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There is no U in Motivation

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Okay before we start I have something for you. I believe music makes everything better, so please before we start…choose one of the following.

                                   A.                            B.                              C.

You ready?

You never truly appreciate the advice that’s given to you until you’ve gone through something where you’ve needed it. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about goals and motivation and I’m left with a thought that my grandmother gave me when I was young. She said, “Do something today that your future self with thank you for”. I know, I know it’s sounds like a lifetime movie, but nonetheless it’s been stuck in my head. I think about what my older self could possible regret about my youth. I want to try and figure out how to be the best that I can be. If you want the best for yourself you need to be the best.

Today I’m going to talk about 3 things. Motivation, Goals, and The Power of Our Time.

Motivation:

Motivation is an interesting concept. It’s interesting because all motivation is feelings. You listen to motivational speeches because they make you feel, feel like you can do anything you set your mind to. The real part of motivational, which is the hardest part, is action. Sure you can sit at your desk or look at your phone and listen to a speech but are really listening? What do you want out of life? What do you want out of yourself? Motivation is the spark that lights the fire, your fire. I can give you the most motivating speech in history, but it’s up to you to change your life. I can’t make you get off the couch, start that project or plan your travels for you. What I can do is make you feel.

Goals:

If motivation is the fire then goals are the wood. You have to have something to keep you going forward. What are your goals? How are you going to reach them? What’s stopping you? I can ask all the questions in the world, but you have to answer them. You know that moment after you reach your goal? The feeling of triumph you get? You should feel that every day. Goals come in every size, you could have a goal to go for a walk once a day or a goal to reach a certain weight. After you reach that goal, no matter how big or small you’ll still have that need for more. That need to be better, that need to reach higher. Start small and work towards your goal because conquering 20 little goals on your way to 1 big goal feels a lot better than just accomplishing 1 big goal.

Power of Our Time:

We are lucky enough to live in an age where everything is at our fingertips. The internet has changed the way we search for information. We have access to millions of website, pages and articles that can help us reach our goals. It’s a double edge sword. There are a lot of resources for us, but there is also a lot that can distract us.

We get it….that corgi is adorable….but when you need to accomplish a goal it’s time to get focused.

Want to learn a language?  Duolingo.com

Want to get healthy? Health.com

Want to Travel? Travel Guide …..but hotels are so expensive…AirBNB….but that’s expensive…CouchSurfing.

Want to learn how to do something? wikiHow…..YouTube

The possibilities are endless.

There will always be an excuse not to do something. You need to be the one to say….today is the day. You might not reach your goal today, tomorrow or even this month, but you will reach it one day. When you do….you’ll look back at that first day and be thankful you started.

What if I fail?

Failing isn’t the worse thing in the world. Life is all about learning and if you fail, take it as a learning experience and grow.

I believe in you, but the real question is do you believe in yourself.

I want to thank you for taking the time to read this blog. I hope that I helped you realize something that you knew all along, that you can do it.

Today is the day.

Cheers

Nick

Online Marketing Intern

The Hack Mentality

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This October 16th- 18th, HackATL will be holding a business hackathon for college students from all over the world. The startup hackathon is an event where developers, engineers, designers, and business people come together to create viable startup business ideas and pitch them to investors. Sounds great and all, but…what exactly is a hack? 

hack 

noun | hack |  \hāk\
1: a usually creative solution a computer hardware or programming problem or limitation
2: a clever solution to a tricky problem

The words “creative” and “clever” really hit the nail on the head when you consider the essence of a hack. And if there’s one thing that I learned during my time as an online marketing intern at RadiusOnline, it’s that creative and clever solutions are absolutely vital in today’s workplace. Here are 3 reasons why having a hacking mentality can improve your work experience and your workplace as a whole:

1. Keeps you sharp and focused

2. Fosters teamwork and idea-sharing

3. Provides invaluable risk experience

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Keeps You Sharp and Focused

Think about it. When you’re challenged to think about out-of-the-box solutions for problems you encounter at work, are you more or less focused on the task at hand? This is the mentality behind a hack. The more you’re pushed to find new and improved solutions to existing problems, the more keen and sharp your mind will be while you work.

Fosters Teamwork and Idea-sharing

“If you really don’t know how to do something, you should . . . ask for help.” This rule applies to the workplace more than you would think. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you ask everyone in your office to spoon-feed you answers. But when you’re trying to find new ways to approach specific problems, bouncing your ideas off of others and working together to solve problems has a huge impact on your company. It increases the efficiency of your work, allows people to share their ideas freely, and creates a team bond that benefits the health of the entire company. 

Provides Invaluable Risk Experience

Believe it or not, whenever you create a hack, you’re taking a risk. From the perspective of a project manager, creating a hack is equivalent to doing something new. And if you’ve dealt with a large project before, you know that “new” can be a scary concept. It can have a positive impact, a negative impact, or no impact at all. However, risk-taking isn’t something to avoid because there’s a possibility of failure; you need to practice to develop into a skill. In the end, learning to take risks will stretch you outside of your comfort zone, build your confidence, and help you overcome the paralyzing fear of failure.

