Snowboard Through Your Fears, Pain, and Setbacks To Reach Your Goals

There I was, sitting on a ski lift going up a 12,000 foot mountain. In ten minutes, I’d be at the top and be snowboarding to the bottom.

This is AWESOME, I thought to myself as I enjoyed the ride and looked at the 14,000 foot mountain peaks all around me. I was stoked, happy to be in the mountains, and couldn’t wait to start snowboarding.

Winter Park, Colorado

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8 Ways To Measure Social Media Marketing ROI

Social Media ROI

Anyone who has ever told you, “there is no ROI to social media,” has no clue what they’re talking about. I’ve used social media to generate leads and revenue for my clients and organizations, my friends have used social media to generate leads and revenue for their clients, and EVERY DAY businesses large and small [...]

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2013 Reading List

Books Worth Reading

“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” – Oscar Wilde In 2013, I am going to try something different. Instead of trying to read 50 books in a year (like I attempted the last two years), I am going to try [...]

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Advice For Young People

Life Inspiration

Have you ever not done something that you later regretted and wished you had done? Me too, and I’m committed to living the rest of my life with no regret. To avoid life regret, I went around and asked family members, friends older than I, and coworkers what advice they have for younger people (20s [...]

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Lessons Learned Traveling 16 Hours In One Day To One Of The Most Beautiful Places In America

Telluride

It was my final weekend in Colorado. I would be heading back home to Chicago on Tuesday to start my new job, and this would be my last chance to explore the beautiful wild, wild west before returning to corn fields, flatlands, and skyscrapers. My entire summer was spent hiking, backpacking, exploring, and enjoying the [...]

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How to Make The Most of an Internship

David C Cook

This past summer I was privileged to do a social media marketing internship with publishing company David C. Cook. It was an incredible experience, one that I am very grateful for. I learned A LOT about business, leadership, marketing, social media, web development, programming, design, hiking, backpacking, relationships, and life. That’s one of the big [...]

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A Book You Need to Read

“It doesn’t matter who you are, you are not excluded from this covenant of love and grace. You are not shut out from the assembly of God no matter what you’ve done, or what you’ve failed to do. You belong for one simple reason. God chooses to gift love.” -Shane Hipps One summer, my friend [...]

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