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by Thomas Jenkins on news

Karl Jobst, Grove OK Dentist Discusses Cutting-Edge Technology On Sweet Startups

Dr. Karl Jobst, Grove OK Dentist and founder of Grand Lake Dental, has served the greater Grove, Oklahoma area for nearly 20 years. During this interview, Dr. Jobst discusses his take on dental technology, giving back and piloting. In the interview, Karl Jobst says, ” Technological advances have made it possible to provide patients with a wide variety of dental care options, and running my own practice ensures I am always able to offer the most effective cutting-edge technologies to the wonderful patients I’ve served for nearly 20 years. I also enjoy the additional challenges associated with entrepreneurship and the sense of accomplishment derived from overcoming those inherent challenges.

You can read the full interview by visiting: https://www.sweetstartups.com/strategy/dr-karl-jobst-founder-of-grand-lake-dental-on-cutting-edge-technology-giving-back-and-piloting/

 
by Thomas Jenkins on news

Ismail Sirdah Explores New Frontiers In Photography

Ismail-Sirdah Growing up as the son of a restaurant owner in Cape Town, South Africa, Ismail Sirdah was always a hard-working and creative individual. Helping to run a successful family business did a lot to prepare him for the future. Upon leaving South Africa and moving to the United States (Savannah, Georgia, to be exact), he got into business much as his history and family history would suggest. Now, he is running a very successful restaurant and a music promotion company. Both have been wildly successful, but Mr. Sirdah’s real passion is photography. This passion has brought him a much greater degree of notoriety than he ever would have achieved running a restaurant or promoting various bands.

So why is Ismail Sirdah more well-known than the average photographer? The answer to that is a simple one. He has gained notoriety by blazing a new trail in the field, one which has not been very well-explored before now. If you can’t guess from the title, I am talking about drone photography.

Imagine this: You are a photographer working in the 1980’s. You probably have a decent camera, although you probably paid a whole lot for it. However, aerial shots will present a great problem. Unless you are extremely rich, you probably cannot afford to buy an airplane or a helicopter with which to shoot your aerial photos. You could use a glider, but that carries serious risk and is not legal in all areas. I like a good picture as much as anyone, but it isn’t worth the risk of falling to one’s death.

Our hypothetical 1980’s photographer would have no such problem today. It wasn’t that long ago that I saw drones selling at a grocery store for forty dollars apiece. Flight has truly become much cheaper. Ismail Sirdah takes it to the next level with his custom UAV’s (the technical term for a drone), which are designed to capture images that no human could ever hope to. In the Miami area, Mr. Sirdah is known as the best photographer in the city. Why? Because he offers something that others cannot.

 

Read the full Patch interview: https://patch.com/florida/miamibeach/ismail-sirdah-impact-drones-miami-photography

 
by John Ross Jesensky on news

Sound Mission Statements Help Donor Organizations Stay on Course

Philanthropy is mutually beneficial to both the giver and the receiver. There are direct gains that improve the quality of life to both parties. People have a visceral need to connect and communicate with others. This creates the foundation for a thriving community. It involves minding about the well-being and growth of other people around you including neighbors, the local community, and causes important to you. Giving triggers your brain’s reward-pleasure system enabling you to realize happiness.

 

This premise explains why donor organizations go to great lengths to identify causes that are close to their hearts and by extension, closer to their ideal communities. The Denver Post has a great post on how philanthropy positively impacts the givers. Let us look at some of these benefits.

 

  • Donors have a general feeling of happiness and joy derived from their actions. As pointed out above, the brain responds to giving by producing “happiness-chemicals” into the body that reward us with joy. Additionally, investing in the growth and happiness of others directly improves our sense of prosperity.
  • Philanthropy works to improve the health and quality of life of both donors and receivers. Donors experience lower stress levels, an enhanced level of emotional maturity, and health. This consequently leads to better physical health and quality of life.
  • Givers are able to find meaning in their lives through philanthropy. They enjoy an increased sense of purpose. Additionally, starting a culture of giving early sets the stage for a longer, happier, and healthier life later on.
  • Deeper and stronger connections with people that share your beliefs create stronger communities. Donors care deeply concerned about the causes they support. Receivers are able to realize their life goals, improve their quality of life and end up feeling better towards their givers.

In a recent interview, River Cohen stated that it is vital for donor organizations to create a considerate mission statement. Cohen is a renowned financial technology expert who has dedicated his life to giving through RiverCohen Giving. He suggests there are three elements that should clearly illustrate the aims and values of the donor.

 

  • Identify a core philosophy including mutual beliefs, shared goals, and individual principles. This should be bold enough to serve as the pillars of the framework for giving.
  • It is prudent to consult widely to ensure the principles and frameworks created are flexible and robust enough to support the organization into the future. This ensures the donor organization stays on its intended course. It is also important to factor in the dynamic nature of deserving causes in relation to the fundamental beliefs of the founder.
  • Refine the mission statement to focus on activities that empower the organization to achieve the intended goal. Avoid over-reaching or getting derailed by issues that are not on the organization’s scope of operations

Serving others brings you joy and happiness. It enables stronger relationships between the donor and the receiver. Articulating clear mission statements helps the donor organization stay true to its cause and achieve the goals set out by the founders.

 
by John Ross Jesensky on calendar, Events, news

Randi Glazer Discusses the Value of Diverse Events Commonly Held in Madera

Community events are critical to ensuring a strong and long-lasting bond among friends and neighbors, and Randi Glazer has a great deal of experience in evaluating the true extent of the positive impact generated through frequent community events. For the purpose of offering an ideal example of how to properly organize events for all members of a community, Glazer cited Madera and the surrounding area as an excellent model for any other community to follow.

