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Warren Buffet is a favorite figure in today’s investment world. He’s been a successful investor for decades by applying simple rules and not deviating far from his core values whether you agree with them or not.
Marietta, GA Whether in school or your career, the two most important things to focus on for success according to Father Malachi Matin is:
Why are these two things interrelated? Being able to speak and communicate clearly is crucial for effectiveness while critical thinking makes effort to accomplishment more efficient.
Our education system seems to have drifted away from these two pillars of knowledge. We can also point to numerous instances where people have enjoyed extraordinary success accomplishing these two areas without a formal degree.
Friend, I urge you to develop these two skills and put them into practice. Give of your knowledge freely and encourage excellence in everyone you come into contact with.
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Kennesaw- Peter Drucker emphasized simplicity for decades. Part of his genius was the ability to take complex problems and break them down into simple observations that can be analyzed. “A turnaround requires abandoning whatever does not perform and doing more of what does perform”. Post-Capitalist Society
His message to us is to improve effectiveness by concentrating more on what works. Can’t get much simpler than that.
Encourage excellence by helping others focus on improving their strengths.
Click the link below to be redirected to a video segment of an interview with Drucker on his philosophies:
Kennesaw- Who says that Liberal Arts is dead? One day in 1637, a lawyer and amateur mathematician named Pierre de Fermat scribbled a curious note in his journal: “The equation xn+ yn = zn, where x, y, and z are positive integers, has no solution if n is greater than 2… I have discovered a most remarkable proof, but this margin is too narrow to contain it.”
In his spare time, Fermat studied languages, classical literature and natural science. He also discovered the fundamental principle of analytic geometry. His methods for finding tangents to curves and their maximum and minimum points led him to be regarded as the inventor of the differential calculus. Through his correspondence with Blaise Pascal he was a co-founder of the theory of probability.
It took mankind over 350 years to prove Fermat’s last theorem.
Spend time today encouraging excellence with someone you come in contact. You may be encouraging the next Pierre de Fermat of our generation.
For a brief history, click the link below:
(http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/204668/Pierre-de-Fermat)
For a video segment on de Fermat’s life and teachings, click the link below:
By: Suzanne Ostrander
Congratulations to Eric Lusk, this year’s Foxwerthe Consulting scholarship recipient! Eric is a student at Toccoa Falls College, a Christian-centered school in the Northeast mountains.
Eric has proven himself as an exemplary student, as he has managed to excel in both academics and athletics as a full-time student and baseball player at Toccoa Falls.
When asked what it means to be a scholar, servant, and a steward, Eric has referenced his ability to rely on his education, which has taught him that learning is “a lifetime concept”.
From Kindergarten through the twelfth grade, Eric has reaped the benefits of being exposed to an ongoing study of the Bible as part of his curriculum. As a young child, Eric watched his family teach Sunday School until he eventually started helping them teach a class of first grade students.
Eric has been blessed to be a blessing to others, as he has served on two different mission trips at Cumberland Christian Academy. In Denver, he worked throughout the homeless shelters to assist those living in poverty. Eric also served as a missionary in Barbados, where he “performed dramas and puppet shows to demonstrate the Gospel to children in schools”.
As a steward, Eric has credited all of the ways the Lord has entrusted him with his “time, talents, and treasures”. While Eric notes that he is still in the process of learning about his unique spiritual gifts, he has recognized that essentially all believers in Jesus Christ are instrumental in His ministry. Every believer, regardless of his or her age or ranking in the church, serves as a steward to the kingdom of Heaven. One of the most important lessons to us as followers of Christ is that our talents have nothing to do with us; it is God alone who has awarded us these gifts. I believe that Eric has done a marvelous job in using his resources to glorify God.
Congratulations to Eric in his academic, athletic, and missionary pursuits. As a follower of Christ, I am inspired by this young gentleman and know that we will hear great things from him. I would also like to recognize his family for raising an outstanding young man with such a bright future!
Congratulations again to the Lusk family and Merry Christmas to all of our readers out there!
Atlanta, GA –Peter Drucker said that you cannot manage other people unless you manage yourself first. Getting results is much easier if your team sees themselves as valued contributors focusing on team goals. Lead them by encouraging excellence. You will accomplish great things together.
Kennesaw, GA – GE (www.ge.com) was a great Fortune 500 company long before Jack Welch took over as CEO in 1981. The GE brand has continued to flourish because people are seen as its most valuable asset. Why do other companies routinely select GE senior managers to come run their organizations? Because at its core, GE leverages these two talents of key employees: critical thinking and effective communication.
Encourage excellence today and help others with improving their critical thinking and effective communication.
Kennesaw, GA – Sir Richard Branson is known for many things but being a failure isn’t one of them. If you study his accomplishments though, you see how he applies courage to risk big on his ideas. Sometimes he fails. But even in failure, he learns valuable lessons that he takes forward. He weighs the risks and surrounds himself with very talented people. Sir Richard understands how to “Encourage Excellence”.
“The key to bouncing back is to learn whatever lessons you can from the experience so that you can avoid making the same mistakes in the next launch,” he writes. “This will help you to overcome your fear, take a leap of faith and try again.” Entrepreneur Magazine
Kennesaw, GA –Sir Isaac Newton, one of our most prolific scientists, worked his way through college at Cambridge cleaning other student’s rooms and waiting tables in the dining hall. The humble Newton never worried who got the credit for his ideas and this caused other great minds of his day to be attracted to his brilliant discoveries. Use your mind to seek out new ideas and remember to encourage excellence in everything that you do.
http://www.biography.com/people/isaac-newton-9422656
“Newton did foundational work in physics, mathematics, astronomy and natural philosophy, and wrote Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica still in print (and avidly studied) more than 300 years after its first publication”.
Bryan
By: Suzanne Ostrander
The below article on Forbes.com is an excellent guide that gives us all guidelines on the proper etiquette when it comes to communicating with corporate recruiters. If you have any other useful tips for working with headhunters, I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for reading and remember to encourage excellence!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2013/08/28/3-rules-for-following-up-with-a-recruiter/
Bryan E. Wilson 