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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

September 29, 2011 No Comments

“Carrots & Sticks are so last Century. Drive says for 21st century work, we need to upgrade to autonomy, mastery and purpose.” The other day I was shown in class this video about what really motivates us. The video is actually based on a book written by Daniel Pink called “Drive: The Surprising Truth About ...

Death of a Young Girl/Water for People in Need

Death of a Young Girl/Water for People in Need

August 5, 2011 No Comments

I read an article a few nights ago that made me tear up quite a bit. It is about a little girl named Rachel who decided that for her 9th birthday, she would ask for donations to her charity that she started for others in need instead of asking for gifts for herself. The charity’s ...

Airline Fees… are they Fair?

Airline Fees… are they Fair?

July 5, 2011 No Comments

According to an NPR article “U.S. airlines collected $3.4 billion in bag fees last year”. The fees were initially introduced because airlines could not keep up with the rising fuel costs, so services that were once free are now just an added expense. Apparently the airlines attempted to increase the cost of tickets, but the ...

Grow a Beard, Save Water

Grow a Beard, Save Water

June 5, 2011 No Comments

So perhaps you’ve heard, but incase you haven’t, Anheuser-Busch is endorsing a new campaign, and I believe the slogan is “Grow One. Save a Million”. Unfortunately, only men can participate in the fun, but all you have to do is stop shaving for a while. By doing this, you are saving water that you would ...

Go Over the Edge for Special Olympics Missouri

Go Over the Edge for Special Olympics Missouri

May 31, 2011 No Comments

We know there are thousands of charitable events out there, so Special Olympics is offering a unique event that stands high above the rest. Over the Edge is an opportunity to push the limits, experience something you’ll never forget, take your partnership to new heights. Over the Edge is an event geared toward the fearless ...

Free Shred Day

Free Shred Day

April 25, 2011 No Comments

My desk at home is overwhelmed with paper right now. I have old bank statements, car insurance receipts, and pre-approved offers for credit cards that I am never going to apply for. This pile of paperwork seems to keep getting larger and larger because I haven’t seen a solution for my sensitive document problem. I ...

Pumping Gas Into Our Vehicles Is Bad Enough

Pumping Gas Into Our Vehicles Is Bad Enough

April 3, 2011 No Comments

Don’t Print the Receipt Too Many of us prefer to pay for things by credit/debit card instead of carrying a bunch of cash in our pockets all of the time. When it comes to paying at the pump, there is a small favor you can do for the environment that will add up in the ...

Gas Guzzling Habits

Gas Guzzling Habits

March 20, 2011 No Comments

7 Tips to save on gas Your car can often times seem like a necessary evil.  It may get you where you want to go, but you have to deal with bad traffic, aggressive drivers, and there always seems to be something wrong mechanically.  All of those things can lead to lower gas mileage, which ...

Car Pooling

Car Pooling

February 28, 2011 No Comments

There’s no easier way to reduce your carbon footprint than carpooling. I mean if you and your friends or even better you and your co-workeers are all going the same way then why not just car pool? You can have everyone pitch in some money so gas doesn’t become a problem because we all know ...

The Eco.. err I mean Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is considered arguably the most highly anticipated sporting event of the year. Even more so for...

Society6 – You make the art, they do the rest!

  Do you have tons of art that you would love to sell but you have no time or...

Green Logos: Simple Design, Complex Meaning

  Recently, I was working for an eco friendly logo design company. I feel that I have little difficultly...

Client Showcase: JH Exteriors

  Recently we have had the pleasure of working with a new up and coming construction company called JH...

Getting Under the Skin

  There has been talk about future technology and what it will being us: robots, cars driving themselves, phones...

How to Sell Great Creative

  How to sell great creative First off, you have to be able to develop great creative. And what...

Green Diners Unite!

Let it be known to the local restaurants that a challenge has been issued. This challenge is a challenge...

Teefury: Tee Today, Gone Tomorrow

If you’ve surfed the internet at least once in your life, then you’ve probably stumbled across one of the...

Business Department Blog: Finding the Customer Service Balance

Over the past two years it keeps hitting me that life is all about balance–balance of work and play,...

Tips for Working with Web Designers

Having a well-designed website is important for business. A website is one of the most impressive forms of sales...