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Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Attracting Advertisers

February 21, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Attracting Advertisers

I’ve never heard of the student media outlet that sells so much advertising that it just has too much money. Instead, most student media officials say their pubs produce less advertising revenue than ever before and the amount seems to decrease annually. The need for more revenue is the reason I invited my friend, Piper Jackson-Sevy, to be a … [Read more...]

Quotable: Zig Ziglar on Disagreement

February 13, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

Quotable: Zig Ziglar on Disagreement

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February #EditorTherapy Schedule

January 31, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

February #EditorTherapy Schedule

I've been a little lax with the #EditorTherapy schedule since the beginning of the year, mostly because there's just been so much going on. We've had an abundance of breaking news on college campuses of the level that it's also receiving national news coverage. That's a complex way of saying that student media have covered some huge stories in … [Read more...]

Why We’re So Worried and How to Combat It

January 25, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

Why We’re So Worried and How to Combat It

Will I wake up early enough tomorrow to go fill up my car before work? I can't forget that I also need to get my allergy shot before my morning class. How on earth am I going to meet all of these deadlines? Will my kids get sick again when they're already so far behind at school? How can I keep from getting sick myself? Am I already … [Read more...]

Quotable: Laura McClellan on Choices

January 16, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

Quotable: Laura McClellan on Choices

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Why You Should Abandon Good and Bad

January 11, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

Why You Should Abandon Good and Bad

I’ve decided that 2018 will be the year that I abandon the false dichotomy of good and bad, and I want you to join me. I decided that rating things either “good” or “bad” was illogical after listening to Heather Lanier's TED Talk, "'Good' and 'bad' are incomplete stories we tell ourselves." Lanier begins her talk with a 2,000-year-old Taoist … [Read more...]

Quotable: Steven Pressfield on Professionalism

January 9, 2018 by Kenna Griffin

Quotable: Steven Pressfield on Professionalism

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