The Compass
660 2nd Street SE T1A 0C9 Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

Ideas on 2nd is Medicine Hat's monthly speaker series. Join us for drinks, snacks and networking at the Compass Co-work Space. This month, Kristine Russell of Rustic Pickle will talk about how she got 26,600 Instagram followers for her business. And how you can, too. Topics to be covered:... - Audience engagement - Algorithm navigation - Visual content marketing Following this short talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to use Instagram to grow your business and walk away with practical tips to engage your audience, navigate complex algorithms, and produce compelling visual content. Short, sweet, and to the point, Ideas on 2nd is certain to inspire with this fun, informative talk. Register at the link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ideas-on-2nd-how-to-get-26600-i

AI will affect how and where we work. Are you prepared? http://www.visualcapitalist.com/future-collaboration-artif/

In the market for office space? Swing by the Compass and have a look ... we might just have what youre looking for. https://youriguide.com/660_2_st_se_medicine_hat_ab

Ideas on 2nd is Medicine Hats monthly speaker series. Join us for drinks, snacks and networking at the Compass Co-work Space. This month, Kristine Russell of Rustic Pickle will talk about how she got 26,600 Instagram followers for her business. And how you can, too. Topics to be covered:... - Audience engagement - Algorithm navigation - Visual content marketing Following this short talk, youll have a better understanding of how to use Instagram to grow your business and walk away with practical tips to engage your audience, navigate complex algorithms, and produce compelling visual content. Short, sweet, and to the point, Ideas on 2nd is certain to inspire with this fun, informative talk. Register at the link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ideas-on-2nd-how-to-get-26600-i

We still have a few spots left for Ideas on 2nd this Friday. Learn how a simple newsletter can transform your business. Its free and drinks are on us. Register at Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ideas-on-2nd-how-a-newsletter-c.

Sophie Leroy, a business professor at the University of Minnesota, writes about attention residue, which highlights the diminished returns that follow from switching tasks. In a nutshell, the attention residue effect shows that multi-tasking results in reduced performance. To quote author Cal Newport, To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu//deep-work-the-secret-/

According to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, employees who want to succeed in the modern workplace need to cultivate the ability to focus. The true scarce commodity of the future will be human attention." For we entrepreneurs the question becomes, how can we maintain a deep connection to our work in the midst of constant distraction?https://blog.evernote.com//deep-work-matters-distracted-w/

Lots of good information for the email marketers in the crowd. Want more? Join us on September 22 at 3pm for Ideas on 2nd. Quentin Randall will share his experience sending emails that get opened. Register here - https://www.eventbrite.ca/myevent?eid=37541122508. https://www.copyblogger.com/37-email-marketing-tips/

Join us for drinks and snacks on September 22 at 3:00 pm. Quentin Randall will talk about how to launch a newsletter that people want to read. Not a theorist, Quentin will share his real-life experience building newsletters from 0 to 1000s of readers in no time flat. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ideas-on-2nd-tickets-3754112250

If not now, when? "Everyone who ever did anything had to start. Most people dont begin with a grand vision. They start with an idea and an action." Stop thinking and just start! https://medium.com/@garyvee/how-to-start-cbde0a1de463

The worlds first insect cookbook. Yum! http://ca.phaidon.com//f/on-eating-insects-9780714873343/

Feeling stuck? Try starting your day with Morning Pages to provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. Sometimes simple is best. https://qz.com//writing-morning-pages-can-offer-many-of-t/

As entrepreneurs, the phone is our best tool. "Because phone calls today are harder to ignore than email." Old fashioned advice, or overlooked truth -- what do you think? https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/294621

Maybe you should procrastinate today. Because you cant be productive every day. But you can do good work every day. http://www.paulgraham.com/procrastination.html

Not a marathon. Works sprints are the way to higher productivity. https://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pom

Think like Goldilocks to master a new skill -- not too easy, not too hard, but just right. http://jamesclear.com/goldilocks-rule

As entrepreneurs, were good at stating our daily, weekly, and monthly goals. But how many of us remember to state our intentions? The practice of setting daily intentions can change your life. https://www.inc.com//setting-goals-isnt-enough-setting-dai

Love how Derek Sivers flips everything on its head. Smart guy. Worth reading. https://sivers.org/odds

Start with why. Because "people dont buy what you do, they buy why you do it." Classic TED talk. Happy Friday. https://www.ted.com//simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire

Tired of working from home? Come work on your next direction at the Compass Co-work Space. Membership starts at just $95 / month. http://thecompasslife.ca/co-working-membership/

Working on your next big idea. Heres a huge collection of startup pitch decks to light your fire. http://dconstrct.com/pitch-decks/

This is how change happens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JCm5FY-dEY&feature=youtu.be

Real artists dont starve. New thoughts from Jeff Goins. https://dontstarve.com/?mc_cid=1cdf37fe5f&mc_eid=541fc05b4d

At 14 years old, Ashima Shiraishi is one of the top rock climbers in the world. She makes it look easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch

"There is an old story about a barber shop that had served a village for over 40 years, when one day, a rival opened up across the road. The new Barbers put a sign in the window saying Haircuts 5. And after a few days people started to go in, seduced by the price. The old barbers were obviously pretty upset so they held a meeting to decide what to do. The next morning they put up a huge sign in their own window saying we fix 5 haircuts and within a month the newcomer had closed down." https://medium.com/small-giants/i-have-an-idea-c88190e0bade

"The best way to be highly influential is to be human to everyone you meet." https://qz.com//first-round-capitals-chris-fralic-a-ventu/

"... start small really small." https://medium.com//why-quitting-your-job-to-chase-your-dr

"... next time youre working on a business plan, call it a business guess." https://m.signalvnoise.com/planning-is-guessing-66fd2cea3f5

But dogs? From the article: When I take a good hard look at what the world will be like in 10 years, I think most things are going to be on lease, said Dusty Wunderlich, chief executive officer of Bristlecone Holdings LLC, the Reno, Nevada-based company that operates Wags Lending. https://www.bloomberg.com//fe/2017-03-01/i-m-renting-a-dog

Everything old is new again. There is a segment of the population that just wants a basic phone. From the stereotype of builder that just wants to call and text and if it gets broken it doesnt matter, to the festival phone and the backup phone. https://www.theguardian.com//nokia-3310-is-back-and-it-eve

This is a gold mine of Useful Information. Be sure to click the links. http://www.mrmoneymustache.com//50-jobs-over-50000-withou/

The Persuasion Reading List http://blog.dilbert.com//12978/the-persuasion-reading-list