Discouraged...

I was/am experiencing feelings of discouragement in the career path I have chosen. I am a college senior and I'm expected to graduate in about two months from now.

Seeking an internship is my next step, as I missed the opportunity to do so a year before, due to uncertainty of graduation and financial setbacks. But this semester is my last and I should have found the opportunity to intern by summer. However, how does one thrive when they're constantly bombarded with discouragement, not just from friends and others, but from the industry you're seeking employment from itself?

Dear Banks: What's your deal ?

How timely this article was.

I discovered I was being charged $12 a month by Chase bank over the summer. When I found out that the bank had taken close to $50 from my account through bank fees, I was pissed. I phoned customer service and was told that I could file for a waiver to receive back the money that was withdrawn from my checking account (BS!). As a broke college student, $50 is a lot to me. After getting off the phone with a rep, I told myself I would wait and see how long it would take for my waiver to be complete, because it’s not like I had any money to put in the bank & that is/was my only bank account. I didn’t want to close it right away.

Months later, they were still debiting $12 from my account.

Regret! I regret not closing my account when my bank was bought by a ‘bigger’ one. Before Chase bought Washington Mutual, I was never charged a red cent on my checking account. Upon hearing that Chase would buy Washington Mutual, I was prepared to scatter around looking for another bank to keep my money in. However, Chase promised their “new” customers they would still be able enjoy the services of their “old” bank after the conversion.

Three years later…

I knew it was only a matter of time before the fat-cats would place their big bank policies into effect. I blame myself for not seeing it coming and not checking my account online, because now my damn account is overdraft!!! What the hell is wrong with these banks? Are they purposely charging people fees to lose customers? How dare they threaten customers to keep a minimum of $1,000 in their accounts for their pleasure? Why should I pay you to watch my money anyway? Screw you!

Never again…

Fitness Tips to Keep in Mind

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• Hold in your abs all day or for about 30 minutes. You'll slowly strengthen the muscles in your abs, and it's better than letting your belly hang out all day.

• Snack or drink tea before a cardio workout, and eat a well-balanced meal approximately 2 hrs after.

• Eat 40-60 minutes before a workout.

• Green tea increases fat burning.

• To burn fat successfully, you must keep your blood sugar low, and eat foods low in sugar, yet high in fiber.

•  Don't eat 2 hours before bed, to continue burning fat in your sleep.

• To burn belly fat, follow a plan of cardio, total body resistance (weight training) and a healthy meal plan.

• No sugar or carbs 2 hours after a cardio workout. This to maximize fat burning.

Desperate Niche Search

This year I will be graduating from college earning my first four year degree. Finally.

However, I have yet to find my niche.

It is frustrating and time is running out. How is that I've been in school for almost 6 years now and still don't know what I truly want to do? 

As a journalism major, I have a love-hate relationship with the field of journalism and I'm constantly discouraged about pursuing it. I know that there are several areas of journalism I can choose from (which is why I never switched), and I am steady looking at my options.

I like editing, writing, typing, researching, reporting and publishing. I'm also growing to like photojournalism and photography in general.

I like reading about World/International news, geography and travel. Areas of history I like are the growth of media in the United States, Civil Rights Movement (various countries), Roaring Twenties, Panama Canal, Black history of Colombia, Brazil and Haiti, Race perception/stereotypes and the birth of them, and many others.

Over the recent years, I've enjoyed reading and researching about health and new discoveries.

I know what interests me, but even as I type this I still feel that something is missing......

Internship

Internship Cover Letter Sample - Fastweb

I will be writing about three different cover letters in the next few days.

Hope this helps....

Book List 2012

I plan on feeding my brain excessively this year; not to the point of overload. But I need to start reading more.

My Booklist for 2012 is as follows:

1. Sister Citizen
2. A History of Mistresses
3. Cecelia and Fanny
4. On the Origin of Tepees
5. Dear Baobab

Rant: Entitlement

An attitude certain people have.

I'm irritated by it at the moment. I become easily annoyed when I sense any hint of entitlement in someone's voice.

I am not against anyone feeling however they want. It is their mind and they are allowed to think and feel however they want. But don't ask me for advice with that attitude. It's fine to feel that you are deserving of nothing but great things. There is nothing wrong with that.

Just take it down it notch.

The world does not and will not revolve around you. You will not get want you want, whenever you want it and how you want it. Even if you try, everything is not going to go your way. You do not own anyone, you should not get upset when you hear about something you don't like. Lose the entitlement.

I'm specifically speaking of certain people as it pertains to dating. The rest is not hard to figure out....