Part 1 – Product Development I am not a marketer by trade. However I have always had to dabble with it in regard to the various roles I have played in life. I may not remember much from my college days and marketing classes, but I do remember the four Ps of marketing—Product, Price, Promotion [...]
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What do you want your destination to be? A lot of people want to talk about the destination. They want to talk about when they get married, they want to talk about when they get a job, they want to talk about when they get a house, finish high school, finish college, get their first [...]
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I used to dream of being an electrical engineer, but I wasn’t good at math. I dreamed of being an artist, but I couldn’t draw. I dreamed of being a spy, but I probably talk way too much. In his book Strengths Finder, Tom Rath compiles ten years of research by the Gallop organization to [...]
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Statistics show that 80% or more young adults entering college do not know what to major in. Over 50% change their major at least once during their college adventure. If you are currently wondering what you are going to do for a career, what you are going to major in, what God’s will for your [...]
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When it comes to avoiding exercise, I have many excuses. One classic defense is that my running shoes hurt my feet. The fact is that when I got those shoes, they were cheaper than the ones that really worked for me. I soon discovered that the best deal is not always the best fit. As [...]
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Today I came across a college comparison calculator. It allows you to enter 3 colleges that you are interested in and then score each college according to your opinion in areas like: setting (rural, urban, suburban),proximity to home, faculty accessibility, computer facilities, size, residence hall conditions,social life, athletic facilities/programs, reputation of school and so on. [...]
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I remember well the struggle I went through trying to surrender to and determine God’s will for my life concerning college. I distinctly remember the night the Lord won the victory. I basically knew what God wanted, but it was not what I wanted. It was about 2AM and I was sitting in the dark [...]
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