Mad in America

JULY 20, 2024

C ollege has always been a time of major transition in young people’s lives —a unique opportunity to develop one’s individual identity while exploring interests, beliefs, and relationships. Inevitably, some have always struggled to adjust to their new independence. However, while the challenges of starting life away from home are nothing new, college student distress has risen rapidly over the years, and with this, a widespread cultural shift has occurred in how we think about such distress.

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Work Life

JULY 20, 2024

At Ellevest , we spend a lot of time talking with women about money: where they stand with money, how they plan, and what money enables them to do. As a natural result, we spend a lot of time talking about retirement with women : both how they picture their retirement and what they actually do when they’re retired. And let’s just say that retirement—those supposedly somnolent last few chapters of life, in Florida, enlivened by golf, early-bird-special dinners, and cherubic grandkids—needs a rebr

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Success

JULY 20, 2024

I’ve lived in cities as large as London and as small as Asheville, North Carolina (the latter of which packs a punch of flavor that hits harder than many major cities twice its size). Suffice it to say, I would have never anticipated landing in a tiny college town in the cornfields, but I’m only an hour from the Second City, and Chicago enthralls me every time I hop on the Metra and ride into the city.

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Work Life

JULY 20, 2024

Richard Davis is an organizational psychologist and managing director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has extensive experience advising CEOs, including those leading Fortune 100 companies. Clients include Meta, Under Armour, Best Buy, Target, the NBA, Time Warner Cable, Dell, Microsoft, Apple, Nike, Starbucks, Amazon, GM, Walmart, Home Depot, United Health, and Google.

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Success

JULY 20, 2024

Today, 62% of Americans own a pet ; and of those pet owners, 97% of them consider their pet to be a part of their family. Pets have become a huge part of American culture and bring joy to many homes, but are there benefits of having a pet that contribute to our overall success? That depends on how you define success. Success is often linked to good health , self-confidence and positive social skills.

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Work Life

JULY 20, 2024

The pace and complexity of modern work has transformed traditional work patterns. Now, people are looking for new ways to balance their life and work, and the trend of taking a “workcation” is gaining momentum. Workcations allow people to travel and work remotely from a new destination instead of at their usual desk. Taking a workcation allows workers to change up their typical patterns and allows them to explore new places during their free time.

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Success

JULY 20, 2024

Most of my audience knows me as a journalist, but my alter ego is a digital marketer. Recently, someone I work with told me that you can’t measure the return on investment in marketing. I called BS. Marketing is a long game with many touches. While you may not be able to assign a specific dollar amount, you can certainly identify the key performance indicators that gauge the success of your campaign.

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