Wisdom – Others – Resources – Development
Monday March 16th, 2009 Issue #54
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Want to sponsor? In Genesis 17 Abram turned into Abraham.The difference in the name is AH. What have you been blessed to see in your life that is totally AHsome?
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Want to sponsor? Dr. Donovan Outten: Dr. Donovan Outten is a powerful trainer, author, consultant, entrepreneur and motivational speaker with over 15 years experience. He is the President of Entitled Enterprise Consulting, Inc (EECI) where the primary focus is to enhance an individual’s personal and professional development skills and social and business acumen Entitled Enterprise Consulting, Inc is the leading producer of seminars, lectures, classes, assessments and workshops throughout the United States and Caribbean.
EECI focuses on personal and professional development for individuals who want to take their skills to the next level. Dr. Outten has been involved in a wide range of consultancy work with the United States Department of Labor, U.S. Health & Human Services, Tampa and Tallahassee Urban Leagues and other Non Profit Organizations, Cobb County School District, Hillsborough County School District, Atlanta Nephrology Center, HRD Press, Positive Management Leadership (PML), All In One Sports, Inc., Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
Dr. Outten is currently a Dean at Strayer University, a University Mentor at Walden University and on the National Advisory Council with the University of Atlanta. Dr. Outten earned his doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Outten has written numerous articles on soft skills development, leadership, diversity in the workplace, youth development, and most recently published his first book Soft Skills: Developing a Better You.
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$100,000 PremierPlan Competition Launched to Encourage Entrepreneurship
WDCEP Launches PremierPlan, a business plan competition, with CAPCO funding
Understanding the strain that the current financial market has placed on small businesses the Washington, DC Economic Partnership’s BusinessPremier program has launched a new initiative, PremierPlan, a business plan competition.
The program, which will award $100,000 in investment capital and a package of pro bono services, is funded by DC Certified Capital Company participants, and is held in conjunction with the DC Coalition for Capital.
Additional pro bono business services are provided by Venable LLP and Preferred Office. The goal of the competition is to, “promote entrepreneurship and the development of early stage companies in the District of Columbia.”
Businesses who meet the requirements, DC-based, operational for at least one year, a small business as defined by the SBA, and satisfy employee residency minimums are encouraged to apply. Applicants must also show that they have failed to obtain conventional financing.
To assist businesses in developing the most compelling business plans, the Washington, DC Economic Partnership will be holding workshops taught by industry leaders and renowned faculty from partner DC graduate business school programs concluding in May. Applications are due April 20, business plans May 20, 2009.
The winner will be announced at the 2009 BusinessPremier Small Business Awards on July 22, 2009.
http://www.wdcep.com/newsletter96.php?aId=391&pageId=44c
J.P. Morgan Launching Leaders Scholarship
The Launching Leaders gives talented Black, Hispanic and Native American students across the US the chance to fulfill their ambitions and carve out an outstanding career with one of the world’s leading innovators in banking and business. Launching Leaders is about recognizing and rewarding exceptional students – people with unique experiences and diverse backgrounds. It is a fundamental part of strengthening our global business capabilities.
Diversity is something we take very seriously. The number of awards and accolades we’ve won in recent years more than attest to our commitment. However, Launching Leaders isn’t just about doing the right thing (although it is that as well). We’re looking for the future leaders of our business. Our industry moves fast. And it’s essential that we have the right people in place to ensure we don’t just keep up with those changes, but that we continue to lead them. Which means doing our best to find the best new talent.
For MBA candidates, we offer a Launching Leaders MBA Scholarship. Bachelor degree candidates can apply for our Launching Leaders Undergraduate Scholarship or our Launching Leaders Experience event. Either way, you’ll enjoy an experience that has the potential to launch your career in global finance. To participate in a Launching Leaders program, you’ll need to demonstrate intelligence, ambition and a serious interest in global finance.
As we’re sure you’re aware, our recruitment criteria are very stringent. With a reputation of excellence built over 200 years, you’d expect that we only accept the best and the brightest.
http://launchingleaders.jpmorgan.com/home.ashx
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The site is designed to help explore multiple creative talents, to better understand the barriers that can keep us from realizing those abilities, and provide a variety of tools that can enhance personal development.
The concept of “talent development” is one I have borrowed loosely from both academic (high school, college) programs that are designed to help gifted and talented students develop their cognitive and creative abilities, and, to a lesser extent, from corporate programs oriented toward helping adults develop themselves more fully.
Business philosopher and personal development leader Jim Rohn has said, “You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.” The materials on the site can help you do that, with hundreds of articles, books and programs by leading experts in the psychology of creativity and personal growth
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A few years ago my life hit rock bottom. I looked into the bible and I saw the word woe. I also wanted to see how the dictionary defined woe. Woe meant trials or tribulations. In life a woe to you might be a job loss and to another it might be a broken relationship.
One day I was thinking how I could reinvent my life so I wrote down the word woe on a piece of paper. As the document spoke to me it revealed that woe now meant WOE as in Word of Encouragement. From there I received this slogan. “Before you leave work or go to sleep tonight, give someone a WOE, a Word Of Encouragement.”
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