Big things! Big things!

"Your dreams are ballbusters; they're not the yellow brick road." — Kelly Cutrone

I have some exciting news, nope I am not knocked up, and don't plan to be for a few years so stop asking (Dad). I am starting a new job and I really couldn't be more thrilled than I am right this moment. Any of my lululemon colleagues could probably tell you I have strong aspirations of cracking the PR world wide open. Today I am happy to report that I will be officially joining the agency realm with the awesomely talented creative agency Bailey Gardiner!

Awesome stationery ready to land in my new home at BG.

I have had my eye on the BG team since my time at UCLA when I was just a girl with a dream of being a publicist with no internships or formal experience under her belt.  Just 4 years of softball that don't exactly translate to real work experience (shocker I know, we worked our butts off).  I even sent them an email straight out of the gate when I graduated with my terrible resume, and pretty sloppy cover letter.  Luckily, for both of us, they never replied and I went on to enjoy a few wonderful years at lululemon athletica where I learned how to set goals, practiced a lot of yoga, and discovered exactly what I wanted in life and how to make it happen.  

From the lululemon April Fool's Day Archives

lululemon gave me a real chance at growing into my talents, and I am so thankful to have worked there as for the first leg of my career.  lululemon stood for greatness in their employees, a requisite trait instilled within me by Sue Enquist my former head softball coach at UCLA.  She really taught me to settle for nothing less than amazingness in myself and others, and how to apply the work to make that happen in both.  I have been trying to settle into a new home with my goals, talents and desire to be surrounded by stellar people and I know BG is the place for me.

Toes ready for their next adventure, looking back a bit to find my roots.

This past weekend I was reminded of the grandeur I was surrounded with, in terms of people and character, at UCLA with my teammates.  I have known for a while that I have missed being in that bubble where you felt everything you were working for was towards something bigger than any individual.  But it was seeing the elite bubble at the Champions Festival this weekend that really told me to start holding myself accountable to that level of greatness once again.  I was lucky enough to sit with Laura Gentile, VP of espnW /super awesome humble and incredible woman, and she was kind enough to tell me about her career and give me some advice in the decisions I was currently making.  Talking to her and amongst my old peers I remembered that you are personally responsible for making your career dreams and real dreams happen and sometimes the hardest feat in that task is communicating exactly what you want and why you are worthy.

 

Part of my cover letter to BG... I may show you the full site I built one day... Maybe...

Luckily I communicated my career objectives with BG and found a home on their team.  I start in about a week and as you can tell, I am a little bit excited.  This is super cheesy, but it's the truth, shopping for your career is a bit like the recruiting process I went through with softball, some places fit just a half size too small and though you want to shove your foot in there and make it work, you're not going to want to wear those shoes everyday.  I think my role as Account Executive/Social Media Strategist at BG will look like I am wearing my sparkly Louboutins with the comfort of Crocs, every single day. 

Best.  Christmas present.  Ever.   

Sparkle, shine, and innovate everyday peeps.  xo  

P.S.  Did I mention little miss Quill and Couture has her own Facebook fan page!  Holler like it up!

 

it's goal time.

A view from the wedding location in Santa Fe.

Just got home from a wonderfully hot and delightfully fun weekend in Santa Fe. Close friends got hitched up in the hills, hubs and I drank too many sangrias to compensate for the heat, and today my body is craving the path of wellness full of kale, water and morning workouts. For the first time in years, I traveled sans laptop and took a much needed digital siesta.

Standard goal setting tools = Postcards, Nylon Magazine, fruit.

Leaving my laptop and worries in San Diego felt amazing, but 30 minutes into my 4 hour layover at LAX sent a rush of anxiety through my bones. I had mentally prepared myself to set some goals during this trip and how could that happen without my laptop? Not to fear, the trusty airport gift shop saved my goal setting intentions with postcards and a few magazines. $50 later I was ready to write my way to my future.

Mile high club goals!

There truly is no better feeling than putting your goals down on paper, and remembering why it is you work so hard and what you are actually out to accomplish in life, in work, and in yourself.  Here are just a few of my goals.

• In June 2011 I am enrolled in dance class or martial arts (Check first class is on Tuesday!)
• In May of 2012 I have completed my group fitness certification!  Yep, that's right.
• In July of 2011 I run at least 18 miles and attend 3 yoga/dance/fitness classes a week.

Swagger in my step headed to the wedding rehearsal dinner. 

In the past few months I have severely neglected my goals and was kind of feeling like a ship without oars if you will.  For some reason setting a few goals before a weekend escape relaxed me even more, and got me out of bed every morning to work off some sangrias.

So cheers to the good life.

As a rather skeptical person in general, goal setting was really something I had to trick my stubborn self into doing and then enjoying (gasp).  But it truly feels good knowing I am working towards a few things again.  If you are a stubborn skeptic like myself, reluctant to set goals, set in your ways, happy with where you are at, then that's fine, I'm not gonna go Tony Robbins on you.  But, you really should at least try it once.  The fact of the matter is, there are things in your subconscious mind you may not know about until you start to think about where you are, where you are going, and where you ultimately want to be.  No one will tell you where you will be in 5 years, but you can tell yourself.  

peace.love.goals.homies.