Jen Glantz

I’m Jen Glantz. I’ve been a published writer for over 13 years, spilling my words into magazines (ranging from style to scuba diving), newspapers, websites and even this one time, a speech, for someone who didn’t speak a word of English. What drives my words, my site, my writing, is the power of relating to people. I find that many people, especially young girls, feel so alone and quite often they feel embarrassed. I want to shatter those feelings! I want them to read what I write and understand that it’s okay to be a little outside of the box, but most importantly, that it is okay to just be who they are.

FROM SUCCESS OR HAPPINESS

I was asked a question on an interview the other day that made me nauseous. “Which would you rather?” I thought what would follow…

FROM BEING SCARED OF STRANGERS

“Can I tell you something?” I’m walking down 6th avenue pretending that I’m totally and completely invisible. My arms are flailing and my favorite…

FROM WATER AEROBICS CLASS

I signed up to take a class advertised as “Aqua Zumba”. Turns out the aqua part was true – it was in a pool….

FROM TURNING 4 YEARS OLD

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” ― Francis Bacon I started The Things I Learned From blog by accident. I tried to start…

FROM LIVE SMART CONFERENCE

This weekend, I had the pleasure of speaking to a room filled with young women at the Smart Girl’s Live Smart Conference. I chatted…

FROM THREE BRAVE MEN

I had the chance to spend this week with three different guys. Wait a minute…this is not what you think. This isn’t about romance…