As Williston gets more diverse, so does the Williston State Campus. With 1,000 students at the school, it is seeing a surge of students from different countries. Some come all the way from Japan, Mexico, and Kenya. They say dreams are made in America. And it couldn’t be more true to these students from...
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Being a leader is a bit like baking a cake from scratch. It takes several basic ingredients, all expertly combined together and processed in the right environment for it to become complete. Leave one of these elements out of the equation and you’ll likely have a mess on your hands, in short order. While...
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Talk about being in the right place at the right time! North Dakota native Sally Smith became CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. after the other guy didn’t show up. It was 1996 and Smith was the top finance officer for the chicken wings chain, which was still relatively small, with about 70 restaurants....
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In making positive changes in your life, it is important to take a look around you at the people that influence you the most. When you were growing up, it was the influences from the people in your life that made you who you are today. If you are already a positive person, thank...
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A while back I posted about the employment opportunities abounding in the towns surrounding the oil-rich Bakken formation, estimated to hold anywhere between 4 billion and 24 billion barrels of oil. Well, the news keeps getting better! As oil companies have discovered ways to tap this reserve, more and more manpower is needed to...
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Today’s post relays a story by Debora Dragseth, as found in ndbusinesswatch.com. I was particularly moved by this story because it demonstrates the true spirit and sense of community shown by the overwhelming majority of North Dakotans. Here’s the story in its entirety: Imagine living in a community in which no one gave freely...
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It is sure bet that you will never find anyone in North Dakota that will say, “I don’t want to be successful.” The thought is rather absurd, since you were taught from a young age that your ultimate goal in life is to find your own success. Each person finds their success in their...
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One of Dale Carnegie’s Five Drivers for Success is building people skills. Building relationships is an essential part of becoming a successful individual personally and professionally. So what steps should we be taking to build these essential relationships? The Dale Carnegie Building Relationships Model consists of 3 inter-related goals. Show genuine interest in the...
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There is a song, written long ago by Malvina Reynolds, called “Little Boxes” that was written on-the-fly going through Daly City, California that describes not only a lot of cities, but people as well. In reading the lyrics of the song, the people of North Dakota and the rest of the nation realized something...
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It’s September. Labor Day has passed. The kids are back to school. Summer is over. For those that have been unemployed for a while, the full-time job of searching for a job must resume. But with word from last Friday that no jobs were added in the U.S. in August, leaving us with a...
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Coach Carolyn Happiness and success are up to you.
