My apologies for being gone for so long!  I spent the last weekend in Vegas with my family for my 21st birthday.  For a guy growing up in a town of 600 people, Vegas is quite the experience.  My highlight:  getting on stage of the David Copperfield show…. Now I didn’t get to disappear, but [...]

My sixth grade cousin has a cell phone.  She knows how to use voice mail.  We don’t need directions. A typical voice mail record:  You’ve reached Andy Drish.  Leave me a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.  Why does the phone company have to finish it with:  "To leave a [...]

I’ve heard a lot from professors about how some students have no sense of e-mail etiquette.  Here are a few things to consider before you send an e-mail: 1)  Think of your tone.  Sarcasm doesn’t always work in an e-mail.  Check out the following sentences to see what I mean: I didn’t kick your dog [...]

My apology for not posting in so long.  I just started my internship at Principal and, needless to say, I’m slowly adapting to the 9-5 schedule.  But, I finally had this afternoon to sit down and set a few summer goals. This week’s GAG (going against the grain) goal:  No tv.  I don’t want to [...]

There is no better feeling than finishing a week of finals…. 5 tests, 5 days, and 20 hours of sleep later, it’s finally over.  Needless to say, I’ve spent today sleeping, reading a bit, and doing as little as possible.  This weekend I’ll be catching up on sleep and saying my good-byes to some amazing [...]

I just finished Campus CEO by Randal Pinkett.  Randal was the season 4 winner of The Apprentice.  This was a season I watched somewhat closely and, after reading this book, you can tell why Randal has become so successful.  This book gives students almost a step by step blueprint to start a business.  It starts [...]

During your college years, there is a list of people on campus you should be making efforts to meet.   Here is a quick list of a few:  Professors – Get to know at least three professors. This means going beyond talking with them after class. Ask them to coffee. Stop by their office to say [...]

It’s finals week, and by my junior year, I’ve become pretty good at procrastinating.  So naturally, I spent last night watching The Fugative instead of studying. If you’ve never seen The Fugative, it is about a man who was accused of killing his wife.  He was innocent, but was sentenced to the death penalty.  As [...]

Let’s face it, you can’t pull a string for every person that comes your way, and there aren’t enough hours in the day to be able to become best friends with every person you meet. An answer? Get organized. Separate your contacts into groups. The A-list is your close friends and contacts you’d do anything [...]

If you haven’t heard of the "The Nametag Guy," you need to check him out.  This guy is 27 years old, already written four books, and has booked speaking gigs all over the world…..Basically, he is my idol.  I hope to have just a portion of the success that he has had. He wrote his [...]