Too often, innovators sort and evaluate their ideas as they develop them. The better method is to inventory all of your ideas before you start to evaluate them. By prematurely conducting an evaluation of your ideas as you ideate them, you stunt the likely creativity and energy that can come from a robust and innovative […]
Read MoreThere’s a prevailing notion that if you follow your passion, you’ll succeed in business. This might be an oversimplification. Others say to be a rock star business builder you have to add perseverance to passion. No matter that you think, in order to follow your heart, you must take a step back and examine your […]
Read MoreIn 1936, Dale Carnegie published an incredibly valuable and influential best selling self-help book, How to Win Friends and Influence People and an adaptation book of the same title focused on the digital age to capitalize on creating a vibrant digital and connected network. If there’s one marketing trend that’s had a good run in […]
MoreAt the beginning of my internship at The NIIC, I wrote a blog about a few of the different projects and activities I was planning for my new role. Now that my college graduation is nearing and my internship is coming to an end, I figured it would be a good time to add to […]
Read MoreWhat to do with a bad experience? Learn from it, share it and resolve to do better. I am a self-proclaimed positive realist. My rose-colored glasses are tempered with a healthy coating of reality. I do not air dirty laundry. It doesn’t align with how I choose to live. Yet, when I experienced auto renewal […]
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