maggie dipasquale

The Best of 2014!

This year has been incredible! It’s been such a pleasure to guide you and I wanted to share my top videos of 2014! Thanks for making this year so special!

What to do if you’re not Invited to a Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzh0yk25zw

How I Stopped Gossiping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHG-spNT3g

What to do when you’re Mad at Yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehhOyo9Du-8

What to do when you can’t Invite all your Friends to your Birthday Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3de2ILxRFTA

How to be Popular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb0mOmOX-Ck

Why We Need to Celebrate the Average Day

Happy holidays, Modern Mentees! What are you going to be up to? I’m excited to hang with my family, eat delicious food, catch up on sleep… and Netflix! I wanted to share today’s topic because it’s something I’m personally working on. I find, especially during the holidays, that we’re so so so busy and looking forward to lots of things that we totally forget the present moment. The present moment is so important because it’s really all we have! Check out today’s video to help you celebrate the average day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id_mY75GPhY

What to do if you’re not in Love with your College Experience

There’s a big myth out there that most students love college right off the bat. If you’re still feeling iffy about the whole thing that’s totally normal. So many girls come home for the holidays freshman year feeling like they should have their friendships, classes, and relationships all figured out. That’s setting the bar way too high. Freshman year is a big transition. Check out the video to learn how to relax if you’re not in love with your college experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW1Rw5SW6bs

How to Find Balance

I don’t know about you, but by the time December rolls around, all I’m craving are my favorite holiday foods. Combine this with the school stress you might be facing, and your healthy routine flies out the window. In order to enter 2015 feeling awesome, we need to put a big emphasis on BALANCE. You can have it all, but not all at once! I want you to eat your holiday favorites, but make time for exercise. I want you to study for your exams, but face them without craziness. Here’s how to find balance during the crazy busy holiday season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki75adjlKgA

How to Count your #Blessings

Blessed (adj): sacred, worthy of adoration, reverence; put a hashtag on it and does the meaning still hold up? A quick search shows that we’re feeling #blessed for our hot bods, naps, and Thursday night television. Whether we use the hashtag ironically or to announce our thanks online, doing so can dilute gratitude. Feeling blessed is a personal experience. The moments you find yourself feeling thankful are entirely unique to you. They’re sacred reminders that you’re whole, complete, and lack nothing. Add a hashtag and it takes a deeply personal experience and makes it public and searchable. It’s incredibly important to acknowledge our blessings, but how do we do it in an online world? Check out this month’s Smart Girls Group article!

What to do if a Boy Doesn’t Ask you to Dance

‘Tis the season of school dances! I heard so many stories of girls not having a good time at a dance because a boy didn’t ask them to dance or because they were rejected when they asked someone else. Check out the video below to see why your good time doesn’t depend on a boy and what to remember if someone doesn’t want to dance with you (because I’ve been there)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3aRQyrRjvI

My Take on the BNI (Big Night In) Because Instagram isn’t Telling the Whole Story

I recently received a lot of questions about what to do when you feel like you don’t have a group and what to do when you get major FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) because you’re staying in when it seems like everyone is going out. My question for you is: Do you ever have a Big Night In? I love a good BNI, but it took me awhile to get comfortable with it because I felt like everyone was having fun and I was just at home. Let me tell you, it’s really not the case. Check out the video below to hear my take on the BNI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8MmKvFCpM

Why we Should Stop Saying Sorry

If you’ve been in any of my groups lately I’ve been talking about how I say sorry ALL the time. In true Modern Mentor fashion, I asked myself, “why?” and figured out that it comes from wanting to be liked! Today I’m sharing why we need stop with the sorry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXuFHK9xA-4

How to Receive a Compliment

Ever feel awkward when someone compliments you? Yup, a lot of us do! Here’s the deal: feeling worthy is the root of accepting all compliments. Click the video to learn how to feel great when someone says something nice about you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQio0G95taU

Healthy Pumpkin Mug Cake

I’m obsessed with this recipe not only because it’s super delicious, but because it’s a single serving. Sometimes when I make cookies I end up eating more than I’d actually like. This is great because it’s quick and preeeetty healthy. #ModernMentor me in your photos if you try it out!

Recipe adapted from Delighted Momma

What you will need:

3 tbs of almond meal
2 tbs of coconut oil
1 egg
1/2 cup of organic pumpkin puree
1 tsp of pumpkin spice
1 tbs of honey
1 tsp of vanilla extract
A dash of salt
1/2 tsp of baking powder
Handful of dark chocolate chips

Mix everything well in a separate bowl. Pour into a microwave safe mug or baking dish.

Put in the microwave for 4 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean. I also added a scoop of pumpkin ice cream ENJOY!!!