Posted on September 28, 2009 by Jonathan Sprinkles
I didn’t know what to expect. I was asked to speak to students at my alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, at the McCombs School of Business. I was a Marketing major back in my day. This was the first time I was able to accept the invitation to come “back home” since I left. I was excited…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jonathan Sprinkles
I was recently featured in a national radio interview entitled, Your Life, Your Money…Your Way.
We discussed topics ranging from transitioning from your full-time job to entrepreneurship all the way down to secrets for shutting out distractions and getting more done in less time.
I have to admit, I am really confused right now. I have no idea what to say about my recent experiences. I couldn’t even begin to give you a blow-by-blow account of the last five schools I’ve spoken for. I can tell you that this orientation season has been my busiest ever. While I’m certainly no Dave Coleman or SwiftKick (those guys are gone for six weeks at a time), I have been, by my standards, on the go. I’m writing this in a Hilton hotel lobby, not sure what to make of everything I have experienced over the last fortnight. Read more »
Ursuline College gave me a rare opportunity to make my fifth annual appearance. I have been to different schools and organizations more than five times, but only a select few have I been there for five years. At this point, I am only seven full-time years into my career. This was obviously a milestone.
Interestingly, the biggest lessons came long before I hit the stage. Their budget was slashed tremendously this year, so they couldn’t afford even the reduced investment that they were paying from previous years. I had to make a decision about what to do; go for the money or keep the relationship going. In this instance, there wasn’t one correct answer, so I had to think about the long-term benefit of both. Read more »
Wow. It has been so long since I last wrote an article, I have nearly forgotten what to write about.
I promised Vince I would write about this event because I failed to do so last year. I think he felt slighted. Sorry man.
Every year, Tyler Junior College does a leadership retreat at a place called Sky Ranch. It is, hands down, the nicest camps I’ve been to. Ever. I’ve seen higher end facilities but nobody has as many activities. They have every sport you can imagine (except curling) and every inch of the vast land is well-manicured.
A quick heads up that Facebook is about to open up registration on Friday for a new feature that allows people to own unique usernames (e.g. facebook.com/swiftkick) but it’s on a first come first serve basis.
It was a classic power struggle. The bout was legendary. One even Don King would have been proud to promote. I could see him behind the podium, waving the American flag, saying, “Only in America.”
This was a tough one. I was informed of the tragedy only moments before I started speaking. Students didn’t know what to think or how to reconcile everything in their heads. Here’s a snippet of our dialogue… Read more »
Today marks the one year anniversary of my first blog post! Ironically, I was right here, in Blacksburg, Virginia when it all began. I was very fortunate to have been asked back to make the magic happen again this year. This was an honor…and a challenge at the same time.
My life is definitely changing. Correction–it has changed. Personal evolution is a funny thing. In most cases, when you have changed, you are the last one to find out. Read more »