Reflection through Journaling

How do I reflect on who I am?

There are many ways one can explore who you are. Some may choose journaling, some may choose mind mapping, some may choose talking to others. Here are some tips to dig deeper …

By Clifton E. Shambry Jr.
Clifton E. Shambry Jr. Associate Director of Life Design & Life Design Educator: Diversity & Inclusion
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Your One-Way Ticket to Wonder

This Month in Life Design: Designing Your Life Without Borders

There is something captivating about the unknown—what lies just beyond the familiar. Still, many of us, myself most certainly included, spend our days within the boundaries of routine and expectation, …

By Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Masters Life Design
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Five Travel Tips for Exploring the Future Fest Kickoff  

Welcome to Imagine Airlines!  

We are thrilled to have you on our upcoming Future Fest flight and hope you are ready to design your life beyond borders.  Have you marked your calendar for Kickoff?!

Kickoff is a one-day event on …

By Marsha Hammond
Marsha Hammond Life Design Educator: Biomedical Engineering
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The Three Lives Activity (On-Demand Activity) 

Imagine 1, 2, or 3 possible lives when the time is right for you.

So you’re trying to figure out what comes next? Are you thinking about how you want to spend your upcoming Summer? Perhaps you’re just trying to …

By Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Masters Life Design
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3 Tools To Be Your Best Through Self-Reflection

In Life Design, one of our core principles is crafting your story. Sometimes, it is important to have a guide or spend time thinking about who you are in order to craft your story about who you are. In doing …

By Clifton E. Shambry Jr.
Clifton E. Shambry Jr. Associate Director of Life Design & Life Design Educator: Diversity & Inclusion
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Johns Hopkins Student Interns Spend Summer “InBaltimore”

For 10 weeks this summer, 13 students worked 40 hours a week at nonprofits, government agencies, and companies around the city

When Julia Ye, a junior at Johns Hopkins University, signed on for her summer internship, she never imagined that …

By Hanju Lee
Hanju Lee
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Oh! The Places You’ll Go

This Month in Life Design: Let Your Imagination Guide You

Over the past five years, we have been on an incredible journey here at The Johns Hopkins University, transforming “career services” into a holistic Life Design approach, ensuring every student on campus is …

By Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Masters Life Design
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A Summer of Growth: Reflections on My InBaltimore Internship

This summer, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to work as an Operations and Human Resources intern at the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI). As an undergraduate student interested in a future career in Human Resources (HR), I was overjoyed to …

By Kayla Michael
Kayla Michael
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Grow Your Career Like You Grow A Product

Originally written by Erika Warren and Elena Verna for Reforge.

We work tirelessly on growth models for our companies, focusing on creating sustainable, predictable, and defensible tactics to ensure lasting success. Yet when it comes to our own careers, we …

By Contributor
Contributor
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Scientific Communication: Mentoring Workshop

Written by:

Ashley A. Schantz, Sr. Director of Undergraduate Education, Life Design Lab

Jason Trageser, PhD, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Neuroscience

Scientists need to be able to communicate their research to a broad audience. This is essential because everyone benefits …

By Ashley Schantz
Ashley Schantz Senior Director, Undergraduate Education
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