All Articles Tagged '2012' (9)

For fans of great jazz music here in the Triangle and across North Carolina, we are just two months away from the ONLY adult focused Festival in the region. Beautiful Downtown Apex is the place and the date is Saturday September 15th, 2012.

With indoor and outdoor venues hosting the best Jazz…

There are many festivities scheduled for the weekend of the 4th of July.

Here is a list of activities listed by town and city. Several celebrations include “old fashioned” festivities for families such as face painting, potato sack races, and plenty of live music.

The Triangle area is well-known for great music and a wonderful summer…

Dear Friends Who Rock The Boat ~

It's going to take a lot of work, energy, and determination from people around the world to keep our access to herbs, vitamins, natural medicines and homeopathy free. We have seen bit-by-bit the dwindling of access around the world, due to the work of powerful lobbies with lots of money and backing. …

NING919 In The Year 2012

Everyone has been talking about 2012 in anticipation. Finally, the year of doomsday has arrived and I wonder whether the world or society as we know it will be different. At first, having a NING network meant you were the new kid on the block of social networks. Now, a number of years down the line,…

Why us? Things were going very well in the new decade. Healthy economic focus with low gas prices gave organizations the opportunity to extend credit to just about everyone who wanted houses, cars, vacations and more. There were signals as early as 2007 that things were not exactly what everyone thought. In fairly…

Setting Goals and Planning for 2012

Listen as John O'Connor of Career Pro interviews Tim Moore about how to get the most out of the New Year and the best way to set goals and objectives. The great thing is that you can "click" and listen while you…

What can you do to make your networking successful in 2012?

1. Big Events May Not Be Big – One of the mistakes I see a lot of well-intended people do in networking is to focus on “big” networking events. For example, I know dozens of people who will attend a 500+ person economic forecast and are sincerely expecting to make excellent connections. This same group of people call one on one coffee and lunches “a kind of waste of time” because you “just can’t get to as many people” in…

I saw a few Inside919 friends recently. Some I had not seen in quite a while. In talking with them I heard their stories about what's been going on in their lives this past year. Some shared their general plans for 2012. It dawned on me after I got home that I don't have a clear idea of what their #1 priority is for 2012. I'm talking about specifically, not in general terms. I figured that if I knew what that specific goal was, there would be at least one more opportunity for it happening.…

It's a good time to discuss trends for next year. Here's a look at what I think should be on your radar.

1. Reporting to all stakeholders. At the PRSA conference this year, I had an interesting conversation with Dan Tisch, who is…