You know when you're playing a good tennis match when each player is volleying the ball. Can you imagine how boring it would be to play someone who never returns the ball? Well, that is how I feel sometimes with business networking. When I meet someone in a networking event, I want to learn about them and find out how I can help them. I've been able to help a lot of people and I really enjoy that. What's even better is when I can meet someone who wants to help me. Just like finding a tennis p… Continue

Is your “chain of offices” closing? Yep, we all do it – use Starbucks locations for business meetings. Employees at 600 company-owned Starbucks stores will need to update their resumes and search for new jobs in the next year due to closings, but Starbucks management isn’t publishing a list of targeted locations. Reports say that 70 percent of the stores being closed were opened after January 1, 2006. There are 110 Starbucks locations between Kokomo and Bloomington with the majority of them be… Continue

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TRYING TO GET WITHOUT FIRST GIVING IS AS FRUITLESS AS TRYING TO REAP WITHOUT HAVING SOWN. The Bible states that we reap what we sow. The most fertile soil in the world is barren unless seeds have been properly planted, cultivated, and nurtured. The relationship between giving and getting is constant in everything you do. To succeed in any endeavor, you must first invest a generous portion of your time and talents if you expect ever to earn a return on your investment. You have to give before you… Continue