Perfectionism: good or bad?
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
Most of the others left by 8 p.m. My fellow news editor worked on the layout of the newspaper with me until about 11. But I stayed until almost 1 a.m. perfecting the layout of a single page — a special, one-time page on the students’ union election — because I work much faster on [...]
Tags: perfectionism, workaholic
Never underestimate the power of a little push
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career, Education, Family, Friendship
I know I’m where I am today thanks to my own drive, hard work and persistence. But I’ve also come to appreciate the people in my life at various points in time who have given me the extra push I needed to get through a rough patch. It’s taken me a while to recognize who [...]
Tags: support
Big news, people
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I’ve decided to do my internship at the National Post instead of the small community paper I had originally planned to go to. With some encouragement from my instructor, I realized I can do it. I’ve heard it’s a lot of work, but if I want to stand out among my peers, I have to [...]
Tags: internship, National Post, story
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