Did you know that more than one in ten vets are business owners? While serving and protecting our country, U.S. military personnel learn vital lessons along the way that can be leveraged in civilian life. Naturally, veterans have a natural affinity for entrepreneurship. Here’s a look at how their military service can equip them for the […]
Read MoreHere are my top five book recommendations for 2020. Check out the choices and join me in reading more in 2020. Remember, “leaders are readers.” The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of The Walt Disney Company – A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney, Time’s 2019 […]
Read MoreIn this season of New Year’s resolutions and goal setting (integral to success), what would happen if we strive for something greater? A driving force for all we do in our lives? Enter, ikigai—a Japanese term meaning “a reason for being.” What would happen if we all lived from that place? My place, my ikigai? […]
More“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry It’s that time of year again! Especially at the end of a decade, it’s almost impossible not to think back and review, while at the same time setting the tone for the next year or 10. Although many people […]
Read More#Mygivingstory starts in 2015, at the same time the WEOC started. I was fresh out of the corporate world, hot and heavy into entrepreneurship. I was building my own business, focused on being an image consultant. My world and emotions ebbed and flowed, just like the early days of WEOC. The NIIC team was […]
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