Season 3 Bloggers + Nikki’s 21st Birthday Craze

posted 9th July 2010    Written by: Molly Mahar    CATEGORY: Inspiration, Stratejoy the Biz

I am absolutely thrilled to introduce our upcoming Season 3 SixPack!  These 6 rockstars are going through all different sorts of the Quarterlife Crisis + they are all incredibly talented writers.

Score for us!  And score for you!

We’re going live with Season 3 in August, so this intro is just a quick sneak peak of our newest contributors…  Follow them on Twitter and make sure you give them a warm Stratejoy welcome!

Drum Roll Please…

SEASON THREE

Nikki  @gratefulsparrow
Alisha  @storiesofsommer
Doniree  @doniree
Lindsey @lknee
Marian  @marianschembari
Renee @bellerenee

Seems rather mysterious, doesn’t it?!  Bios, stories, and pictures soon.  I promise!

In other news, one of the perks of being the head honcho over is the opportunity to connect with cool chicks all over the world.  Nikki Yeager is one such woman.  She’s been keeping tabs on what’s going on over here and always reaches out to share what she’s doing…  I love it.  And right now- she’s got an inspiring personal challenge going on.  Thought you might dig, so we whipped up a quick interview!

Molly:  What 5 words describe the authentic YOU?

Nikki:  Quirky, adventurous, happy-go-lucky, nerdy and empathetic (to a fault at times).

M: What’s the big excitement going on in your world?

N:21 Days of my 21st Birthday! Before my 21st birthday I’m setting out to do 21 things I’ve never done before but have always wanted to try (skydiving, learning to skateboard, skinny dipping, etc). I’m a big believer in the saying ‘there’s no time like the present’ so this is my chance to take on some of the major items from my bucket list, while I still have the 20-year-old energy to do it and can enjoy every second of it.

M:  Life lessons. What’s been the biggest one you’ve learned so far?

N:  Knowing yourself trumps all. There have been times in my life where I had to go against the advice of everyone in my life – parents, friends, grandparents, whoever – in order to do something I knew would make me happy. And those are the decisions are the ones I could never regret. The decisions I made because I knew myself inside out and backwards. No one else can ever know you that way.

M: What can’t you live without? What do you wish there was less of in the world?

N: What I can’t live without- My computer. I do everything on it! Blogging, posting videos, Social Media Marketing for my job, Tweeting, writing a book… there’s no end to it all!

What do I wish there was less of in the world? Straight faces. I love laughter no matter what the occasion. So when I see people keep their ‘serious face’ on for too long it makes me a little sad and a little uncomfortable. I think everyone should take a moment out of their day and giggle like a little girl! Often!

M:  Your Story in 150 words or less. Go!

N: When I was 18 years old I signed my first lease on a NYC apartment and took off with nothing but a screwdriver and some disassembled furniture. I spent the entire year working grueling hours for City Year New York and learning more about myself than I ever could have imagined. From there it’s been all craziness and little monotony. I shortly went to Syracuse University and learned right away that school wasn’t the best route for me, took off to Cambodia where I worked in P.R. for an education focused NGO, headed down to the Bahamas to manage another organization and then flew back to NYC. Now I’m following my love (writing) and happily spending my days doing the marketing for a jeans company.

M: Inspiration List. Person? Song? Book? Website? Place?

N: Person- My grandpa is top on my inspiration list. He’s a quirky guy who has a thousand traits that could be deemed ‘undesirable’. However, the man is incapable of giving up on life. He keeps going no matter.I’ll never forget calling him just a few weeks after a quadruple bypass surgery and my grandma answered the phone. Turns out he was already out mowing his 10 acres of land. He’s a seventy-something little energizer bunny.

Place- NYC. The first time I stepped foot in NYC I knew I was home. For the first time in my life I’d found a city that could keep up with me, and even outlast me and my crazy ambition. I love that about Manhattan: there are a thousand activities to do at any given moment and another hundred opportunities to be had on any given day.

If you could share one message with the Stratejoy Tribe, what would it be?

Find your happiness and never let it go. Ever.

Thanks Nikki for sharing.  I wish you nothing but the best with all your adventures ahead! (And that artwork illustration?  The very talented Miss Nikki Yeager!)

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8 Responses to “Season 3 Bloggers + Nikki’s 21st Birthday Craze”

  • bellerenee Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    Hot diggity! Can't wait to start!

  • Doniree Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 8:25 am

    WEEE!

  • Alisha Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Whoo hooo!!! So excited :)

    Love this interview too. Good luck on your list, Nikki!

  • Nikki Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    I am so super excited!! Doni, WEEE is right because here we go – it's gonna be quite a ride!!!

  • Carmen Torbus Says:
    July 9th, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    Fantastic interview Molly & Nikki! And congrats to the Season 3 bloggers!

    xo & belief in you,

    Carmen

  • Nikki Says:
    July 11th, 2010 at 8:20 am

    Thanks so much! I just went skydiving the other day. You can check it out on my blog if you want nikkiyeager.com :) It was AWESOME!

  • Nikki Says:
    July 11th, 2010 at 8:21 am

    Thanks so much :) Molly was incredible for offering to do it :)

  • Reco Jeans Says:
    July 12th, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    I hate to break it to you, Nikki, but "happy-go-lucky" is 3 words.

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