Month: July 2022

How to write a beautiful condolence card to someone who has lost a loved one to suicide Unfortunately I also have personal experience with this most challenging task. When I was twenty years old my father, Grover Cleveland Gauntt, Jr., the strongest man I knew, died by suicide sometime in the evening of December 21, 1970— the Winter Solstice. Some think of that as the shortest day of the year. We believe that was the longest night for our father. He had purchased a .38 caliber pistol two days earlier from a gun shop in Chicago. We thought he was in Panama on business. It was only after my 24 year old son, Jimmy Gauntt, was struck and killed by an automobile in August of 2008 walking home from a…

Start with a Content Audit Before building your new website , it’s important to identify and audit the existing content you have in place. Though this process will take a bit of time, this planning process will help you plan effectively. Start with a simple Excel or Google Spreadsheet. Create tabs along the bottom with each different kind of page your website currently has (Product Pages, Case Studies, Blog Content, etc.). Then, identify all of the pages you have in each category. Yes, this feels time-consuming, but it provides a solid foundation that illuminates opportunities and positions you to decide on the website content you need to keep, repurpose, or create. Determine the goal for the page Identify how this page is currently contributing to this goal Write down what…

12 Ways to Hook an Audience in 30 Seconds Summary "When you advertise fire-extinguishers, open with the fire," says advertising executive David Ogilvy. You have only 30 seconds in a TV commercial to grab viewers' attention. The same applies to a presentation. Knowing how to hook your audience in the first 30 seconds of your talk is crucial. This is the time your listeners form an impression of you and of what's to follow. The success of your talk depends upon grabbing your listeners’ attention and keeping them engaged.How do you make a good hook? For example, let's say you are delivering a presentation on investments. Instead of an obvious and trite question such as "How many of you would be unhappy to hear that your house is worth less…

How to Manage Your Money Better 1. Make a Personal Budget People feeling the impacts of financial stress struggle more with budgeting—that’s one finding from the Capital One Mind Over Money study. They feel less in control and tend to spend their paychecks more impulsively. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), “budgeting helps ensure that you’ll have enough money for the things you need and the things you want, while still building your savings for future goals.” Add up your monthly income. This includes your salary at your job plus other sources of income like bonuses, tax refunds or income from side work. Add up your monthly expenses. These can include expenses in the major “buckets” like paying bills for housing, food, student loans and transportation. For monthly…

Apply for Admission Enjoy the everyday comforts of a welcoming and beautiful campus, and grab hold of the numerous unexpected opportunities to learn, explore, serve, and build resiliency. These experiences will prepare you to meet, head on, both the predictable and unpredictable in life. What ever your current status as a student, applying to MC is easy! Use this list to help you determine which of the sections below you need to expand for more information. Then follow the instructions to begin your application process. First-Year – an applicant currently in high school applying as a first-year college student Transfer – a college student applying to transfer to MC Scots Science Scholar – first-year college students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math Veteran – a student with military experience,…

If you’ve been doing email marketing for a while, you’ll likely know who your audience is. If you’re just getting started, you’ll have to make some educated guesses so you can target your content. Don’t worry; you’ll start collecting subscriber info the minute you send your first campaign, so next time round, you’ll have real data to work with. 26 Examples of Brilliant Email Marketing Campaigns [Template] On any given day, most of our email inboxes are flooded with a barrage of automated email newsletters that do little else besides giving us another task to do on our commutes to work -- namely, marking them all as unread without reading or unsubscribing altogether. It may not seem like a good idea to add to all the noise. However, according to…