Archive for March, 2013
Read Mary Oliver’s full text of her poem, “The Summer Day @ http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/?date=2008%2F06%2F30 Al Bagocius The A & I Consulting Group Creative Packaging Solutions 9838 Old Baymeadows Road # 387 Jacksonville, FL 32256 Voice Mail: 904.553.9539 Web Site: http://www.aicreativepackaging.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/albagocius Blog: https://albagocius.wordpress.com “We Package Your Message!”
Filed under: Easter, Job Interview Questions, Passover | 1 Comment
Recently, I posted these two questions in tandem in my LinkedIn discussion groups… (1) “In the scheme of things, aren’t we all self-employed; marketing & promoting “Brand Me?” (2) What are your strategies for developing, growing & protecting your personal branding in the workplace? Knowing full well that the job market today is very fluid and so many of us […]
Filed under: Branding, Job Security, Self Branding, The Workplace | Leave a Comment
Tags: Job Security, Self Branding, The Workplace
I recently posted this question in my LinkedIn discussion groups…”Wouldn’t you agree…No matter what occupation you’re in, it’s all about relationships and making a difference in other’s lives, sometimes by just by doing something small?” Referencing my own experience several years ago as a teacher helping one student, I wrote this blog posting @ http://wp.me/pJDCn-2yL Roger Buck responded […]
Filed under: Easter, Napoleon Hill, Passover, Purpose, Spring Season, Ten Commandments | Leave a Comment
Tags: Easter, Napoleon Hill, Passover, Spring, Ten Commandments
While in Connecticut on vacation a couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to visit some of my clients. One in particular, Communico, Ltd. in Wesport, CT has been with me for over 30 years and has been instrumental in helping my company, The A & I Consulting Group, grow nationally. Here’s how it all started… A […]
Filed under: Connecting with Customers, customer service, Diane Berenbaum, Emotional Selling, Ltd, Talking with Customers | 1 Comment
Tags: Communico Ltd, Connecting with customers, Customer Service Excellence, Diane Berenbaum
All too often, we are caught up in the myriad of daily issues that we forget that we alone are our best product, best service, and yes, our passport for a better future, not only for ourselves and our families, but for our communities. After over 33 years of working with clients and their marketing/packaging needs, […]
Filed under: Branding, Keys to success, Personal Branding, Personal Development, Sales strategy | Leave a Comment
Tags: Branding, Golden Rule, Increasing Business, Personal Branding, Personal Development
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet Today, March 20th, is the first day of spring…a good day to reinvigorate our attitude and to “Never give up!” Henry Ford failed and went broke five […]
Filed under: Attitude, Change, Spring, Success | 2 Comments
Tags: Attitude, Change, Spring, Success
Generation Me…What’s your take?
From the “Psychology Today” article @ http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201006/is-the-me-generation-less-empathetic “Is Generation Y–or the “millennials,” as they are often referred to–less empathetic, and more self-centered than previous generations? Or is our society in general more self-centered and less empathetic?” Do you agree or disagree with these excerpts from the article…? “They are a pampered and nurtured generation, being […]
Filed under: baby boomers, Generation Me, Generation Y, Millenials, Society | Leave a Comment
Tags: Baby Boomers, Generation Me, Generation Y, Millenials, Society
Here’s an e-mail that I received from my fellow LinkedIn connection, Leonardo @ ae.linkedin.com/in/leonardorossriverajordan/ If you could be of help to him…That would be greatly appreciated! Hi Al, I do hope you are having a grand day! I just saw that your Q in the Marketing Communications group: “If you were asked, “What makes you so […]
Filed under: leonardo eugenio ross-rivera jordán, LinkedIn, Luck of the Irish | 3 Comments
Tags: Job Search, leonardo eugenio ross-rivera jordán, LinkedIn, Luck of the Irish
Many of you who know me well enough, know that I had been a teacher over the years, in very unique settings…specializng in the special needs of those students involved in gangs, incarceration and school expulsion. One of my students, a former Latin King member, transformed himself to a productive member of society […]
Filed under: Broadway, Education, Helping Others, Relationships, Teachers, Teaching | 6 Comments
Tags: Broadway, Education, Relationships, Teaching
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