Go-Getter Girl

The last few months have been super exciting for me and my (green) writing career. I have been scoping out writing gigs on Ed for years but most of them hail from the NYC... and require you to actually reside there. Since my zip code doesn't comply, usually I am out of luck. In October I came across a post seeking contributing writers from all over the country for a website geared towards young professional women.

Young?
In my opinion.

Professional?
Mostly.

Woman?
Absolutely.

I emailed the contact listed on the site (with a link to my blog) and crossed my fingers.

Next thing I knew I was on the phone with Debra Shigley - Harvard grad and life/career expert featured on CNN, The View and The Today Show and in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Needless to say, I stumbled through my words and only remember about 10 percent of the conversation. Did I mention she is also the author of The Go-Getter Girl's Guide: Get What You Want in Work and Life (and Look Great While You're at It) . AND the founder of thegogettergirls.com? Yep. Who gets starstruck over authors and editors? That would be me.

I was given the opportunity to contribute two articles to The Go-Getter Girls website: "5 Ways Volunteering Can Land You a Job" in November and "6 Tips for Getting Organized at the Office" in December. I am so honored to be in the company of such amazing and successful women on thegogettergirls.com and I am super excited about future articles!

The night I finished reading The Go-Getter Girls Guide I literally turned the last page then rushed out of the house for a friend's birthday dinner. I wasn't really feeling up to it, but I figured I might as well show up in the spirit of the whole "80% of success is showing up" rule (emphasized in the GGGG). After all, you never know who you might meet right? I got to talking with a young woman named Lisa, a high school friend of Nick's, who was asking me about my work and extra-curriculars. I first told her about my job (the usual) then threw in my freelance writing aspirations for good measure (since I had already decided while reading the GGGG that I really need to make a habit of putting it out there). Then Nick stepped in and insisted she read my blog, which I, of course, forgot to mention. (Gotta love him.) Turns out (unknown to me at the time) Lisa is the Social Correspondent for the regional magazine VIE and happened to be in search of a freelancer to write a story featuring a local woman who survived terminal cancer without chemotherapy. (Can someone say FATE?) Phone calls, interviews, emails and drafts later, my story is set to be published in their next issue!

Sometimes all it takes is some inspiration and a little bit of "go-getting" to make something happen. Lots of gratitude and good juju to those of you who have helped me along the way (especially Debra, Lisa, Andrea, and Gili... you ladies ROCK!) and those fabulous peeps who take the time to read my blog. Looking forward to many opportunities in the future... thanks for your support!