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Tuesday: The confidence gap. (Why the actual experts in their field always question themselves and everyone else does not.)
The most confident person I've met all week was my dental hygienist explaining journalism to me.
 • Aly Walansky
Monday: If it still bites, it still works.
The danger of deciding something is obsolete just because you expected it to be.
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Friday: Maybe it's not a no. Maybe it's a not yet. (Plus sourcing for several new pending stories!)
Sometimes the best opportunities don't arrive on your timeline.
 • Aly Walansky
Thursday: LOTS of pending assignments wrapping up - send your pitches asap, please :)
Good morning!
 • Aly Walansky
Wednesday: A reminder that today, you should try to be someone's Nobu
The most valuable thing you can offer is consistency.
 • Aly Walansky
Tuesday: The roux comes first! What my search for a great bowl of gumbo reminded me about PR
A conversation in a car from the New Orleans airport reminded me why the best results can't be rushed.
 • Aly Walansky
Monday: I don't know basketball, but I know this feeling. The Knicks, PR, and the longest game ever played
.What a decades-long championship drought can teach us about visibility, persistence, and believing your efforts matter before anyone else does.
 • Aly Walansky
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