One of the most important factors discussed by Glazer relates to the value of hosting diverse events capable of appealing to all community members and offering the greatest opportunity to unite community members through an enjoyable and shared experience. In Madera, a single week of the community events calendar is likely to include a wide range of events that hold an obvious appeal to community members of all ages and backgrounds, no matter how unique or idiosyncratic their personal interests happen to be.

Glazer pointed out that over the course of just one week it was possible for a resident of the Madera area to choose to see a live performance of a concert pianist or to learn about and interact with a wide range of interesting animals by attending a zoo academy session. In that same week, residents had the opportunity to visit a local winery for a painting seminar or to attend a screening of a 1952 film starring John Wayne. With such diverse events likely to appeal to the whole of the community, Glazer believes that Madera’s strong sense of unity and kinship is likely to last for many years to come.

 
by John Ross Jesensky on calendar, news

David Kravitz Snapchat Uses Phone Calendar Features

Facebook and Google+ are applications on your smart phone that are able to input calendar information straight from the app itself and apparently now Snapchat is getting some calendar love. Through the new Discover feature, the Snapchat team announces with big events are happening in your city. Since the app naturally uses your device’s location, Snapchat does the rest.

Let’s say for example, there is a band that is being shown in the spotlight of the Discover section of Snapchat. The application will create a calendar entry if you give it that permission to do so and if the band is nearby within 50 miles. There are countless of new apps available that sync your calendars together easily with no effort on your part. The picture and video messaging tool has grown since it’s initial release in 2011 and with the ability to use the calendar, perhaps this is a feature that will bring people together.

Information on David Kravitz Snapchat gives a hint that the new calendar usage feature will be up and live to the public in February of 2016. Hurry Snapchat, some of us just can’t wait that long! Rumor also has it that the snap company is going to be issuing out a version of their app especially for Apple Watch. Of course, with the lack of a camera you will not be able to use the device to take pictures or video, but you can use it to see received pictures and video as well as check discover and add events to your calendar if you so wish to.

 
by Thomas Jenkins on calendar, Events, health, news

Calendar Fail

We all have our calendars but some are just not good.  On the old smart phones the calendar didn’t do much more than give you a place to post events. untitled (119) untitled (118) Todays smart phone can sync your events to friends and set reminders.  The wall calendar has given way to the chalk board or white board but still lack the reminder functions od smart phones.  There is nothing worse than a calendar failure.  That is when you go to the trouble of posting the event but forget to check.  Tim DeCapua will always depend on the old wall calendar. Be careful to not be that calendar fail.

 
by Thomas Jenkins on Clendar, news

Integrate Your Personal Luigi Wewege Calendar With Your Community Calendar

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There are plenty of new applications available to make synchronizing your calendars a simple task, as we all know that it is sometimes difficult to manage multiple calendars or to try to squeeze every event in our busy schedule onto an individual calendar. With these newly developed applications, it is possible to organize your events however you like, even if it means synchronizing events according to the waxing and waning of the moon or so that they are available on your wrist.

Of course, as Luigi Wewege has noted in the past, organization is vital for everyone. While this is true, the organizational methods that work for one person do not necessarily work for another. Individualized organization is always best, and that is the main benefit of the multitudes of calendar applications that are available. Through these applications, it is possible to find the system that works best for you and allows you to organize your schedule in the manner you feel is most ideal.

Since there is so much going on in Madera, this is incredibly valuable. The residents of this area are quite busy but also enjoy a number of varied activities for recreation. It is sometimes difficult to keep track of everything that is going on, but through these new and diverse calendar applications, the residents of Madera are able to quickly and easily organize their schedule to achieve that ideal balance between family and work responsibilities while also leaving plenty of time for recreation and fun.

 
by Thomas Jenkins on Events, health, news

Calendar My Life

My life can be seen by observing the calendar on the wall.  Every day there is something that has to be done.  The kid things are overwhelming and require coordination to pull off.  If someone took my calendar I would be lost.  The whole family is tuned into the calendarimagesPYHCC2UQ untitled (346) and can look to see what’s happening every day.  The best part is that the calendar will some day be empty.  As the empty nest approaches there are days that have a blank square.  I wonder if I will miss the full calendar days.  Joe Olujic is a calendar fanatic as well.

 
by Thomas Jenkins on Clendar, Events, news

Calendar Sync

untitled (269) images (27)I have too many calendars.  I have the one on the wall in the kitchen.  This old school approach still works.  Then I have the calendar in my computer.  This is the most detailed calendar as there is room for all the details.  Then there is my laptop.  It has my work calendar and is cluttered to the max.  The final scheduled calendar is in my smart phone.  My smart phone syncs with Face Book and Linked In so all the data is always up to date.  I need to sync all my calendars into one device and back it up.  Vince Malfitano is a contact that I don’t sync as he is not family.