For more information about how you can use hacks to increase productivity, or how you can be a part of a company that embraces this kind of creative problem-solving, apply for an Online Marketing Internship at RadiusOnline by clicking here.

Sources:
http://hackatl.org/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hack
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hack
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Doing Work That Matters and Learning Along the Way

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It’s Friday again! Yaaaaahooooooo!

Anyway, for today’s post I thought I’d write about something that’s commonly talked about on college campuses everywhere: internships. And no, I’m not talking about the 2013 film starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. I’m talking about the positions that college students oftentimes apply for in order to gain exposure to a career field of interest.

The Internship   The internship 2

When you think of the word “internship,” what comes to mind? Maybe you think about coffee runs and grunt work. Or maybe you think about great networking opportunities. If I had to sum up my experience so far as a RadiusOnline online marketing intern into one sentence, I would say something along the lines of: “Doing work that matters and Learning a ton along the way.”

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”
-Benjamin Franklin

Here’s some of the stuff that Nick and I have been up to:

CarCareCONNECT Email Drip Campaign
This project included researching, planning and creating content for a drip campaign for one of our web development branches: CareCareCONNECT. Not only did we get to learn how to do all these things, but I think the best part about all of this is that our campaign has the ability to really impact the company’s monthly recurring revenue (MRR) and sales overall. MQLs!

Blogging
Every week, Nick and I are scheduled to write blog posts for the eDentalImage and CarCareCONNECT websites. Beginning with brainstorming, we get to create content that is relevant, helpful, and insightful to the website visitors. By doing all of this, we’re helping increase web traffic to our websites and increasing the google rankings and authority of our websites.

Intern Website
One thing I’ve been trying to do is customize and edit some of the design elements on this website (the one you’re reading this off of). I haven’t made any changes yet, but in the process of trying to do this, I started learning more and more about HTML and CSS. This got interested in computer science in general so now I’m trying to learn code on the side as well. Who knew this would happen? haha

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Whether you’re interning at RadiusOnline or anywhere else, I guarantee that if you have the opportunity to get involved in real work and have an open mind you’ll learn so much more than if you hadn’t. As RadiusOnline interns, Nick and I get to be a part of projects that impact the company and learn from people who are spectacular at what they do.

UPDATE: Be on the lookout for our new food blog series: “What’s For Lunch?” First post will be on Monday!!

10 Gifs That Perfectly Sum Up Working at RadiusOnline

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I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done. – Ranbir Kapoor

1. When it’s time for the Monday/Friday 9 am Meeting:

2. When someone brings cookies in:

 

3. When you’re coming back from lunch with everyone:

4. When you save a client from cancelling:

5. When it’s time to celebrate birthdays/anniversaries:

6. When you go to Topgolf during lunch:

 

7. When lunch gets here on Friday:

 

8. When someone makes a sale:(Yahooooooo!)

9. When you get the MVP belt:

10. When it’s 5 pm on Friday:

Just another day at the office as a online marketing intern.

 

 

Sources:

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T-Minus 10 Seconds to Lift Off…..9….8..

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“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,”- Neil Armstrong

On July 20th, 1969 the world witnessed history as Apollo 11 landed and men took their first steps on the moon. After that date, NASA has had 6 other Apollo missions, with 5 of them making it to the moon. The Apollo space program started in the early 60’s and it took them 9 years to finally put a man on the moon. It’s safe to say that a lot more planning goes into the program than what we see on TV. After my first few days as a RadiusOnline online marketing intern, I’m left thinking the same thought.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
-Harriet Tubman

 

In day to day life, most people don’t pay attention to the thousands of ad’s they’re subjected to. Even if you do pay attention to some of them you might not realize how much work goes into creating those short ads. Here at Radius Online a lot of very talented people put in long hours to make sure their clients get the best service available. A company that’s mission is to “Be Awesome and Do Awesome Things”. At RadiusOnline, we work to make sure that we do our best so that our clients get the best. A lot more work goes into every campaign than what the client sees, but that doesn’t make our job any less important.

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Nothing is accomplished alone, and just like a NASA program we consistently work together to meet our goal. Even as interns we aren’t running and grabbing the coffee or making lunch runs. We are getting the chance to learn and work on projects that make a difference. After all the hard work that goes on around here employees at RadiusOnline always take the time to look back on what they’ve accomplished and learn from it.

Team                   Team2

 

Vu Hoang our “Space Flight Leader”, inspires us each and every day to reach for the stars. He teaches us that we are “ever moving onward and upward” and should never stop learning. I know I’m going to love my time at RadiusOnline because I get the chance to work on projects that matter and learn from the best. Thanks for everyone for being so friendly and welcoming! I’ll sign off for now but look for me and Jae to do great things here.

Sincerely,

Waving1                            Waving2

                   Nick                                                                           Jae