Catch Your Limit in the Tallahassee Democrat!

So I'm at work & I get one of those pesky mass-emails sent around the office. I see this one actually has to do with young professionals in Tallahassee, which pertains to me, since I'm trapped in this sort of student-real-job limbo (2 classes + 9 to 5 at Zim = senioritis), so I actually read this one. Needless to say I minorly spazed out when I saw it had to do with CATCH YOUR LIMIT! I was so excited (may or may not have had to do with the 3 cups of coffee & 2 Diet Cokes I've had so far today) I already forwarded it to Tom & Melissa, but everyone should check it out. They are our teachers/pets after all...






Young professionals satisfied with life in Tallahassee
Feb. 28 Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee is a good place to live and work for young professionals, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday by the Network of Young Professionals (NYP) and organization members. The survey was made public at the group's fifth annual community forum.

"Tallahassee is energizing as a community for young professionals," said Jason Welty, deputy director of legislative affairs for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the NYP board member in charge of economic and professional development, "particularly if you compare responses on the economy and quality of life between 2005 and this year."

The 2008 Young Professional's Survey was released as part of NYP's fifth annual community forum at the Mary Brogan Museum and Tallahassee Community College's downtown campus. The program included a networking session called Opportunity Fair, a general session on community action, and three breakout sessions featuring a panel of Tallahassee and Leon County officials. The event also included overviews of fun things to do in Tallahassee and available outdoor activities.

According to NYP, the survey showed progress in Tallahassee's professional environment (15 percent over 2006), gains by the Tallahassee business community in demonstrating understanding of the needs of young professionals (20 percent) and an enhanced quality of life (9 percent).

Nearly three quarters of those responding to the survey (72 percent) are satisfied or very satisfied with life in Tallahassee, the survey revealed.

The survey was conducted earlier this year by NYP by e-mails "to recognized young professionals" in Tallahassee, as well as postings online at the organization's official Web site and its MySpace page, according to NYP's Stacy Getz.

The survey, developed and sponsored by Tallahassee-based Catch Your Limit Consulting, seeks response on a broad list of questions ranging from ranking how Tallahassee performs as a place to raise a family (87 percent called this important), home ownership (72 percent prefer to own), and opportunity for job advancement (78 percent agree Tallahassee offers opportunity) to what leisure activities young professionals prefer (cultural events, concerts and theater were the top three).

Founding member and past president Melissa Laughon said the survey, now in its fourth year, was developed as a tool to help the larger business community understand the needs and opinions of younger colleagues.

"Let's talk to them in ways they can understand," she said as the reasoning behind the survey's 2005 beginnings.

Laughon praised NYP as a 100-percent volunteer organization providing services such as Welcome Wagon, a program to help young professionals understand all Tallahassee has to offer.