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Guest Post: Why I’m 26, Moving to L.A., and Just Deleted Instagram
For any of you who have been in a strategy session with Kris, you know that he has the handwriting of a five-year-old child and spelling to match. In addition, with all the great ideas running through his head, Kris likes to write blogs, books, and all sorts of things. My name is Maggie Happe,…
The Secret Key To Coming Up With Great Ideas
On my walk around the lake this morning, I started thinking about the time-tested theory that we only have two things to leverage in our life: We can leverage our time, and our dollars. However, I think that there’s a third point. We can also leverage our ideas. Whether you call it ideas, or knowledge,…
Permission to Fail: How To Turn “I Can’t” Into “I Can”
Words matter. I have no doubt in my mind that the most important and valued words are those we say to ourselves, about ourselves. Unfortunately, more often and not, we use this habit negatively. The GREAT news is that we have the ability to embrace positivity and abundance for our own benefit. The words we…
Is Modern Education Actually a Disservice to our Students?
Today’s education doesn’t always teach students how to connect the dots. In this post, I’m going to wade in with some political opinions that may or may not necessarily be embraced by everyone, especially the educated elite. If you find this blog to be offensive, I would love to hear your feedback and opinion in…
Millennials and Work Ethic, Part II
In previous blogs, we’ve talked about the relationships between Gen-Xers and millennials. We have also covered what truly motivates and inspires millennials. This week, we’re going to discuss how those concepts apply in a real-world work environment. If you missed last week’s post, where we talk about why millennials are motivated differently than previous generations,…
Ill-Equipped to Define Success
Here’s the takeaway: Both businesses and individuals are generally ill-equipped to define what success means for them. It’s rare that people truly want to know where they want to go, and how they’re going to get there. I see this not only with leadership teams, but also with individuals: In most cases, people don’t really…
