Former At-Risk Teen, Darrius Snow Wins Nickelodeon Award

I love waking up to this kind of news: An uplifting article about a 19-year old from Atlanta that is helping at-risk youth. He’s doing such an outstanding job that he caught the attention of Nick Cannon, Nickelodeon, and LeBron James.

Bankhead teen wins Nickelodeon award | ajc.com

We like Facebook, but face to face is cool, too

It’s no secret that Millennials love Facebook, but believe it or not, according to a new report by The International Association of Business Communications, they actually prefer face to face communication with their boss. Good nugget of info.

Facebook vs. face-to-face communications: Which do younger folks prefer? – FP Posted

Letter To An MBA

Here’s a letter (article) that Jullien Gordon just fowarded to me. It’s got some good nuggets. He delivers a thought-provoking perspective on the positves and negatives of getting an MBA.

Letter To An MBA

Duncan Nugget® #47: Focus on Your Strengths, Manage Your Weaknesses

One of the secrets of success is to constantly get better at what you do best and learn to manage or delegate when it comes to your weaknesses.

Focus on your strengths, manage your weaknesses.

Spend SOME of your time focusing on your weaknesses; spend MOST of your time focusing on your strengths.

In other words focus more on what you CAN do and less on what you can’t do. It’s not a question of “what’s wrong with you?”

Duncan Nugget® #94: Your Significant Other

In relationships, most men are driven by the desire for trust, acceptance, and appreciation. Most women are driven by the desire for caring, understanding, and respect.

Personal Branding Tip

In today’s highly competitive market, it is important to be able to distinguish yourself by developing a strong personal brand.

Maxed Out Your Credit Card?

My first semester in college (Carnegie Mellon University) I maxed out, not one, but two credit cards. 

Idiot.

It took me ten years to fix up that mess. (I didn’t have a job so I couldn’t pay the bill. Did I mention…idiot?)

According to research, 50% of all college students max out their credit cards. So, make sure you have limit that you can manage and only use your card for emergencies and necessities…

…not “nice-i-ties”.

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