2012Thank you, dear reader, for stopping by the Red Jacket Diaries in 2012! Here are the 10 most-viewed posts this year:

  1. The annual National Punctuation Day throws out another challenge
  2. A recap of the contest for the worst opening sentence ever (following in the footsteps of “It was a dark and stormy night…”)
  3. Some examples of wordy, awkward, jargony words and phrases to avoid
  4. The last dispatch from the dorm and the end of my two-year BA degree program
  5. Movember gets more press and pushes aside non-sexy causes like IBD research
  6. Tips to polish your LinkedIn profile, including a great photo and compelling headline
  7. The Brogan vs. Kawasaki smackdown, a comparison of the Twitter performance of these gentlemen for a class project
  8. Tips for writing estimates and proposals, and encouragement to stay away from RFPs
  9. Do what scares you! Encouragement to overcome your fears to learn and grow
  10. 5 business lessons learned at the spa, including be confident in your value and offer options.

See you in 2013!

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