Kristen Farrell – Page 10 – Kristen Farrell

Find Your Summer Solitude

As I bid farewell to summer, I reminisce about one of the only times I got to breathe the ocean air this season. In June, my fiancé’s family and I vacationed in Venice, Florida. We visited two beaches: Siesta Key Beach and Venice Beach. Siesta Key Beach has been ranked one of the most beautiful beaches in the United

Lesson #10: ROCK your personal brand

For the past few days, I’ve been wearing ROCKTAPE on my right calf. For those who are unfamiliar with ROCKTAPE, it’s a brand of adhesive tape that is used to treat athletic injuries. Some of my colleagues asked me what it was, why I needed it and if it worked. Their reactions reminded me of […]

Lesson #9: Find a career you love

This summer I took a preparation course for my thesis project. The purpose of the course is to help graduate students select their research topic. I entered the class not knowing what to expect. Honestly, I don’t think anyone in the class understood what the project would entail. A lot ambiguity was traveling through my

Lesson #8: Brainstorming and collaboration go hand in hand

This week I had a conversation with a professional about brainstorming. The conversation reminded me of one of my favorite team brainstorming stories. Also, it reinforced one of the lessons I learned early in my career. Lesson #8: Brainstorming and collaboration go hand in hand. My former team members and I shared articles

Lesson #7: There is an art of doing one thing at a time

About two weeks ago I tweeted that I had planned to write this blog post on multitasking. The next morning, my now fiancé proposed and I haven’t been able to think about much more than that, work and school since. We all have busy schedules, which is a good indicator that we all multitask. It […]