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FINAL THOUGHTS...

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“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'” – Eleanor Roosevelt When I began this program a year ago, I jumped in with both feet.   I had wanted this for a very long time, and it was almost as if I had been given a “do-over.”     All I knew was that life had recently thrown me several nasty curveballs, and I felt that going back to graduate school after 15 years was the best way to deal with them.   The thought of graduation, over a year away, seemed forever in the distance, and I had no real plans or ideas of where I was headed or what I wanted to do afterward.   Now, I am one term and one class away from graduation (ten weeks), and I am feeling more terrified than ever.   In essence, I am starting over mid-life and it scares me.   While I believe I finally determine...
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Finding My Greatness

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"The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs."   -  Vance Havner ( Brainy Quotes - VH ) Most children have dreams about what they want to be when they grown up.
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The Great Leaders & Why Communication Matters

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  “Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.” –  Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator ( Harkless, 2019b ) Basically since the beginning of civilization, there have been leaders and followers.  So naturally, the leaders formed various types of governments through diverse means over the years, as a way to keep peace and structure, as well as law and order among their people.  People became loyal to their leaders, as some claimed to be sent to rule by the Lord, or Odin, or Allah (or whomever their God was).  Some rulers were born into power, following an order of succession in the blood-line, where others have taken control through combat and defeat of the enemy.  And many are elected by the people.    Portrait photo of President John F. Kennedy, taken in the White House, Washington, D.C. on July 11, 1963 Historically, leaders throughout history have had many things in common.  They speak for their ...
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Are Americans Over Facebook?

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When social media sites, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter were originally introduced, they were simply meant to be used as a simpler form of communication between friends.  But as people realized the capabilities of social media, the advancements and fallout since their inception have been far beyond anyone's imagination.  Will social media continue to be a tool we can use to communicate with our friends and family and platform we can use to convey our ideas and products to the public or will it be the breaking point for all of us and what finally tears us apart?
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STARBUCKS SETS THE STANDARD FOR GREATNESS

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“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”  ―  Jim Collins,  Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't You always hear the story about the CEO that started out at the bottom and was able to work their way to the top.  We've all been told the fairy tale before; maybe its at a new job orientation, or maybe on TV in an episode of CNBC ®  Undercover Boss .  But often times, people at the top have forgotten what its like at the bottom and that we all put our britches on one leg at a time.
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Diffusion of Innovations: From AOL to Facebook

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"You've Got Mail"...I can fondly remember those words.  The anticipation most of us felt, as those of us lucky enough to have the internet, the latest and greatest form of technology; as we patiently waited for our computers to turn on and dial-up the internet.  That familiar static sound you heard and the dial tone...then...connected. 
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Ads, Ads, Everywhere!!

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CROWDSOURCING: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HUMAN GENEROSITY

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WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS...

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