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When I say the word challenge, how do you feel? Do you feel energized and ready to take it on? Do you feel afraid? Maybe you feel some other way? Challenge is a catalyst for change.

Carson City startup LuDela is inviting the Northern Nevada community to a high tech, candle-lit Happy Hour at the Studio at Adams Hub for Innovation, Wednesday, March 22, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Hello Carson City! If you went through a little column withdrawal last week, I apologize. I was traveling back from Brendon Burchard’s High Performance Academy. A coach and consultant’s education is never done and I am thrilled to come back armed with new insights, techniques, and research to boost your productivity and focus.

I’m still looking for some springtime, and these next sunny few days might just do the trick. Take a break from the workweek with something fun. Grab some friends or your favorite date and enjoy Ev Musselman on stage at the Max Casino or a Jazz Jam with Rocky and Judith at Living the Good Life. For classic movie lovers, you can catch ‘All About Eve’ at the Galaxy Theater. Learn something new about scams, how to avoid them, and your rights at the Consumer Fraud Prevention Fair at the Adam’s Hub.

WEDNESDAY:

• International Women’s Day

This morning, I was made aware of one issue that may affect 10 out of 10 entrepreneurs. It’s caused by all the good stuff entrepreneurs are: visionary, risk-takers, and people who believe in what they do and the quality of it. I am calling it Bad Boss Syndrome.

You can’t act without a plan and you won’t benefit from planning without taking action. But how do you strike that balance? How do you know it’s time to stop thinking and start doing?

Say what you want about Disney princesses, I find them to be inspiring in their own unique way. I want to share about "Moana." First, if you haven’t seen the film, Carson City Stadium Cinemas is down to one 4 p.m. showing this week.

The week is moving along and we are getting closer to Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget to make reservations for dinner with your sweetheart. If your loved one is an art lover, take a look inside the new Wild Horse Gallery at the Carson Mall: their grand opening is this evening. Artist Eric Holland is featured at the Rinckel Mansion and will be present for a reception tonight. Grab your thinking cap and your smartest friends for Geeks Who Drink trivia at Westside Pour House. Vocalist Jakki Ford is the guest vocalist for the jazz jam at Living the Good Life.

WEDNESDAY:

We all have the same 24 hours in a day. However, it’s how we manage ourselves within time that makes the difference. Today is the kick-off of Motivation Monday at Adams Hub for Innovation in Carson City. I will be at Adams Hub every Monday from 10 am until 2 pm helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders discover and benefit from their sources for motivation.

This month, I’ve been writing along a general theme. Have you noticed yet? You are not alone! This week, I am posting on a Tuesday because life was preparing me to write this column. I had a day of complete and total entrepreneurial stress.

Last week, I wrote about my strategic partnership with Adams Hub for Innovation. I suggested you don’t have to do business, life, or your career alone. I framed it as seeking help through mentors and coaches. Yet, there’s another angle I would like to show you – the strategic partnership.

One of the myths of the hard-working entrepreneur is they are alone. You hear about solopreneurs battling it out alone. You hear the challenges of being the only employee doing it all in a startup. You may even know or be an intrapreneur who is trying to get an idea pushed through alone. Here’s my big question for you this week. Why are you alone?

Wednesday has arrived and the rain lingers, so you may as well grab an umbrella and go do something fun. Get a bite to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings where officers and athletes are teaming up for the Special Olympics Tip-a-Cop fundraiser. Take your cowboy boots over to the Eleventh Frame Bar in Carson Lanes for some country line and partner dancing. The Shipleys take the stage at Living the Good Life for this week’s Jazz Jam. Show off your smarts at Westside Pour House: Geeks Who Drink trivia starts at 7p.m.

WEDNESDAY:

I volunteer a lot of my time. Every potential client gets 30 minutes on the phone with me. I work with community organizations to support local causes. Advocates to End Domestic Violence is one of those. Each holiday, I usually write something about the importance of volunteerism. Yet, the power and two-way benefit of volunteerism didn’t hit me until I returned home to Carson City.

