Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Why gratitude isn’t for wimps « Futurity.org

"Compared with those who dwell on daily hassles, people who take time instead to record their reasons for giving thanks exercise more regularly, complain of fewer illness symptoms, and feel better about their lives overall. They also feel more loving, forgiving, joyful, enthusiastic, and optimistic about their futures, while their family and friends report that they seem happier and are more pleasant to be around."

Those Darn Teenagers

Are we paying attention to our next generation of customers?

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Nick Gilyard: The Future of Public Relations?

Nick is s student at my Alma Mater, WKU. I'm a proud graduate of its public relations, Spanish, and MBA Programs. Go Toppers!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Livestrong Leverage: How the $50 Million Foundation Helped Texas Win $3 Billion in #Cancer Funding #philanthropy

Excerpt from the article:

None of this, says Bonner, would have happened without Livestrong. "It's the most entrepreneurial nonprofit I know of," says Bonner. "There's never 'You can't do it that way' or It's never been done.' They just break new ground."

The Senate finance committee chairman, who opposed the bond before Armstrong's testimony but then voted in its favor, put it another way. "I got run over by a bicycle," he said.


http://www.fastcompany.com/1699690/livestrong-leverage-how-the-50-million-fou...