Each of us faces challenges because we live in a world where our and others limitations come into play. The human being in us is complex, seeking out different avenues of fulfill our needs, and coming to all types of different conclusions about the best avenue. Despite our limitations in controlling our environment it is those who continually seek persistent improvement that win at the end of the day.
We simply can't control life. We must roll with it and put our energy into it and it will return something. Nothing good comes from the same old same old patterns. New chaos brings new ideas, ways of doing things, and methods of overcoming challenges. As our skills and abilities grow so does our confidence to meet new challenges.
You may be working on something and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Maybe you shudder your business or try something else. However, down the road you find that the same skills you used in that business help you to succeed in a new one. Failures today do not approximate the future of tomorrow.
However, giving up does. It is decisive and it ends all effort! You definitely won't succeed if you give up. Yet when we continue to put effort, even after failure, by adjusting our process and trying again that is a pretty good predictor of future success. It isn't that each try will lead to success but that the chances of success go up with multiple tries.
Persistence is the ability to accept failure and learn from it. Those that can learn, move on and try again will eventually succeed. They have what it takes to continue working on their lives, business, and goals and adjust when they don't achieve at first light. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times but eventually came up with the right product....that rushed in a new era.
Friday, July 14, 2017
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
The 2017 International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Learning-Fall Session
The 2017 International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Learning-Fall Session (ICEPL-Fall 2017)
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center
Date: November 7-9, 2017
Submission Deadline: July 30, 2017
Conference Website: http://iainst.org/icepl/
Enquiries: icepl.fall@gmail.com
The ICEPL is dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education, psychology and learning and promotes collaborative excellence between educators/researchers and professionals from the related fields.
We welcome full papers or abstracts that encompass conceptual analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation. Detailed information and topics of interest are available on the conference website. All papers submitted for possible presentation at ICEPL and for publication in the proceedings are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process for technical merit and content. Submissions are accepted in English. Submit your manuscripts and join us in Fukuoka this year!
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center
Date: November 7-9, 2017
Submission Deadline: July 30, 2017
Conference Website: http://iainst.org/icepl/
Enquiries: icepl.fall@gmail.com
The ICEPL is dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education, psychology and learning and promotes collaborative excellence between educators/researchers and professionals from the related fields.
We welcome full papers or abstracts that encompass conceptual analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation. Detailed information and topics of interest are available on the conference website. All papers submitted for possible presentation at ICEPL and for publication in the proceedings are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process for technical merit and content. Submissions are accepted in English. Submit your manuscripts and join us in Fukuoka this year!
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Moving into International Market Process
International marketing is becoming increasing important and will likely be the main way in which people engage in commerce over the next thirty years. The world will choose between greater connection or protecting their sovereignty. Despite this choice, there will be more coordination because money is to be made in the international market.
As with each new market comes new cultures and those cultures also create different ways of looking at products and services. Any company that wants to succeed in the global market must have global awareness and be able to interact with those cultures in a way that resonates with their core customer.
Before moving into a new market all companies should go through at least a basic process of determining the best methods of reaching their target market. Failure to not do so could cost corporations a lot of investment money.
1. Conduct marketing research.
2. Determine the goals of communication.
3. Determine effective messages for the target market.
4. Determine the best media.
5. Evaluate and allocate necessary resources.
6. Complete the campaign.
7. Evaluate the campaigns success or failures.
Cateora, Graham, & Gilly (2017). International Marketing (17th Edition). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
As with each new market comes new cultures and those cultures also create different ways of looking at products and services. Any company that wants to succeed in the global market must have global awareness and be able to interact with those cultures in a way that resonates with their core customer.
Before moving into a new market all companies should go through at least a basic process of determining the best methods of reaching their target market. Failure to not do so could cost corporations a lot of investment money.
1. Conduct marketing research.
2. Determine the goals of communication.
3. Determine effective messages for the target market.
4. Determine the best media.
5. Evaluate and allocate necessary resources.
6. Complete the campaign.
7. Evaluate the campaigns success or failures.
Cateora, Graham, & Gilly (2017). International Marketing (17th Edition). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Monday, July 10, 2017
Munising, Pictured Rocks, and Hidden Falls
On the northern coast of Michigan, protected by a harbor and rolling hills on all sides it is a small town of Munising. It hosts approximately 2,300 residents and a tight knit community that supports year round tourism. Because it is surrounded by hundreds of miles of forest it hosts hiking, horse riding, atv and snow mobile trails that cut paths into some of the most beautiful gems.
There are number of marked falls and hiking trails in the area. If you are a nature lover and are looking for a place where water, cliffs, and untamed forest abound Munising should definitely be on your visit list.
There are number of marked falls and hiking trails in the area. If you are a nature lover and are looking for a place where water, cliffs, and untamed forest abound Munising should definitely be on your visit list.
Rousseau and the Idea of Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a social philosopher that came up with the idea of the Social Contract in his 1762 Treaties. His belief was a powerful one and eventually led to a number of major societal changes and revolutions throughout the world. According to the Social Contract monarchs have no right to enslave their people and the legitimate rights of governance exist only when people willingly give up an equal amount of rights for the benefit of all.
The only legitimate form of government is that which is separate from the people and subject to their well. A form of democracy where the will of the people superseded the rights of any king, class, or government. In this view, all men (and women) have the same rights and obligations to follow the law in so long as those laws represent what the people want.
No person, president, or class should be above the law and in turn the law should not be above the will of the people. If a person or class of people are above the law, then the entire government should be questioned. Each person, regardless of wealth or social connections, must take a second place among the needs of the country and its people.
In doing this Rousseau helps us understand that people bind together to create a government because it is in their best interest. They willingly give up some of the freedoms they have when they were in their natural state for the benefit of everyone. They are not obligated to do so unless that government takes into consideration their needs.
He puts together the basics of what a "legitimate" government is and how it must continue to be responsive to the people's needs. To ensure it seeks to highest form of existence, government should continuously seek to better represent its people without the misinterpretation, or self-interest, of an elite class. When the laws are jaded or curbed to help the powerful it becomes important to put government back on the right path through reform and reformation.
I happened to see the book for 50 cents at a used books store in San Diego. Worn and tattered pages it came to be an interesting read. I often found myself wondering how a person at this day an age came to have such radical but beneficial thoughts? Rejected, abused, and pushed aside throughout his life he became one of the most powerful thinkers of his time.
The only legitimate form of government is that which is separate from the people and subject to their well. A form of democracy where the will of the people superseded the rights of any king, class, or government. In this view, all men (and women) have the same rights and obligations to follow the law in so long as those laws represent what the people want.
No person, president, or class should be above the law and in turn the law should not be above the will of the people. If a person or class of people are above the law, then the entire government should be questioned. Each person, regardless of wealth or social connections, must take a second place among the needs of the country and its people.
In doing this Rousseau helps us understand that people bind together to create a government because it is in their best interest. They willingly give up some of the freedoms they have when they were in their natural state for the benefit of everyone. They are not obligated to do so unless that government takes into consideration their needs.
He puts together the basics of what a "legitimate" government is and how it must continue to be responsive to the people's needs. To ensure it seeks to highest form of existence, government should continuously seek to better represent its people without the misinterpretation, or self-interest, of an elite class. When the laws are jaded or curbed to help the powerful it becomes important to put government back on the right path through reform and reformation.
I happened to see the book for 50 cents at a used books store in San Diego. Worn and tattered pages it came to be an interesting read. I often found myself wondering how a person at this day an age came to have such radical but beneficial thoughts? Rejected, abused, and pushed aside throughout his life he became one of the most powerful thinkers of his time.
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