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8 Socio-Economic Lessons from this Election

Since the inception of social media, it’s been my philosophy to maintain political and ideological neutrality; I don’t plan on changing that today. However, this election has taught me a number of personal lessons about our socioeconomic conditions that belie any particular ideology: 1. There are a lot of disenfranchised people in this country, most…

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Mo Parikh of Bandwango

Monir (“Mo”) Parikh is one of the founders of Bandwango, a software-as-a-service provider of mobile passport solutions for the travel and tourism industry. A relatively young startup, Mo’s team has been gaining traction since their launch in May 2015 with his paradigm-shifting technology. I checked in with Mo at his office in Salt Lake City,…

5 Reasons Why New Year’s Is My Favorite Holiday

1. It’s a fresh start. No matter what you’ve done in the past, a new year is a fresh start, a fresh opportunity, a “soft reset” on life. I like that sense of self-forgiveness and self-accountability. Each new year brings the opportunity to restart, and that’s something we all need from time to time. 2.…

Genuine Success: The Convergence of Confidence & Competence

Success, irrespective of how you personally define it, is quite elusive. We frequently reference the importance of competence in a broad range of skills as a path to success; unfortunately, all too often, we ignore a much more integral component: confidence. As I frequently do in my writing, I’d like to introduce caricatures that capture the extremes of these…

Which Office Application Are You?

Every now and then, I don’t feel like writing about a serious topic. This is one of those times. Please forgive me in advance. We all use a broad range of office applications in our daily routine: word processors, presentation applications, and spreadsheets among others; let’s preclude e-mail and chat clients as those are arguably…

Against the Herd Is 6 Months Old: The Most-Read Posts So Far

I have to admit, it feels like it’s been much longer than six months since I revitalized this blog again in the middle of March of this year. I had set a goal not to force an artificial pace for myself but, rather, to write only when I felt inspired to do so. So far,…