“Failure.” The very word reeks of pungent negativity. It is understood as the product of ineptitude, the result of work gone wrong or not done right. It hurts to fail—to not be good enough. Yet, the fact of the matter is this: failure is good. It teaches us. It forces us to grow, to adapt, […]
Customer Service is NOT for Customers
Few things feel better than a job well-done, and while you should always be the one to know whether it was, in fact, a job well-done or not, it still feels good (great even) to have customers and clients voice their satisfaction. Often though, customers may not do so simply because they don’t have a […]
Pushing the Limits
In our journey throughout life, we are continuously exposed to situations that make us feel uncomfortable, that challenge our boundaries, and that force us to push our limits. The only way for us to truly grow and develop into the people we want to be is to overcome these obstacles of discomfort. Some of these […]
The Significance of Networking
Although networking can be uncomfortable and awkward for quite a few people, it is a necessary part of business that has the potential to pay off enormously. Time and again we hear, “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” While this sort of playing field may seem unfair in regards to capitalism, it […]
The Internal Struggle of Growth
All too often we see businesses grow and grow only to reach an apex and coast. Then, while these corporate, cumbersome, inflexible conglomerations coast, an independent, agile, and flexible start-up will come along and adapt to the market more efficiently, thus effectively displacing the conglomeration. Truthfully, corporations should never seek to reach an apex and […]