Rise and grind: How to make yourself a priority in the everyday hustle

Public relations practitioners lead busy lives, and they often focus on everything but themselves. Practitioners can lead healthier and happier lives if they learn to take care of themselves. (Photo credit: Lindsay Graviet)
First meeting of the day, and you’re running late. You look down at your watch and see you only have five minutes to grab breakfast. A drive-thru Starbucks is right off the freeway, so you pick up a coffee and croissant.
You arrive at the office, and the closest parking spot is a block
Born and raised in sunny San Diego, I came fresh out of the womb with my toes in the sand. I was born to a professional shopaholic mother who has helped develop my intense shopping ways and inspired my appreciation for beautiful things. I am so intrigued by the beauty in the diversity of people and places as well.
Now with snow constantly in my boots and bruises from slipping on ice, I am entering my junior year at Brigham Young University surrounded by Utah’s beautiful mountainous scenery. I am majoring in public relations and minoring in management.
I love taking on new projects and trying new things. Since I was a young girl, I would always have a notebook in my hand and a story to tell. I enjoy using storytelling and descriptive writing as an outlet for anything on my mind. I love working with social media as a means of communication. I am amazed by the power it has on the masses and I love using this tool as a positive communication device.