Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of events focused on green awareness.
The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s, Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement.
In our busy world the person who stands out in the crowd usually gets noticed. In selling, it's not about drawing attention to yourself or even your product or service. It's about getting your prospect to discover for himself what it is he wants and then realizing how your product or service is the best fit solution.
Love it, hate it, or call it the gold at the end of your rainbow, e-mail is here to stay. Over the past two decades, it’s become deeply ingrained in our day-to-day business communication. It’s become a requirement to do business. Despite a number of software advances and expansion in the online communication landscape, e-mail is more important than ever.
For over 25 years, Echols Glass & Mirror has been an industry leader in custom glass fabrication and installation. Echols is a family owned business located in Buford. They take pride in their workmanship, customer service and their ability to bring new and innovative products and designs to their customers.
Flowers, candy, red hearts and romance…that’s what Valentine’s Day is all about, right? Well, not exactly.
The origin of this holiday for the expression of love really isn’t romantic at all, at least not in the traditional sense. Valentine was a Roman Catholic priest during the time when Emperor Claudius persecuted the church.
A study of computer programmers at Bell Laboratories showed that the star performers outperformed moderate performers by a margin of 8 to 1. If that holds true in your organization, the conversion of five of your moderate performers into star performers would be the equivalent of adding 35 moderate performers to your workforce.
Last month I had the privilege of working with the Missionaries of the Poor in Kingston, Jamaica. Joining me were my youngest daughter, Rachel, my two sons-in-law, Drew and Ben, and Jason Poole’s cousin, Izzy. We spent five days caring for the many residents who live in the MOP shelters in Kingston.
Jawbone UP is a system, wristband + mobile app that tracks how you sleep, move and eat so you can know yourself better, make smarter choices and feel your best. This little wristband keeps you in touch with your body and on top of your health. (Jawbone UP24, for those who like Bluetooth capabilities and real-time syncing with the app)
The new app displays movement and sleep details and delivers insights, celebrates milestones and challenges you to make each day better.
Celebrating 6 months as a Zanacore NetGuard Client!
“About 8 months ago, I was in conflict over cost consciousness while seeking a reliable solution for our network maintenance. After going with two cheaper options and experiencing the pain/down time of network problems (poor health), slow response time and incremental charges, I bit the bullet and hired Zanacore.
Among the first things people notice about you is the way you dress and the way you groom yourself. Many highly creative people effect a casual indifference toward their personal appearance, but in reality, they are making a purposeful statement. They are saying, in effect, “I’m so good at what I do that I don’t have to dress for success.