This article was published on April 27, 2016 by High Point University. The time is now for High Point to ignite change that will lead it to become one of the premier cities in North Carolina for business, tourism and education.…
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Nido Qubein: Believe you can be extraordinary
I left my home some 7,000 miles away with little money in my pocket. I was eager – and just 17. My father had died when I was 6, and I came to America for college with the words of…
Onward with Faithful Courage – HPU Commencement
High Point University’s Class of 2015 celebrated commencement weekend with broadcast legend Tom Brokaw – named one of the nation’s top commencement speakers by the Huffington Post. More than 10,000 family and friends attended HPU Commencement Weekend, while thousands more watched…
5 Sure Ways to Fail in Business and in Life
Habits to Ditch if You Want to Succeed When someone falls down in life, there is probably something that pushed them down. Whether it’s a prevailing negative attitude about everything and everyone, or a good, bad or indifferent personality that…
Nido Qubein, A Life of Success and Significance – The Biography Channel
We are proud and excited to share this 30 minute documentary of the extraordinary life accomplishments of Dr. Nido Qubein, president of High Point University. The Biography Channel originally produced and aired the documentary, which prominently features the High Point…
Productive Failure: We Learn By Doing
We learn by doing. Think about the basic skills you’ve acquired in life. You learned to walk by pulling yourself up, turning loose and taking a step. You fell the first time, but you got up and tried again. Each…
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How To Avoid Communication Barriers
Successful salespeople learn to recognize and overcome barriers to communication. There are two types of such barriers: those arising from the environment and those stemming from the hearer’s resistance. Environmental Barriers Those arising from the environment include: – Distractions –…