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If you have NEVER heard of the Savannah Banannas….well NOW is your chance Jesse Cole, the owner of this extraordinary business model is a phenom! Want to learn something about taking care of the customer? #EXIT #exitrealty #exitrealtyelite #realestate #customerservice #thechallenge #residualincome #exitrealtycorpinternational #lovEXiT

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We love exposing our students to careers they normally would not consider. Our student-intern, Dazanique, is learning what it takes to be successful in the field of sports management directly from the General Manager of Insports Centers , one of Connecticut's largest indoor multi-sport recreation complexes. #knowledgeispower #breakingstereotypes #sportsmanagement #womeninsports #leadershipdevelopment #businessmentorship #opendoors

I want to take a moment to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the amazing sponsor, #Commsworld, for their support. I couldn't be prouder of this young team and all they've accomplished this season! Watching these young footballers grow and excel on the field has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Coaching them provides a wonderful escape from the daily grind of life and work, and it's a joy I cherish. Interestingly, coaching football has many similarities that apply directly to my professional life. Here are a few: #Teamwork Success in football, as in business, relies on effective teamwork. Coaching has reinforced the importance of collaboration, communication, and working towards a shared goal. #Builing Positivity: Whether on the field or in the office, frosting a positive environment is crucial. Encouragement and support help’s build confidence and drives success. #Grit & Determination: The resilience and determination these young players show is truly inspiring. Their ability to persevere through challenges reminds me that with grit, we can overcome any obstacle, both in sports and in our careers. Coaching these amazing kids has been a source of great joy and inspiration. Here’s to many more victories on and off the field! ⚽️🙌 #YouthFootball #CoachingLife #Teamwork #Positivity #Grit #LifeLessons #ProudCoach

I just thought about something that happened to me last weekend that makes a good metaphor for what happens in the job market.. I was in Las Vegas last weekend for the NRL (Australia) opening doubleheader, but first, I made a stop at the Pinball Hall of Fame, which is a warehouse that houses a lot of older working pinball machines. I first played a game that would have awarded me a free game if it had bothered to count the end-of-ball bonuses I had earned. I left that game after one play and looked for another machine. I saw one of my all-time favorite machines, a game called Subway from 1966, but it was out of order. However, two machines over was its' free game version called Crosstown. I put a quarter in and played a game. I then put another quarter in and the game started to glitch to the point where if I breathed on the machine, it would award a free game. It was not due to my play, but rather the glitching of the machine that kept awarding free games. So, what's the metaphor? Sometimes, a person can do everything right in a job and not be properly rewarded. Sometimes, what we want to do is unavailable because the conditions aren't right. Sometimes, if we're in the right place at the right time, we can get whatever we want. Now, for neurodivergent people, the most common scenario seems to be the one like the machine that doesn't award the end-of-ball bonus. I went from being called a "wizard" in 2020 to bringing more goodwill to the department in 1000 words than the rest of the department had done combined in 2021 (thanks to the article) to being out the door exactly one year later. I earned a second masters degree, so what happened? Well, the end-of-ball bonus was not given to me and it was made clear that I was never going to get it. So I decided to get another job (play other machine). Now, the current situation isn't like the free game awarding every 5 seconds machine, but I'm patient and waiting to aim my shots and earn the rewards. #neurodiversityatwork #neurodiversityinbusiness #workforceisnotalwaysfair #pinball #metaphor #changemachines #changethenarrative

Revisiting summer vibes and team bonding at Topgolf! ☀️ Some of our fantastic team members made memories and shared laughs over a team-building activity. Here's to the spirit of camaraderie that has fueled us for a decade at Acquisition Professionals LLC. #Memories #10YearsandClimbing #APAnniversary #AcquisitionProfessionals #TeamBonding

Furlough Day 76: Sign up for activities that you have never tried I ran my first 5K today! It had been my goal to return to working out after finishing my MBA earlier this year and signed up in May, as a gift to myself. My goals for this race were to finish and run the entire duration of the race. I finished in 36:36; and walked a small portion of the hill at the end of the route. (but, I jogged 97% of the path!) I am pleased with the mere fact that I finished (and in the top 23% overall, no less). Enroute to the finish line, I grabbed my son who was sitting about 100 feet from the finish line waiting for me and carried him across the finish line. Success! I may not be able to walk tomorrow, but I am energized for the week ahead. My performance was so great, my wife signed me up for a veteran’s run in November to support our friend who is a US Army veteran. Does this mean I am now a runner? Today’s race taught me two important lessons. 1. Your first attempt is going to your best effort. If most of your future attempts are improvements, you have succeeded. Comparing yourself to yourself is necessary to continuously improve. 2. When your journey becomes challenging, take stock of the situation. It’s OK slow down to reenergize, regroup and then restart. Sign-up just to try something. Having experienced it at least once already makes you better.

We just read this great article all about the connection that pickleball provides, that we are all craving, that breeds true friendship. It's a great read! Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gN3FaKRt #pickleball #connection #friends

As an Athletic Director, summer is a time of opportunity, not rest. This time of year is about unlocking the gym, updating facilities, and investing in our athletes and coaches. It's a time to enhance our program and set the stage for future success. The goal is to make the summer better than the last for our athletic community! #AthleticDirector #SummerOpportunities #FacilityManagement #AthleteDevelopment #CoachingGrowth #ProgramEnhancement #SportsLeadership

This picture just hit me. Back in the good old days of field day in the 80s, thriving in competition meant more than just winning the three-legged race without tripping over your shoelaces. It was a battlefield of epic proportions, where glory was measured by how many times you could hop through the potato sack race without resembling a flailing penguin. And let's not forget the egg-and-spoon race, where balancing a fragile egg on a spoon was like trying to keep your cool during a surprise math test. Ah, the memories of victory and scraped knees – it was a time when the grass stains on your shorts were badges of honor, and the only thing sweeter than victory was the orange slice waiting for you at the finish line. In the workplace, channeling that same competitive spirit from the 80s field day can be surprisingly beneficial. Just like strategizing to dominate the tug-of-war, employees learn to push themselves beyond their limits, fostering innovation and creativity. The camaraderie built from cheering on teammates during the sack race translates to a supportive work environment, where colleagues rally together to overcome challenges. And those lessons in resilience from enduring a humiliating defeat in the three-legged race? They teach invaluable skills in bouncing back from setbacks, crucial for navigating the ever-changing landscape of the professional world. So, just like the glory days of field day, embracing healthy competition in the workplace can lead to victories that are just as sweet, minus the grass stains and egg yolk mishaps. OK, maybe we weren’t still doing egg races at field day in the 80s, but it just fit too perfectly into my metaphor.