Michael Uslan’s Inspirational Speech

A couple of hours ago I saw Michael Uslan talk about how he transformed his love for comic books into a full-fledged career in comic book writing and movie making (he’s the  executive producer behind the Batman movies). Uslan talked about some really interesting things that I found really inspiring: 1. It’s worth following your [...]

At NSCS Leadership Summit/Convention

This is my third NSCS convention and summit and it’s been amazing so far! Today’s the summit day, which means that NSCS officers are being trained on how to run their chapters effectively. They learnt about everything from how to run community service programs to managing their budget to engaging members and potential members effectively. [...]

NSCS Convention Coming Up!

Next week, NSCS’ Leadership Summit and Convention will officially begin. This is my third Summit/Convention and I’m really looking forward to it. Aside from leadership development and career workshops, we have inspirational speakers, and networking opportunities.  The best part is seeing motivated, excited NSCS members respond to the workshops, presentations and speeches. Starting next Thursday, [...]

Photos from Convention

Hey everyone, You can see all of the pictures from Convention by visiting our sites on Facebook and Photobucket. We also have uploaded a few videos to YouTube that you can watch as well.

Saturday Wrap-up

Aside from some great workshops on Med school and the GRE, GMAT, LSAT etc, we also announced the location of our 2009 location. Watch the video below to find out and make sure YOU attend next year!

Workshop Highlights from Friday and Saturday

1. Future of Technology: Attendees got to try on the headset that allows you to use your mind to control the movement on the screen! I didn’t believe it was true, until I watched it, and it was pretty amazing. Emotiv, the company that makes this, fields hundreds of demo requests, so we were among [...]

Highlights from Friday at Convention

Aside from Gideon Yago’s speech, they include: – Rory Kennedy, documentary filmmaker and RFK’s youngest child, talking about her work. -Linda Bolton, national recipient of the Inspire Integrity Awards AND a professor of English at The University of Iowa, receiving her award and check (Linda received a $3,250 stipend and NSCS donated $2,000 to the [...]

NSCS Convention=Grad Schools and Employers Galore

I was impressed by the number of employers and grad schools that we had at the Convention– everyone from Duke Energy, New York Life and  GEICO to RPI, RIT and so much more.  I talked to several NSCS members at the Convention and one of the things they liked most was that these exhibitors really [...]

Workshops for today…

After Gideon’s speech I’m about to head into some workshops for today that I wanted to let you know about. This is the kind of stuff we have at Convention, that can really make a difference: Scholarship Application Workshop Businesses that Benefit– using business skills to serve good causes. The Future of Medicine– latest breakthroughs [...]

Tim Ferriss — Awesome

So we just got done listening to Tim Ferriss speak about his book, and his ideas on work-life balance. It was really interesting and inspirational to hear a totally different approach to success. The basic idea is to figure out what you want to do, how much it would cost, and then work to make [...]

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