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| President's Corner
Golden Opportunity
A moment can change a life; as nurses we know this better than most people. The 29th Nurse Entrepreneurship Conference in October can change your career and life. In the generation that has past since the NNBA was formed, thousands of nurses have benefited from attending the conference and have launched new careers. Come join us and hear nationally acclaimed speakers and nurse experts. Meet nurses from all over the country and form friendships in addition to potential business partnerships. You can see why I call it a golden opportunity! Learn more about the conference and register by clicking here.
Newsletter Changes
The NNBA Newsletter will incorporate a couple of new features and I need your help. We're changing the caption of “a few laughs…” to “Lighten Up…” where we will incorporate a blog from some of our wonderful nurse bloggers. Please send me a link to one of your blogs that would be about humor, stress relief, etc, all keeping with the theme of lightening up and I will do my best to make sure it is included in an upcoming newsletter. This is a great opportunity to highlight and serve our members at the same time. A win-win! Please use the contact form on www.NNBANow.com to send me a message and a link to one of your blogs that you would like to see appear.
I have been asked to give some tips and training as I used to with my Unconventional Nurse® Newsletter. I made the decision when taking over the helm of the NNBA that I would only work on one newsletter because I know my limitations! Thank you for requesting this type of information and I will start including a “Success Tip” section to the NNBA newsletter.
I cannot believe we are in the last days of summer. Time has definitely flown the last few months. Thank you for all your comments, suggestions and continued support.
All the best,
Michelle |
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| "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." - Victor Borge
I don’t usually advise about taking medicine but in this case I am. I personally take this medicine several times daily. It not only helps my personal life but helps my professional life a great deal, often when nothing else can help. Yep, I’m talking about laughter; laughter is the best medicine. Read more
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Secrets to Success From Small Town America | CNN Money
Utah State professor Michael Glauser cycled 4,000 miles this summer, visiting 100 entrepreneurs across the country. Here's a snapshot of how they grew their businesses. Read more
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CNO on Hospital Redesign: 'You Can't Over-Communicate' | Health Leaders Media
The chief nursing officer at a new Texas hospital made sure that the concerns of nurses and nurse managers were carefully considered in the new plans.
Not every nursing team gets to have a role in designing a brand-new hospital. That's why Irene Strejc, RN, BSN, MPH, CENP, CNO/vice president of nursing at Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Texas made sure that her nurses and managers were front and center when the chance to do so came their way. Read more
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| How to Make New Connections Anywhere You Go | Entrepreneur
There are dozens of opportunities to meet new people and grow your professional network every day. Still, most people rely on formal networking events to pull out their business cards and start conversations. Instead, take advantage of less obvious opportunities.
A connection can happen in the most unlikely places including while you’re in line for your morning coffee, on an airplane going to your next business meeting, during a break at a seminar, or at a happy hour event. Read more |
| | Simple Truths When Managing Time| Success Tip
Managing time doesn’t really mean anything unless we’re managing time in concert with what we want to accomplish. It is the difference between being busy versus being effective. We all know nurses that run around full of fluster and drama while coworkers are calmly and effectively caring for the same number of patients or the same number of issues each day. Read more
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Donna Cardillo RN, MA, CSP®
Donna Cardillo is The Inspiration Nurse. She travels the world helping women and healthcare professionals to be happy in their lives and careers and to reach their full potential. She does that as a keynote speaker, columnist, author, and cut-up. Her accomplished career combines over 25 years of clinical, managerial and business experience, not to mention her stint as a professional singer. Donna’s clinical experience includes emergency and psychiatric nursing. Donna holds a diploma in nursing, a BS in Health Care Management and an MA in Corporate and Public Communication. Known as “Dear Donna”, she gives daily online career advice at Nurse.com. Donna is also an Expert Blogger at DoctorOz.com. She was formerly the “Healthcare Careers Expert” at Monster.com.
Donna has twice been named Business Woman of the Year in New Jersey and has also received the coveted Athena Award, a national leadership award for women. Donna was designated a Diva in Nursing by the Institute for Nursing in NJ for outstanding achievements and excellence in practice. She has also been named one of 50 Best Women in Business by NJBIZ. Donna appears regularly on television and radio, is frequently quoted in newspapers and magazines and has published numerous articles. Donna has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show and the Today show and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times on several occasions.
Donna is author of three books for nurses and holds the coveted Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, the highest earned international recognition for professional speakers. This makes her one of only 10% of all speakers to hold this designation and one of only 20 nurses in the world with this credential.
Donna will be presenting Saturday's Conference Keynote "Harnessing the Power of You!" and a NNBA preconference workshop “ Career Alternatives for Nurses®", Friday, October 3, 2014. |
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| NNBA News – Volume 14 Number 9.0 |
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