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Mentoring Kids While Teaching Valuable Skills Portland, Oregon, has an alarming dropout rate in the middle and high school ages.
We would work with the schools to target those kids who are most at risk of dropping out by providing a business incubator just for them. We live in one of the inner city neighborhoods. Some of our founding team are kids who go to school with kids who are at risk for dropping out and not going any further in their education. There is a great amount of passion and capability among these kids, just
08/31/2013
Creating a Great Experience
Creating a Great Experience Customer service is a term that is used frequently, but many times without really considering what it could be. Some people seem to understand intrinsically. Some companies do a great job with it. In my mind, customer service boils down to creating a…
08/11/2013
Setting Boundaries
Setting Boundaries Talk with virtually any counselor, therapist or life coach and they will all tell you one of the most important things to be able to stay mentally sharp and balanced is to set boundaries. Sounds fair enough. What does that mean for every day living and…
08/02/2013
Storytelling - Old Skill, New Buzzword
Storytelling - Old Skill, New Buzzword A few articles this year have caught my eye – from LinkedIn, Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine to FastCompany and a series of TED talks. It’s always intriguing what the “new” thing is. A quick Google search lets you know for certain, it seems the new buzzword…
07/30/2013
Build a Great Reputation
Build a Great Reputation This weekend I met a terrific couple. Super nice, hard working people trying to establish themselves in a new town. They have taken a step not many entrepreneurs and business people tend to ignore when building a brand. Bartering and treating each job as…
Creating a Business That Helps Others & You...
Creating a Business That Helps Others & You... I never lack for business ideas. The struggle is finding the sweet spot where a business idea aligns with what I am good at, what I like to do and what will benefit enough people to make it a viable business. Arguably, if you are talented at marketing and…
Altruism vs. Business
Altruism vs. Business I finished reading The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau, which is fairly self-explanatory in its title. It’s a book about how to start a business on a shoestring and has great…
07/04/2013
Fourth of July - Happy B-Day U.S.A.!
Fourth of July - Happy B-Day U.S.A.! ImageFourth of July – Happy B-Day U.S.A.!About these adsShare this:TwitterFacebookGoogle +1TumblrMoreStumbleUponLinkedInDiggRedditEmailPrintPocketPinterestLike this:LikeLoading... Posted on 04/07/2013 by scjeanne under Home Adventures, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
07/02/2013
Passion or Obsession
Passion or Obsession I follow the Dalai Lama on Twitter and Facebook. That looks really weird written down, by the way. I sound like a stalker. But I really love seeing his insights and thoughts throughout the day. It helps keep me centered. This morning, he tweeted about…
06/30/2013
It all comes down to one thing...
It all comes down to one thing... This past week, I encountered the very best example and the very worst example of the one thing that can make or break you in business and arguably in life – customer service. Customer service doesn’t have to be about a financial exchange, it can be how…
06/23/2013
DIYing life
DIYing life I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, my parents did virtually everything around the house, garden and garage themselves. From plumbing repair to fixing holes in screens, patching clothes, gardening, minor car repair – either my mom or dad would…
06/18/2013
"Reality Women"
"Reality Women" Trigger warnings: If you are a huge fan of oppressing women, particularly in the “Mad Men” style or 1950s era, this is not a good post for you to read. If you are averse to women’s rights, this is not a good post for you to read. Just when I thought…
06/15/2013
Grief and Remembrance
Grief and Remembrance Everyone goes through the loss of a loved one sometime in their life. It could be a friend or family. Sometimes it is a pet. For many people I know, myself included, the loss of a pet is like the loss of a close friend or family. Last Friday, I lost my…
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