ICYMI: 2022’s top inspo
A whole lot of talented and prolific voices contributed to the MT Deco Blog in 2022. Career advice, parenting advice, move your body advice, move your mind advice, thoughts on social media, finding community, setting intention and so much more. We encourage you to spend some time with the words of many smart cookies that we were fortunate enough to hear from this year. To help you out, here’s a little roundup of some of our favorites from 2022.
Nina Clarke’s boss at Fox News told her “you are making the best decision you will ever make” when she decided to stay home with her baby. 14 years later, here’s what she wished she knew.
2. Alisyn Camerota and the power of following your bliss
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota has over thirty years of experience as a journalist and is a mom of three teenagers. But her path to personal and professional success wasn’t a straight line. She shares how she kept focused on making her dreams come true, and how you can, too.
3. Power of Influence: The one-man news network, Mosheh Oinounou
Given the overwhelming choices for news sources, would you prefer to use a news concierge?
4. One fitness guru’s open secret to resetting
Holistic movement specialist Emily Mara had a spiritual awakening in a fitness class – realizing she was deeply unhappy and broken. That sparked her to change everything about her life and learned to find comfort in stillness. Here’s her advice for you – no job quitting required.
5. He created his own job at a media juggernaut. Here’s his advice for you.
From CNN, NBC, and TV Newswer to executive producer of the Megyn Kelly Show and founder of the Fourth Watch podcast and newsletter, Steve Krakauer has done it all. He shares how relocating from NYC to Texas totally changed his perspective, and how you can forge your own way, too.
6. This founder manifested her entire career. Here’s her advice for you.
The cultural strategy firm’s founder has always used the one goal she’s had since childhood to be her North Star, guiding all of her choices in career and life. This is what she’s continually aiming for.
7. Need more energy? Try leaning into your creativity.
Jareen Imam is an editorial manager at Amazon. She’s spent over a decade at major news orgs like NBC, CNN, and CBS. She also finds time to paint, cook, and sleep. Here’s her secret.
A deep dive into influencer Jules Terpak and why her unique style of content - culture-commentary within media, tech, work, and education - has attracted a following of over 250K on TikTok. And more importantly - what you can learn from her.
9. It took a pandemic for her to find her community. Now, she wants to help you find yours.
Marketer Rachel Givens was pregnant with her first baby when she entered lockdown in the spring of 2020. She’d lived in NYC for 14 years, but never felt a true sense of community. As a first-time mom, she desperately needed one. Here’s how she built it.
10. My best advice for women in their 20s
M.T. Deco founder Melissa Blum reflects on a pivotal moment in her life where she shifted from waiting for things to fall into place, to being proactive about going after what she wants. It’s her go-to story for women in their 20s trying to navigate their current and future lives.