#RealDeal: An understanding of value while riding in a Gulf stream jet
Dating, Life Jen Friel Dating, Life Jen Friel

#RealDeal: An understanding of value while riding in a Gulf stream jet

Now, the title of this search starts with a "b" and is also indicative of the amount of money this person has. Having seen who this matchmaker deals with, I thought even having that word in the title for the search was all wrong. Nothing against the matchmaker at that to be honest, but you have to think about what you are going to highlight and who is going to respond and why. You have to think like a marketer!!

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#GiveAway: Who wants my #Coachella Swag bag with @GoPro @Seagate & @JBLAudio?
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#GiveAway: Who wants my #Coachella Swag bag with @GoPro @Seagate & @JBLAudio?

As you all know, it totally worked, but for ONE YEAR when all of this started, I literally had $10 to my name. I didn't need money, I had value. If I tweeted something, or if I pitched either a campaign or social media 101 education, I could eat, drink, party, travel ... anything.

The value was me and what I could do in social media in this extremely strange and different way.

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#JBLTakesCoachella: My swag = up for grabs!
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#JBLTakesCoachella: My swag = up for grabs!

It was GREAT!!! Talk about an eclectic group of insanely, insanely smart people just having an authentic experience. No one pitched anything, no one said things "just to sound smart." We commented on the state of tech, our favorite apps & products, and the rest was groovy, man.

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#NerdsUnite: So She Has a Boyfriend. So what?
Dating Jen Friel Dating Jen Friel

#NerdsUnite: So She Has a Boyfriend. So what?

If you really have balls – and you have to do this with extreme confidence – you can to look her directly in the eyes and say, “Listen, I’m going to lay it flat out for you. I rarely meet someone that I find this attractive, and you’ve got fucking killer energy.”

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#DestinationDating: Water so clear you can see to the bottom. $100,000 cars, every body got em
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#DestinationDating: Water so clear you can see to the bottom. $100,000 cars, every body got em

About an hour before I had to leave for the event, I got a call from my mechanic.

Your convertible isn't going to be ready today. I just got it back from the window shop and we still need to put everything back together.

<tangent> This guy is TOTALLY badass btw. Not only did he just give me his car as a loaner, but the first day I went to his shop we kicked it and he even opened up his bar handing me a shot of tequila. (I didn't finish it since I was going to have to drive obvi) </tangent>

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#Question: Does this make me insane? Or is this just another "breakthrough?"
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#Question: Does this make me insane? Or is this just another "breakthrough?"

I don't think we ever know the "right" decision, I say back to her. We just keep making a series of choices, but I do believe in listening to that inner guidance. You have to follow your gut, you can't be self-sacrificial to your now husband just because he asked first. You need to figure out what YOU want. (Thank you Drama of the Gifted Child.)

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#ThatAwkwardMomentWhen: You discover the hard way that nobody messes with the Jesus
Life, Dating Jen Friel Life, Dating Jen Friel

#ThatAwkwardMomentWhen: You discover the hard way that nobody messes with the Jesus

The process over the last few weeks has been maddening. I catch myself crying randomly all over the place as I am feeling vulnerable for the first time in my adult life. Being vulnerable as a child taught me that I was going to be attacked either verbally or physically. I quickly learned to compartmentalize all of my emotions to appear "stronger" than whoever came at me, and even learned how to box when I was being stalked physically. (Hence also why I didn't even bat an eye at pulling the knife on that dude when he broke into my parent's condo. You just "know" how to be prepared.)

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