an easy to recognize identity for the business, but also communicates the essence of the firm. Companies spend millions of dollars trying to come up with that perfect logo, hiring the best creative thinkers they can find to brainstorm logo ideas, break it apart, change it up, and sometimes throw it away altogether until they get the absolute perfect logo.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal
Are You a Workaholic?
At least, that was the collective answer we got after polling the floor of an undisclosed finance company. Some other gems also included, "if you dream of work more than your childhood", "if you eat in less time than you shit", and of course "if you curse more than you say please and thank you" than you damn sure are a workaholic. If anyone knows what it's like to give up your life for your job, it's these people, so it's safe to say all of these things probably make you a workaholic. But really, if you spend more time answering emails than sleeping, you ARE a workaholic.
By Journal Staff7 years ago in Journal