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Comment on Vision Casting for 2010/Review of 2009 by Patsy

Patsy — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:17:05 +0000

Well, how fun! Can’t wait to hear how this year turned out.

Comment on Tips to Recovering Your Email Account When Hacked by Stevie

Stevie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:01:52 +0000

Cindy – Definitely thanks a bunch for posting this as I woke up this morning to find that these same hackers had hacked me last night – A couple of my friends (prior to being notified by me) actually responded to this email and got a reply by the hackers – I’ve asked them to forward it to me so I can send it on to the FBI.

Comment on Freelance Freedom by Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:20:51 +0000

This post really hits home Cindy. Especially As I am just beginning a new journey with the startup and continue yet phasing out slow my old current career. The quote especially “If you want to make a successful start up, you need a huge vision, not something small.” Reminded how can paint our own path, and not let life define it for us:)
you are always an inspiration.

Comment on Freelance Freedom by Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:17:43 +0000

As a freelancer in PR, you have the right to either accept work at less than half what you were making and be gracious about it, or collect your measly unemployment. Freelancing in PR is about competing for work that’s wholly misunderstood and therefore unappreciated and underpaid, with expectations that are normally completely out of whack: (“Yes, we’re a new website that sells XXXX and no one’s ever heard of us, but if you can’t get us a feature in Time or Newsweek, why would we hire you?”). Until our work is quantifiable in dollars, we’ll always be expendable. Working for non-profits and friends is great, but my mortgage company isn’t interested in being paid with goodwill. When your spouse and kids are looking at you and wondering where your next paycheck is coming from, it’s not pretty. We all want to be making lemonade from those lemons we’ve been handed, but sometimes, you’ve got lemonade and no one’s thirsty.

Comment on Freelance Freedom by Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:32:24 +0000

Oh boy, aren’t those the age-old questions!? I think I need to do one of those brainstorming sessions where you put thoughts into bubbles and then try to make sense of it. Like my bubbles would have “outdoors” “PR” and “fun.” So yeah, let’s make lemonade outta that! Thanks for the post, Cindy! I am forwarding to all my best friends in the industry.

Comment on The Power of Why During Job Interviews by Diane

Diane — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:22:49 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how the most complicated things are also the simplest. Thanks for the three-letter advice!

Comment on Tips to Recovering Your Email Account When Hacked by Diane

Diane — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:06:39 +0000

Cindy, thanks so much — very enlightening!

Comment on Who I Am by THE 2010 TCA AWARD NOMINEES | Honestly

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Comment on I’VE BEEN HACKED by admin

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:23:03 +0000

Dear Britt,
I would love to talk to you about this situation you find yourself in…I’ll send you a separate email to discuss times to chat. Hang in there okay…we will find jobs.

Best,
Cindy

Comment on I’VE BEEN HACKED by Britt A. Hurst

Britt A. Hurst — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:31:34 +0000

Good afternoon Cindy,

Hope all is well with you in L.A.

I am writing you because I would like to know if you can offer some guidance and advice on how to break into the public relations field.

I graduated in August 2008 with a journalism degree from Michigan State University. Regardless of my degree and lucrative internship experiences, I still have not been able to get a non-intern, career position mostly due to the economy of course. I truly don’t care about how much I make because job satisfaction and loving what I have to do every day is much more important to me but how can I gain the 3+ years experience most P.R. job listings require if no one ever gives me the chance to gain that experience??

I have the passion, enthusiam, and personality for P.R. but what do you suggest I do in order to convince someone to give me a shot?

Feel free to email me anytime so we can discuss this further. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation =)