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When we become the watcher of our thoughts, the good news is we don’t have to believe all the thoughts our brain offers. How we’re going to think at any moment is a choice and determines our essence. We take ...

Do your 2021 marketing plans include automatic, strategic outreach that seamlessly creates opportunity for your sales and support teams? If you are not using a marketing automation tool, you are certainly missing out of the full potential your marketing plan ...

Were these not pandemic-addled times, Chuck Hinkel would be following the lead of legendary singer Fats Domino and going to Kansas City. He’d be traveling to Arrowhead Stadium to work on the stats crew for CBS’s telecast of Sunday’s highly ...

It’s hard to believe that merely one year ago most of us had never even heard the phrase “social distancing” and the concept of quarantine was not nearly the routine measure to which we’ve become accustomed. Despite the multitude of ...

The world will certainly remember 2020 for the coronavirus and its devastating impact on human lives and the world economy. But 2020 will also be remembered as a year when events driven by climate change overwhelmed our defenses. Wildfires in ...

While non-profit organizations are generally exempt from tax, they are subject to a tax on their income from unrelated businesses. If a soup kitchen opens a restaurant to the public, its tax exemption doesn’t apply to the earnings. The IRS ...

We all know people who publicly achieve big personal goals, like climbing the 46 Adirondack high peaks, reading 52 books in a year or renovating a house. Many even chronicle their journeys in blogs, social media posts or news stories. ...

As they awaited the snap for the play that would determine victory or defeat, Michael Mayer and his son, Alexander, fidgeted in their seats, not far from the locker room tunnel at Bills Stadium. They were hardly alone in their ...

What a year it’s been for company leaders and managers, ranging from worries about the stability of business to managing the shift to remote or hybrid work, to concerns about vaccinations and the health of employees. Normal tasks like setting ...

According to writingexplained.org, the phrase “bid adieu” is used formally to say goodbye or as a light-hearted and flippant way of describing cutting something out of one’s life. Based on the disruption the COVID pandemic has caused for so many ...

As we begin 2021, the effects of coronavirus, which resulted in both a public health crisis and an economic crisis, continue. Although the coronavirus relief package and the development of several effective vaccines are positive developments, delivery of the vaccines ...

After joyously watching archnemesis Bill Belichick chuck a sideline phone in disgust six days earlier, Buffalo Bills fans were treated Sunday afternoon to another sideline moment that brought smiles to their faces and the faces of dental hygienists everywhere. During ...

With electric vehicle (EV) adoption at a tipping point, businesses are recognizing the opportunity to provide EV charging as a benefit to employees. Charging an electric vehicle requires a different way of fueling. It is not better or worse, it ...

While many of us would love to say goodbye and good riddance to 2020 and all of its challenges, we’ve all learned a few valuable lessons during this tough year. Like resiliency, epidemiology, cutting hair, turning off the mute button ...

As we move into 2021, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce hopes to put the extraordinary challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us and sharpen our focus on creating an environment where business can thrive. But it’s impossible to talk about ...