I’m not a big music guy.  I’ll listen to whatever is on the radio – rock, pop, rap, jazz, and the occasional musical or two.  But what I’ve found, is that whenever I watch the music video to a song, it changes my perception of that song indefinitely.  Especially if the video is really good. [...]

So… Definitely a horrible failure on last week’s GAG goal.  I’m not much for excuses, but, to explain, I was in Chicago for a wedding and spent the rest of my time moving into a new apartment.  Since last week was a bust, I’m going to continue this week with trying to post everyday…. And [...]

Invest early and invest often.  Time is on your side.  Diversify, Diversify, Diversify!  Those are three statements college students hear all the time about finance.  Take those statements and apply them to networking.  Relationships take time to build.  All too often, you will hear of seniors trying to start networking during their last year of [...]

Meet Kyle.  Kyle is a senior marketing major at Ohio State with no internships experience, no job lined up, and no plans for after graduation.  Now, more than ever, he needs someone to pull a string for him.  After visiting some friends in Atlanta, he got on a plane home.  With just his luck, he [...]

When did our society become such introverts? I ride a trolley for about 10 minutes to work everyday.  Today, I noticed something:   Nobody was conversing! This is what I saw when I looked around:  Two people in the back talking on their cell phones.  One person texting.  Three people listening to Ipods.  Maybe it was [...]

So I set a goal for myself this summer:  Get better at setting and following through with goals.  In light of that new goal, I’ve decided to do a different Going Against My Grain (GAG) Goal every week.  Each week, I’ll be setting a new goal to follow. Last week was "No TV" (except, of [...]

Holy Crap.  Drew and CK may have the best idea I’ve heard in a long time.  Aside from that Jump to Conlusions welcome mat on Office Space.  (Get it?  You jump to the conclusion.) A blogger’s social event!  There are all those people we’ve met online.  Finally, we get a chance, not only to meet [...]

The art of small talk is something many people believe is a born trait.  You know what I’m talking about; that guy who remembers every name, every conversation, and every detail about people he meets. When starting up a conversation with someone new, I use a formula that Mike Wagoner taught me to keep the [...]