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07.10.17
Rethinking Balance
It seems nowadays everyone is trying to find balance in their life. There’s a whole cottage industry built on self-help books on the topic, after all. I wonder if we should consider a different perspective when it comes to juggling all of life’s demands. Think about achieving personal and professional satisfaction over a lifetime instead […]
Read More06.30.17
Change Happens (and 3 Tips How to Manage It)
Few things are more predictable than change. This is true in both our personal and professional lives. It’s the new normal. Success, then, requires being nimble and pivoting when necessary. Entrepreneurs know this well, and we see it often at The NIIC. We are excited by both the promise and potential of some significant changes in […]
Read More06.29.17
5 Tips to Part Amicably with Your Agency
Parting with your advertising or marketing firm can be difficult. That’s true for any vendor relationship. Admittedly, I’ve done this well and not so well, depending on the situation. Like most people, I seek lifelong learning and growth. So, I was intrigued by the topic of this week’s Social & Marketing Breakfast Fort Wayne (SMBFW). […]
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Got Grit?
What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Sure, a great idea and funding helps. But there’s one key element that separates the winners from those with less favorable outcomes. That variable is grit. Call it persistence, stick-to-it-tiveness or tenaciousness. Grit is a theme that runs through the back stories of some of the most […]
Read More06.21.17
Print is Not Dead: The Case for Physical Books
According to the Pew Research Center, “About a quarter of American adults (26%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year, whether in print, electronic or audio form.” This is tragic to me. As Charlie “Tremendous” Jones said, “Leaders are readers.” When my wife and I built our house in […]
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