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title: "The A List: Susan W. Medick"
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published_at: "2014-04-01T10:50:08+00:00"
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#### My three goals for 2014

1. Improve my running pace
2. Volunteer more
3. Get some home improvement projects completed

#### The best advice I ever got

If I don’t have confidence in myself, why should anyone else have confidence in me?

#### On my desk right now

New fiscal year budget, rebranding project, documents for a new joint venture, enterprise risk management updates

#### If I weren’t doing this, I’d …

… be a makeup artist.

#### What I do when I’m not at work

Work out a lot. I’m usually training for some long-distance race.

#### My favorite blogs

My boss’ blog, [On the Road with Kathleen (opens in a new tab)](http://kathleenschmatz.wordpress.com/)

#### My media mix

**News:** Various industry e-newsletters, New York Times News Alerts

**TV:** Trashy reality TV shows, “Downton Abbey,” “Mad Men”

**Music:** Classic rock

(Jonathan Timmes)

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