Everyone Needs a Stylus

"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place."- Nora Roberts     In this month's newsletter: Why taking notes by hand is still the best way to retain information. Check out our flyer for an example of a notebook and matching stylus. Make it a package by adding a custom gift box! And, the top things you can learn from recent Instagram posts.

The Best Way To Remember Something? Take Notes By Hand People who write notes by hand remember the content of meetings and lectures better than those who use laptops, new research shows.    Headed into an important meeting? Grab a pen. Taking notes longhand will help you remember information better than typing them out, according to new research from a pair of psychologists from Princeton University and UCLA.

5 Lessons Learned Analyzing My Most Popular Instagram Updates.  By Tomothy Skyes

AUGUST 19, 2015 Recently, I was honored to be featured by my fellow Entrepreneur contributor, Thomas Smale, on his list of "8 Inspiring Instagram Accounts You Should Follow." Being recognized on this list meant a lot to me, because everything I do on Instagram (and in the rest of my life) is dedicated to one thing: inspiring my students to succeed.  But being called out as having an "extremely popular Instagram account" got me thinking. What is it that's made my account so successful so far? To get some answers, I decided to run a free Instagram activity report from Simply Measured to determine which of my posts have received the most engagement so far and why.