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Jen A. Miller Consulting

Category: Lessons Learned

  • 7 Life Changing Attitudes I Learned in Iceland

    7 Life Changing Attitudes I Learned in Iceland

     

    This February I had the chance to take a trip of a lifetime; a week in Iceland with my best friend. Why Iceland? I wanted to visit somewhere that would inspire me to take on new challenges in 2016. From all that I’d read about this arctic island, it seemed like the perfect place to test the boundaries of my comfort zone.

    While my friend and I had bet on an adventure, we could never have imagined what was in store for us when we arrived. From snowmobiling across a glacier to snorkeling in nearly freezing waters, each day we were met with a new and exciting feat. Over dinner each night, we fell into the practice of recapping the lessons our adventures from the day had taught us. In pushing ourselves beyond our comfort zones, we inadvertently began to recognize the attitudes we’d adopted to assure a truly rewarding trip.

    When our time in Iceland drew to a close, my attention turned to my life back home. I wondered how things might change for the better if I brought those learned attitudes into my regular routine. While I’d challenged myself to a trip that would leave me inspired, I returned with a new ambition; to develop a truly rewarding life by practicing these 7 attitudes.

    Watch now to learn what they are!

    Trip Sponsor: Arctic Adventures

  • The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Business This Year

    The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Business This Year

    “Eventually it all connects” – Charles Eames

     

    Why do you want to build and grow your business and what are you doing this year to make that happen? In this video I’m sharing the surprising way I answered those two questions.

    When I quit my job at the end of 2013,  I was feeling stuck. I was clocking in and out of work on a routine that was keeping me from truly experiencing life. I knew I needed to create a career path that set me free not only to explore new places but also to meet new people and discover new ways of living.

    While it might seem obvious from the outside looking in, until I sat down to write my goals for 2016 I hadn’t recognized that this career is what I’d begun to create when I launched this site. I’d seen Toast Meets Jam as a way to inspire other young women to build their lives around what makes them happiest but had failed to see that I was also on the receiving side of that message. The reason for putting the work into building and growing the site is not only to inspire others but also to walk alongside them as I trail blaze my own path.

    Since travel has always been the thing that makes me feel most inspired, I knew that it needed to be a part of my annual resolutions. I turned my eyes toward Iceland, a country that had topped my list since reading about it on a favorite travel blog of mine a year ago. With the help of the amazing team at Arctic Adventures, I was able to make that resolution come true this February. 

    Watch now to see how that trip became the best thing I’ve done for my business this year.

     

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    Music: Of Monsters and Men | Crystals

    Trip Sponsor: Arctic Adventures

  • Our Year (and a half) with The Single Diaries

    Our Year (and a half) with The Single Diaries

    What The Single Diaries taught us in eighteen months

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    In eighteen months, we left jobs, enjoyed funemployment, explored our cities, dated, traveled, moved, discovered more about ourselves, and learned hundreds of lessons. Every week on The Single Diaries, we shared personal experiences and life lessons we found along the way after college. As we prepare to start a new chapter, read on for the ones we learned from devoting a year and a half to The Single Diaries.

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  • Saying Goodbye to The Single Diaries

    Saying Goodbye to The Single Diaries

    Time to turn the page and start a new chapter

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    We can’t become what we need to be by remaining who we are. – Oprah

    It’s hard to believe we are sharing this post, but this will be our final month of The Single Diaries. This site has been such a huge part of our lives for the past year and a half. Though it’s difficult to imagine a world without it, we have realized that it is time for each of us to take our next steps.

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  • 5 Habits to Drop in 2015

    5 Habits to Drop in 2015

    Catherine shares 5 habits to leave behind for the new year

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    PHOTO: Pinterest.

    Over the years I’ve realized the power of positivity which, for the new year, usually means focusing on the goals we want to accomplish. However, during a very telling self-reflection after my job burnout last summer, I realized the only way to truly evolve is to face my flaws. As we transition into another year of learning, here are the bad habits I vow to leave behind.

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