Feeling nostalgic? The 20th Anniversary of Space Jam is playing at the Galaxy Theater in case you need a fix of the 90s. Capital City Arts Initiative proudly presents some new art in the Sierra Room of the Community Center. You’ll be able to check out ‘Glyphs and Houses’, a solo exhibition by Amelia Currier during public meetings and on Friday afternoons. The Adams Hub is a great resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners: today’s Entrepreneur Assembly is all about getting you started and on your way.

I’m not trying to rush you, but the holidays season approaches. As such, the holiday craft fairs, bazaars, and bake sales have arrived. You may as well start looking at that gift list to see who would enjoy something one-of-a-kind and locally crafted. If not for gift giving, these fairs are an excellent way to find fun ways to decorate your home. Other than that, the weekend is kind of quiet, but you'll want take a look at the list and see what catches your fancy.

SATURDAY:

Put on your fancy clothes and come join us for tea and cookies Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Adams Hub for Innovation at 111 W. Proctor St. in downtown Carson City.

There will be two sessions: 2pm-3pm and 3pm-4pm. Please arrive as promptly as possible so you can pick your teacup and find your seat.

Adams Hub for Innovation hosted entrepreneurial events last Wednesday, including the monthly meeting of the Entrepreneurs Assembly of Carson City and a consortium of young community leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean.

MacKenzie mentioned the president of WNC, the mayor of Carson City and a rocket scientist as a few. Adams Hub also has a host of interns. Ranging ...

Heading “back to school” will mean something very different to the Carson City area high school students who participate in the New Entrepreneurship Network (NewE) this school year.

Adams Hub for Innovation, 111 W. Proctor Street in Carson City, was jammed with visitors enjoying food, refreshments and conversation Wednesday evening during the grand opening of the company's all-new event space called The Studio.

Adams Hub for innovation is celebrating the opening of The Studio at Adams Hub, a new collaboration and event space. The community is invited to the launch party, which will be on Wednesday, August 3, from 5-7 p.m.

The approximately 1,500 square foot, multi-purpose facility is being added to the business incubator and co-working habitat, and will be host to classes, workshops and community events, including a new chapter of the award-winning Nevada entrepreneur and business-mentoring organization, Entrepreneurs Assembly.

The launch party will give guests a chance to meet some other key Adams Hub collaborators, including Carson City Library director Sena Loyd, who ...

The Hop and Mae Adams Foundation was joined by local dignitaries to break ground Wednesday on a much-anticipated, mixed-use project in Carson City’s downtown historic district.

The parcel bounded by Curry, Nevada, Telegraph and Proctor streets will soon be graced by a handsome, historically-inspired three-story complex that will include more than 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 11,000 square feet of office space and 10 upscale apartments.

The Hop and Mae Adams Foundation will break ground on a much-anticipated, mixed-use project in Carson City’s downtown historic district on Wednesday, July 6, at 11 a.m. Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell along with Hop & Mae Adams Foundation trustees Steve Neighbors, Ed Ahrens and Chris MacKenzie, will dig the first shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking site.

Listening to author and education innovator Milton Chen on Wednesday morning talk about the importance of planning for the future, Carson High School junior Caitlyn Lee, 17, reviewed her own plans.

While she has a passion for performing, she knows it can be hard to pay the bills singing and dancing, so she plans to pursue a degree in business finance or management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Northern Nevada Development Authority on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lubelskie Region of Poland as part of an ongoing effort to increase economic ties between Poland and the Sierra region of Nevada.

Northern Nevada Development Authority will host 42 business leaders and government officials from Poland on Thursday who will visit Carson City among several stops as a follow-up to Gov. Brian Sandoval's European trade mission this summer.

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For a high school student to skip their lunch break, there's got to be a pretty significant reason behind it. For Carson High School, the cause of so many empty cafeteria seats on an otherwise normal school day was nothing short of big deal.

Start-Up! is weekly column on entrepreneurship, start-ups, technology and innovation, powered by the Adams Hub for Innovation.

We all share a common problem in this world. That problem is called people. Most of our challenges and daily frustrations can be traced to a person. Is this truthful in the sense of being right or is this just our flawed human perception? The world, many might argue, is how we perceive it; that is in fact our reality. So, I challenge us to decide, what is the wise thing to do when a problem arises?