Category Archives: GROWTH

New Year’s Resolution: Completion

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By Julie Oshins, “Play It Forward” In January most of us create resolutions, or at least goals for the rest of the year. A proposed future we are hoping to live into. Then when December comes around (Where did the year GO?) We reflect on the past year and how we did with these goals….

Choose Your Own Path Up The Mountain Of Life

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By Guest Writer, Ann Sheybani I climb high mountains. I’d like to offer you three lessons I’ve learned: climbing lessons, if you will. I’ve discovered over the years that there are many “mountains” in life. These lessons can be applied liberally. Lesson 1: There are many paths that lead to the top As you set…

Let Your Moral Compass Lead the Way

Moral-Compass

By Doug Sandler, “Nice Guys Finish First” I was raking leaves in my front yard this past Sunday, getting lost in the Zen-like action of pulling the rake through the brown, yellow and red leaves, uncovering the still green color of the grass below. I have not experienced this task for many years, having lived…

6 Inspiring Quotes That Have Stood the Test of Time (and my Mom)

Motivational-Quotes

By Doug Sandler, “Nice Guys Finish First” A challenging morning can be made less difficult by reading a few inspirational or motivational quotes. Sources for inspiration can be found in the quotes of former presidents, successful business people, inventors or even your parents. A deeper meaning for each quote can be determined by what is…

The Show Must Go On

Keep Calm

By Julie Oshins, “Play It Forward” “The Show Must Go On. Inside my heart is breaking. My make-up may be flaking. But my smile, still stays on”- Queen On Thursday, Oct 8th I got a call from my mother with news that rocked my world to the core. My 19 year-old nephew Daniel died unexpectedly during the night. I…

DJs & Alcohol - Why We Shouldn’t Drink At Gigs

DJ Brian S. Redd’s opinion.

Beating Wedding Business Burnout

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By Tony Schwartz, “The Social Media DJ” I’m admittedly a workaholic. I blame it mostly on a motivational poster I saw every day in college on my way to class. It read: “Choose a job that you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” What a load of crap. Don’t get me…

What Are You Grateful For?

Gratitude

By Julie Oshins, “Play It Forward” “Trade your expectation for appreciation and your life changes instantly.” I get daily emails from “ The Universe” and inspirational quotes. This Tony Robbins quote came on World Gratitude Day, and it has me thinking about Gratitude. You might ask what does gratitude have to do with being a…

Wedding MBA 2015 Rocks Las Vegas

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By Keith “K.C.” KoKoruz, “The Science of Marketing” If you weren’t at the Wedding MBA 2015, you need to put it on your calendar for 2016. After attending DJ shows/conferences for the past 20 years, I decided to step outside of the box and attend Wedding MBA for the first time this year. This is…

5 Breaks Every DJ Business Owner Needs to Take

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By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe When you own your own DJ business, work never ends. There are always more calls to make, more emails to answer and more items in your in-box to sort through. Your to-do list never stops growing. This constant busy-ness can make it hard to take an actual break,…