by Mike McCormack | Dec 19, 2012 | Individuals
High school and college students are always pressed for time – it’s part of their life. And they will soon come to realize that this lack of time doesn’t go away after graduation, it gets more intense. But the holiday season is a good time for most...
by Mike McCormack | Oct 26, 2012 | Individuals
Last night I was reading Thomas Friedman’s book, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World it Invented and How We Can Get it Back. In Section FOUR – Up in the Air, there is a sub-section called Creators and Servers. In this section Friedman...
by Mike McCormack | Oct 16, 2012 | Individuals
In the last month I have spoken to two high school parent groups, and one group made up of parents and students. Combined, there were over 150 parents and about 50 students who attended. The focus of all of these talks was that there are four major components of the...
by Mike McCormack | Sep 11, 2012 | Individuals
How well are colleges preparing young adults to pursue the American dream? And how much of the problem is the economy? If that dream is financial independence, living on their own without help from their parents, and no debt – then the best thing we can say is...
by Mike McCormack | Aug 29, 2012 | Individuals
The Wall Street Journal had an article on Aug. 16, 2012 where the headline read, “Colleges Must Learn to Make the Sale”. The article focused on how much more colleges are dedicating to their marketing efforts, with many starting to hire a Chief Marketing...
