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Integrity of the Ascent

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Throughout our lives we may ascend to many summits. These climbs have unique challenges that require us to prepare and approach each one differently.

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Getting to the Core

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Rethinking Undergraduate Education

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Beyond Juggling

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Finding a Work-Life Balance

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Life is Like a Startup Venture

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Commencement—or the ability to begin or start something—is a vital part of life. Boris Pasternak, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian poet, once described the talent and art of writing as “boldness in the face of the blank sheet.”

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Making Teams Work

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Against all odds, the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team stole the gold medal at the 1980 Winter games in Lake Placid, New York. The squad of amateurs knocked off Finland in the finals, clasping the gold and earning the title "The Miracle on Ice."

Alumni Experiences

How Do You Balance the Demands of Family, Church, and Career?

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There are no easy fixes to maintaining a workable balance between family and career; it is always a struggle. I have found that this sort of balance can only be achieved through clear focus and relentless personal discipline.

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Mark Willes

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Ahead of the Times

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Success and Personal Peace

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Five Keys to Success

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Entrepreneur Essentials

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Despite the conversion of hundreds of dot.coms to dot.bombs over the past year, Americans continue to view entrepreneurship as a career path with potential.

How can small companies offer benefits to rival those of large companies?

Alumni Experiences

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I own two small companies. It’s hard to pay myself benefits, let alone all my employees. The first thing to look at is making sure they are paid a competitive wage, then add vacation/holidays and keep within reason. Next, they might need health insurance, but if the spouse is working elsewhere and is covered, we can sometimes eliminate it. Finally, you might look at adding tax deferred savings plans and insurance. Since both my companies are retail, we offer very steep discounts to employees. It has been my experience that most people working for small companies do not expect superb benefits. Also, in order to keep costs down, you must do a lot of shopping.

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Providential Living

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A Business Idea Whose Time Has Come

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Ambition and the Soul

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Several weeks ago, I traveled to the north side of Chicago to visit my son. I drove from downtown Chicago to Lincoln Park, where he lives. As I turned onto Clybourn Avenue, I suddenly encountered a scene that I hadn’t seen or thought of in years—the Clybourn Gospel Chapel.

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At Play in God’s Sandbox

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2001 Microenterprise Conference Address

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Why Good Projects Go Bad

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Preventing Project Management Meltdown