Articles of Interest (Feb. 21, 2017)

This blog continues to be an outlet for individuals to read and review articles from various sources that I feel that will help people regardless of where you are at in your professional journey.

The time is now to #GetSET (SET - strategic | engaged | teamwork).

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"L.O.V.E. - Living Our Values Everyday." - Aleze Fulbright

Articles of Interest

Strategic
•  4 Bad Habits That Can Destroy Your Career (CNBC)

•  3 Common Career Hurdles and How to Overcome Them (Forbes)

Engaged
•  Make Sure Employees Know Their Value (SmartBrief)

•  Growth is a "marathon", not a Sprint (SmartBrief on Leadership)

Teamwork
•  Stop Passing the Buck and Be Accountable (Fast Company)

Twitter Chats

Twitter Chats continue to provide me with the opportunity to meet new people, acquire as well as refine skills – both personally and professionally. Click on the link to see some of the various chats with various topics that can help you in your personal and professional endeavors.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Thank you to those who listened and participated in the recent CoSIDA Conference Call "How You Can Find Your Next Great Job Opportunity" along with Jen Heisel (Assistant SID at San Diego State University), Lamar Carter (Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at LIU-Brooklyn) and myself.

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Twitter Chats (Updated Listing)

If this is your first visit to my blog, come back as I post career advice and other job seeking strategies in alignment with the SET (strategic - engaged - teamwork) acronym as well as job leads within sports information/athletic communications/media relations.
Sunday
7:00 p.m. CST - #CAFEDCAChat
CAFEDCA - Collegiate Athletics Fan Engagement and Digital Content Association

8:00 p.m. CST - #SCAChat
SCA - Small College Athletics

Monday
8:00 p.m. CST - #SIDAChat
Focusing on the various issues with sports information directors

8:00 p.m. CST - #InternPro
Focusing on matching talent with
mentors outside the sport industry

9:00 p.m. CST - #JobHuntChat
Focusing on the job hunt process.

Tuesday
8:00 p.m. CST - #YPSportsChat
Focusing on Young Professionals in Sports

8:00 p.m. CST - #Social4TixSales
Focusing on Ticket Sales in Sports

Wednesday
6:00 p.m. CST - #SAthleteDevChat
Focusing on Student-Athlete Development in College Sports

8:00 p.m. CST - #SponsorChat
Focusing on Sponsorship in Sports

Thursday
8:00 p.m. CST - #SMsportschat
Focusing on social media in sports

Away from the blog

Virgil Everett Hunt
September 15, 1926 - February 2, 2017

He meant more than words can say to me.
His example will outlive me and carry me forward in the days to come.

Where have I been?

To put into perspective on the morning of February 2
at 6:35 a.m., I received an email saying "Call Me -- It's important" from my mother;
at 7:31 a.m., I missed a phone call;
at 7:39 a.m., my life changed.

It was in that phone call to my mother that I was notified that my Grandfather Virgil Everett Hunt had died. The man who along with my father, who had introduced me to so much - family, friendships, relationships, sports, etc - was no longer alive. Every where I looked had a subtle reminder of him. I could only mask so much emotion. I made my way into work and started the process of explaining them to who and what had transpired. I quickly made plane reservations to be there and be with my family - my mother, my brother, my Grandma and many others. I am forever indebted to the support that I received from everyone from my Uber driver / Pacific radio broadcaster Matt Richert to catch a flight, to my Pacific co-workers, to the people who scanned over my social media feed. Thank you. I plan to restart the blog again, next week, with more insights and encouragements to help people in their professional journey. I share with you some parting insights. 

Articles of Interest (Feb. 3, 2017)

It's been a while since my last post. This blog is dedicated to help people regardless of where you are at in your professional journey. The time is now to get SET (strategic • engaged • teamwork).

"Not everyone you influence will think the same way you do. You have to help them not only believe that they can succeed, but also show them that you want them to succeed." – John Maxwell

Strategic

• Helping New Leaders Succeed from the Start (Kevin Eikenberry)

• 9 Ways to Use Social Media to Build Your Personal Brand (Sujan Patel, Forbes)

Engaged

• 7 Mistakes Successful People Don't Make Again (Kimanzi Constable, Success Magazine)

• How to Achieve Your Greatest Career Potential (Without Leaving Your Current Job) (Robert Dickie, Relevant Magazine)

• How to Find Meaningful Work in the Age of Job Hopping