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02/12/2018

Food For Thought - 2/12

While driving to work this morning, a funny thought came to mind. What if life isn’t just like a box of chocolate? For those who are auto enthusiasts, the best analogy to describe life is to compare it to driving a manual transmission car.

Picture yourself driving on the road and rolling through the gears. First gear, second gear, third gear… Before you have the satisfaction of shifting into a higher gear, you see the traffic light 30 feet ahead of you changing from green to yellow, to red. At that exact moment, you reduce your speed and ultimately coming to a complete stop with your gear is in neutral. Once the light turns green, you put the car in first gear and give it a bit of gas to proceed. The car picks up momentum, the engine noise gets louder, the needle on the RPM gauge moves towards the larger numbers. Off the gas, clutch in, you pull the shifter towards you, dropping the car from first to second. Feet right back on the gas pedal, acceleration picks up, and engine noise becomes more audible. You get ready to shift into third. At that moment, this not-so-friendly driver in the next lane decides to merge right in front of you without signaling. You step on the brake; felt the car instantaneously loses speed. More importantly, the car starts to shake because your power output is disproportional to the higher gear ratio. Again, clutch in, bring the gear back from second to first. Everything goes back to normal again. Moments later, traffic ahead of you clears up. You once again roll through the gears. First gear, second gear, third gear… Stop sign ahead. Foot off the gas, clutch in, put the car in neutral and let it coast towards the stop sign… For the next 10 – 15 minutes of your life, you go through this manually repetitious cycle of clutch, shift, gas, and brake. Finally, you turn into an open road. Foot down on the pedal, first gear, second gear, third gear, fourth gear, fifth gear…

Every effort we make and every action we take builds momentum. The acceleration of the car is every little thing we do in our lives that build momentum. The action of applying clutch and switching gears are key decisions we make in life that brings us to a different level. More often than not, we meet unexpected obstacles and traffic signals along the way that force us to start all over from neutral again. But if you love yourself like you love driving, you find ways to make the journey an experience. You see the shifting of the gears and stops and goes not as chores, you see it as a way to make yourself a better driver. You become more patient, you become persistent, you become more confident because you know once in a while the road will open up and allow you to exercise all that you’ve learned; to roll through all the gears and to unleash the true potential of the driver and the car.

02/08/2018

We've been teasing you with it on Instagram, but it's time to let the secret out:

"What is going on my amazing BoBs and BoBettes. Welcome to the BoldCast; A podcast series from the Best of Bold brand that focuses on the journeys of the everyday heroes. In every episode, we will invite a different guest or guests to share their success, failures and all things BOLD. We hope to strip away all the armors and deliver the real story because the destination is only the byproduct of the journey! Our goal is to create a community where BoBs and BoBette of all ideas and ambitions can come together, share experiences and help each other become even better! It’s time we let the everyday heroes be known and to uncover the truth about being an entrepreneur. We will share the good with the bad, the happy and the sad. No journey is easy and no individual became a success overnight. Let us learn from one another and move forward together. Let us be BOLD!"

"Tell your mom, tell your grandma, tell your neighbors, tell your dog, tell your enemies… We are doing this!"

What is going on my amazing BoBs and BoBettes. Welcome to the first ever episode of the BoldCast. A podcast series from the BestofBold brand that focuses on the journeys of the everyday heroes. We hope to strip away all the bu****it and deliver the real story. The destination is only the byproduct o

02/08/2018

It's been a minute, but we are back with another one...

"Welcome to episode two of the BoldCast. This is the first episode of 2018. As we celebrate the new year, we would like to take this time to bring you, our listeners, closer to the brand. In this episode, we share with you the goals we have for the company, where we'd like to take the brand, what we have planned for the year and much much more. This is no longer just a one-way podcast, it's time we make this personal and to officially invite you all to come along on this journey with us. Let us become bold together and let us make some real impact in 2018!... Be sure to stay until the end of the show for bonus story."

Welcome to episode two of the BoldCast. This is the first episode of 2018. As we celebrate the new year, we would like to take this time to bring you, our listeners, closer to the brand. In this episode, we share with you the goals we have for the company, where we'd like to take the brand, what we

02/08/2018

This one goes out to all the BoBs and BoBettes who are patient. Keep calm and hustle on!

Roman Daneghyan, Chief Marketing Officer of Renderforest is a programmer turned marketing guru. In his pursuit to create a Facebook community for programmers, Roman accidentally stumbled into the world of digital marketing. After growing his Facebook community from 0 to 400K fans in 2 years, Roman joined the Renderforest team to help grow the startup’s social presence. In our conversation, Roman shared with us his personal story as well as his best learning while growing the Renderforest brand. If you are a marketer or entrepreneur, you are going to love this episode.

Roman Daneghyan, Chief Marketing Officer of Renderforest is a programmer turned marketing guru. In his pursuit to create a Facebook community for programmers, Roman accidentally stumbled into the world of digital marketing. After growing his Facebook community from 0 to 400K fans in 2 years, Roman j

10/25/2017

"If you knew you couldn't fail, what would you do? Be honest and write it down. There's your bucket list... That's not even the bucket list. That's what you should be doing NOW! That's like the TODAY LIST! That's your "TO DO" list!!! That's the "Why the F #%k wouldn't you do it in the next 24hours?!?!"... What the f #%k are you afraid of????... No one ever knows how they are going to do it. They just know they are going to do it!" Keeping it 💯 👊👊👊

Check out the full podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/bestofbold/episode-1-the-bobs-that-are-fearless

10/23/2017

Being Bold means knowing your fears but facing it anyway... You need to always be moving to the next level up, and that level needs to always challenge you... The moment you are making what you call "Bold Moves", is when you are uncomfortable. When you are uncomfortable, that means you've never been there before. If you've never been there, that means you are growing. If you are growing, that's what it's all about. And the funny thing is, "it NEVER gets easier! You just get accustomed to the fear and the uneasiness!"

Wise words from founder and CEO of Ela Advertising, Andre Filip. Check out the full podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/bestofbold/episode-1-the-bobs-that-are-fearless

09/05/2017

Weekly Bold - Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia CEO officially accepted the job as Chief Executive Officer of Uber. With a new CEO at the helm, the ride-hailing giant is also setting a course to go IPO in the next 18-36 months. Get your full scoop here.

09/04/2017

"Best of Bold is a media brand that exists to empower those who desire to lead a life of purpose and passion. Never satisfied with the status quo, "BoBs" are entrepreneurs, visionaries, and dreamers! BoBs aren't the average Joes. We are passionate about life and are earth-shakers in what we set out to do. No journey is easy and no one became a success overnight. Let us learn from one another and move forward together. Let us be BOLD!"

This is our "Memo To The World!" Let it be known, Best of Bold is here to put a dent in the universe! 🚀