Tag archives: advice

Five Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was 40: Words of Wisdom I Would Tell my Younger Self
By Deann Zampelli   |   June 4, 2024

I have never been a big fan of regret, all at once feeling and knowing its futility. However, if I could go back and meet my younger self, say in my 20s or 30s, I would tell that stonewashed-jeans-wearing girl the following: 1. Stop worrying about what other people think. They aren’t thinking about you […]

The Do’s and Don’ts of College According to Santa Barbara Alumni
By Stella Haffner   |   October 4, 2022

Happy new school year! From interviewing people for this column, I have learned a lot about what it means to be a young person, and I have learned a lot of what it means to be a student. In honor of the new academic year, this edition of Dear Montecito is for the new college […]