Tag Archives: stratejoy

The Dating Dilemma

By Amanda B | Published December 5, 2012

People tell me that I need to make sacrifices to find someone. I need to put in the time and the work, and that when I’m in a relationship, I will need to, you know, spend time with that person, and I get that. I get it, because I’ve done that and done it happily.

Posted in Amanda, Love/Relationships, Season 7 | Also tagged love, love and the single woman, relationships, Season 7, single women Leave a comment

The Peace that Comes from Naming your Passion

By Nicole K | Published November 2, 2012

I want to be a model of a woman who loves herself, who finds joy in ordinary places, who celebrates her individuality – and I want to pay it forward.

Posted in All Posts, Inspiration, Job/Career/Work, Life Lesson, Nicole, Season 7 | Also tagged authenticity, big dreams, career, Clarity, goals, Inspiration, joy, nicole, nicole season 7 stratejoy, quarter life crisis, self love, self-awareness, Stratejoy Nicole, writing 15 Comments

Challenging everything I thought I knew

By Nicole K | Published September 28, 2012

At some point, I have to choose between continuing to let my fears rule my life, or taking a risk that other people will accept me and all my self-percieved flaws

Posted in All Posts, Family, Inspiration, Life Lesson, Nicole, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 7 | Also tagged fierce love, motherhood, nicole season 7 stratejoy, self doubt, self love 4 Comments

Meet Nicole: Passion + Authenticity

By Nicole K | Published September 21, 2012

I’m not one of those people who feels like she did everything right. In fact, I’ve done most things the hard way. Looking back on my life, I feel sad. I drifted through without much forethought into what I was doing. I had no plan, no ultimate goal, spent no time soul searching on how to find fulfillment. There was no hint of living with intention.

Posted in Inspiration, Life Lesson, Nicole, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 7 | Also tagged authenticity, making time for yourself, nicole, nicole season 7 stratejoy, passion, Season 7, sending kids off to school, struggles in motherhood 12 Comments

It’s Been Real

By Sarah | Published August 13, 2012

When I got Molly’s email notifying me I was a finalist in the Season 6 Stratejoy Blogger search, I was getting ready to board a plane to the Blissdom blogging conference. It was late February, and I was just starting to come down from a bad winter. I was down and out, depressed, anxious, and suffering from esphagitus.

Posted in Inspiration, Job/Career/Work, Life Lesson, Love/Relationships, Quarterlife Crisis, Sarah, Spirituality | Also tagged challenges, Final Post, goals, life, Molly Mahar, overcoming challenges, overcoming struggles, sarah bagley, struggles, sunny side up, What I've learned 4 Comments

Shedding This Skin, I Become Who I Am

By Camila | Published August 10, 2012

I regret not being as consistent with my blogging in the last month as I was in the first few. It looks like I still need to find a better balance with my life and making sure I can do everything I want to the best of my abilities. I admit, I applied to be a Stratejoy blogger on a whim and I’m glad that I did. I’ve learned that there are other folks out there like me who are still figuring out how we shall exist in this vast universe.

Posted in All Posts, Camila, Events, Family, Inspiration, Life Lesson, Love/Relationships, Season 6, Travel/Adventure | Also tagged Fear, gratitude, interconnectedness, justice, Life Lessons, living in the present, Moving Across Country, ubuntu 4 Comments

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night

By Arielle | Published August 6, 2012

I know that this experience will help shape the next phase of my journey, because even if I don’t know where I’m going, I know now that I have the tools to get me there.

Posted in Arielle, Inspiration, Life Lesson, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 6 | Also tagged gratitude, Inspiration, lessons learned, Quarterlife Crisis, support 17 Comments

That’s What She Said

By Sarah | Published August 5, 2012

I wasn’t convinced I had it in me to reach my goals. I had a tough winter before coming on as a Stratejoy blogger, and I lost faith in myself and my abilities. Five months later, the stuff that used to plague me doesn’t haunt me any more.

Posted in All Posts, Quarterlife Crisis, Sarah, Season 6 | Also tagged Molly Mahar, QLC, Quarterlife Crisis, sarah bagley, stratejoy bloggers, stratejoy interview questions 6 Comments

Faith, Death, and Tough Questions

By Sarah | Published July 30, 2012

There’s something I think about a lot. But I never want to talk about it outloud. Something that sets my stomach churning in that I’m-about-to-vomit way. My mind goes into hyperoverdrive. I want to squeeze my eyes shut and pull myself into a ball and try not to move.

Posted in Family, Love/Relationships, Quarterlife Crisis, Sarah, Spirituality | Also tagged anxiety, death, life, Molly Mahar, nervousness, QLC, Quarterlife Crisis, religion, sarah bagley, uncertainty, unknown 4 Comments

Ask Me Anything

By Arielle | Published July 30, 2012

Life is better when you make yourself vulnerable. There are more ups and downs, but it’s so much more fulfilling to put your true self out there for others to see.