Start With Why
Start with Why. Let it live on the landing page of your website, at the beginning of an interview process, on the front cover of the employee handbook, in staff meeting content and training sessions, in client proposals. Most importantly, let it come alive in the workplace culture. Your “Why” is why the people you hire fall in love with your company. In business, we call your Why, a company’s purpose statement – although I assure you it’s hardly just a statement. Think of it as the heartbeat of your organization.
Worlds Away: Iceland’s Mysterious Beauty
Tom and I have chosen to go to Iceland in the shoulder season, when the temperatures average from a low of 40° F (4° C) to a high of 50° F (10° C). We also want to avoid the summer tourists. Iceland is slightly smaller than the state of Kentucky with a population of less than 333,000, sparsely populated to say the least.
The Conversation: Ebony Payne-English
Ebony Payne-English is a passionate poet and performance artist who has crafted a business doing what she loves. Her current touring schedule has her on the road approximately two hundred days a year. The remaining days are dedicated to reconnecting with her loved ones, trying to regain a sense of normalcy and routine, and giving back.
The Man of Many Hands
There is a traditional ornamental shape used in art and architecture known as a quatrefoil, which is essentially a four-leafed outline created from four partially-overlapping, identical circles. This shape could be overlaid upon Ed Hall’s home studio, a perfect representation of this multi-faceted artist. Sitting upstairs in a bungalow addition that he and his wife designed in total, the room is literally divided into four distinct areas, designated for four distinct pursuits.
Craft Pizza Co. – Not Your Typical Pizza
The culinary scene in Jacksonville is changing. If you need proof, just follow your nose in and around San Marco, Five Points, or other areas of Riverside. Better still, sniff out the remarkable transformation that’s taking place in Neptune Beach.
Canaveral Seashore Plein Air Paint Out Centennial Celebration
oct 3 – 8 2016 marks one-hundred years of the National Park Service, and the Canaveral Paint Out is a great way to celebrate and support both the arts and parks. This year, twenty-six professional artists will come together to paint the coastal seascapes, dune habitat, Indian River Lagoon, marinas, and the unique and historic scenes of charming New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The week of plein air festivities includes artist...
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