Every company has these individuals.  These are the behind the scenes people that do the majority of the “grunt” work.  They do not have the most glamorous positions and rarely get credit for success.  They do not interact with clients in a direct manner but they are on the front-lines regardless. In a restaurant, they are your cooks and bussers In a...

I could write a generic post about SXSW, explaining what I learned from panels, dropping names of famous people I met and saw, all the things that make Austin great or give a list of what I think SXSW can do better for future festivals. Instead I’m going to write about my personal experiences and observations on an individual level. The Energy From the moment I...

If you went back in time and asked 8 year old Mouyyad what he wanted to be when he grew up, he would have easily and emphatically answered a detective. Flash forward 17 years…Mouyyad is now a marketing consultant. How did I go from detective to marketing? Eight year old me did not want to be a detective to arrest criminals, solve murders, carry a badge or gun...

Working non stop towards a goal is great. Setting your sight on a point on the horizon and not stopping till you reach it, is wonderful. Not seeing anything else on the way…running with blinders…having tunnel vision….not so good. If you have ever been on a subway, or driven through a tunnel you have experienced tunnel vision. The only things you...

Last week, my sister and I watched the midnight showing of the new installment of the Harry Potter series. This has been a tradition for us every time a new Harry Potter movie comes out. I like tradition. Tradition is consistency and stability. Tradition keeps one grounded to their roots and personal core. We are always told to be different, be unconventional,...

By no means am I a chess master. I do enjoy playing every now and then and consider myself of average skill. I recognize certain patterns and understand basic strategy. I’ve won and lost my fair share games to people that are both less skilled and more skilled then myself. The one person I have the most trouble playing chess with is one of my good friends. ...

In the past 3 years I have had 5 different jobs. In every job I’ve held, I always reached a breaking point where the hardest part was getting up and getting ready to go to work. I could not be at the current place and I needed an escape. I needed a change ASAP. I ran a marathon on a treadmill. Many of these jobs had futures and adequate career paths but not...