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At home and at work, busy culture worsens the problems it promises to solve. We think that the busier we are, the bigger impact well be able to make. But in reality, busy culture destroys productivity, while pulling us away from our families and coworkers alike. What can leaders do to dismantle a toxic culture of busyness? In this piece, the author shares three strategies to encourage healthier work-life boundaries, including instituting financial incentives for disconnecting from work, modeling focus on your primary goal, and leaning on peers within the organization to support a more positive company culture.

At home and at work, busy culture worsens the problems it promises to solve. Its natural to assume that the busier we are, the bigger the impact well be able to make but in reality, studies have shown that busy culture destroys productivity and pulls us away from both our families and deeper relationships with our coworkers.

Like all work cultures, busy culture starts at the top, with leaders who want to appear successful, important, and productive. But what makes it so tough to overcome is that it also has roots at the bottom, where junior employees compete to stand out as hard workers eager to contribute and move up.

And then, of course, theres the problem of how porous our work-life boundaries have become, thanks to the proliferation of technologies that make it possible to work and connect with one another from anywhere, at any time.

So what can leaders do to combat a toxic culture of busyness? Theres no easy answer, but here are three strategies that can help:

Incentivize boundary-setting. Busy culture has to be fought with unquestionable company commitment. Praising employees and awarding them extra time off is a good start, but those measures can often come across as token gestures. What works better, it turns out, is paying people to be less busy.

That may sound radical, but paying people to work less is an appropriate solution for what has become a serious problem. More than four-fifths of employees send work emails on weekends. Nearly six in 10 do so while on vacation, and more than half check email after 11 PM.

These are problematic behaviors if youre worried about the health, satisfaction, and productivity of your employees. The good news is, theyre also behaviors that managers can easily track and use to promote boundary-setting.

One tech company, FullContact, has been doing this for years. Employees can earn a $7,500 annual vacation stipend by following three simple rules: No checking work messages, no working, and no staying home (although recently, staycations have also qualified). Referred to internally as a paid, paid vacation, the stipend is enforced through a combination of vacation photo-sharing, communication channel monitoring, and self-reporting.

A few years after launching the program, the companys communications director, Brad McCarty,told the Washington Postthat the program was working incredibly well, adding that when employees returned from these vacations they were shining brighter, working harder, and more excited to get back into the swing of things.

Another popular approach is to structure vacations as paid sabbaticals. In 2011, just 4% of employers offered paid sabbaticals. By 2017, more than four times as many employers did.

Because unused sabbatical time doesnt have to be paid out when the term of employment ends, companies are able to offer more generous policies if they treat that time as a sabbatical rather than a vacation. In addition, especially in the academic sphere, sabbaticals are a culturally accepted way to take time for personal development not directly related to work. Reframing vacations as sabbaticals may help employees feel less stigma around taking time off.

Focus on your core contribution. Countering busy culture means saying no to tasks that dont align with your primary duties and leaders have to set that example. Until the rest of your team sees you saying no to secondary duties, they wont feel comfortable doing so either.

Do you enjoy downtime when you get it, or do you fill it with less-than-critical work? Do you abandon side projects which are only useful insofar as they serve your core focus early and often? Does everybody you work with know what your primary duties are? Even employees you dont work directly with should know what those duties are and recognize your commitment to them.

On this front, too, a radical approach is often the most effective. In his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, the leadership strategist Greg McKeown argues that to combat busy culture and create a healthier and more productive work environment, leaders should say yes to only the top 10% of the tasks presented to them. Show through your actions that your core duties are your priority, and make saying no to other work the norm.

Thats the approach that the co-founder of CD Baby, Derek Sivers, has adopted. If its not a hell, yeah, he says, its a no. Sivers understands that its not bad opportunities that can kill his business but mediocre ones.

Lean on lateral and external influencers. Culture is built informally, interaction by interaction. But no single individual can change the culture of a large organization alone. What works to effect change is positive peer pressure, exerted by social connections rather than top-down directives.

Consider how Ben & Jerrys finally got workers to use its nap rooms. At first, people were so embarrassed about using them that they would use phony names like Donald Duck on the signup sheet. After removing the signup sheet, Ben & Jerrys realized a simpler system could still show everyone that the rooms were being used without revealing individual users identities: If the door is closed, a spokesperson explained, you know it is being used. Although rooms can no longer be booked in advance, Ben & Jerrys realized the higher priority was making everyone feel comfortable using them in the first place.

Similarly, the founder of Gabb Wireless, Stephen Dalby, who I met while working in the nonprofit world, struggled to put his phone down after work until his 6-year-old son asked a cutting question: Daddy, can we play a game or is your phone too important? Despite founding Gabb to help young people spend less time on screens, Stephen struggled to turn off business mode. To combat this culture in himself and his team, he encouraged employees to establish small, daily traditions like device-free dinners and he talked about those dinners at work, reminding his people that healthy boundary-setting was the norm.

All companies get busy. The trick is to keep that busyness from becoming chronic and cultural, because when that happens, it also becomes corrosive no matter how productive or positive it may seem.

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While the pandemic has waylaid many professional development plans, some people have still managed to pursue a lot of growth and development. And not only is that growth going to feel great, it's also likely to have a positive career impact.

A new CollegeFinance.com report surveyed over 1,000 people who self-isolated or self-quarantined in recent months, as well as more than 200 hiring managers, to assess how people spent their downtime.

An encouraging finding from the report is that 83% indicated learning something new while staying at home during COVID-19and78% expanded their existing skills or knowledgeduring the pandemic.

And for anyone who took the initiative to grow their skills, here's some really good news: 90% of hiring managers surveyed said they were more likely to hire and promote someone who worked on their professional development during the pandemic than a person who didn't.

Notwithstanding the likely career benefits,60% of people said picking up a new skill set during the pandemic was a self-development pursuit and 39% indicated they were trying to reduce their stress levels.

It's also likely that these self-development pursuits will have longer-term carryover effects. In the Leadership IQ study, "If Your Employees Aren't Learning, You're Not Leading," we discovered that employees who are always learning new things are ten times more likely to be inspired than those who are not.

The respondents in the CollegeFinance.com report didn't just dabble in learning. People who were out of work because of the pandemic spent more than 12 hours learning each week and those who were employed spent nearly nine hours per week.

Now, it would be fair to wonder how people can dedicate that much time to self-development and learning every week. There are really two answers: First, the data above makes it clear that learning generates great returns for one's career, happiness and motivation. When you have an activity with such positive benefits, it makes perfect sense that people would spend a lot of time pursuing it.

Second, a majority of people are actually more productive working from home than they were working in an office. In the study, "The Truth About Working From Home In 24 Shocking Charts," we discovered that 29% of people say their productivity is much better working from home, and an additional 24% say it's a little better.When your productivity is significantly better, it's much easier to find the time for big self-development goals.

People weren't just pursuing technical skills, as 41% indicated learning self-motivation during the pandemic. And 45% of hiring managers said self-motivation was more important than ever before and 65% said it was an essential employee trait.

One of the great lessons of the past few months is that people have far more control over their mental well-being and self-motivation than they might have previously thought.

In the Leadership IQ study, "Employee Engagement Is Less Dependent On Managers Than You Think," we discovered that employees' self-engagement (i.e., their personal outlooks like optimism, resilience, proactivity, etc.) could actually matter more than working for a great manager.

For example, having a trustworthy boss statistically explains about 22% of an employee's inspiration at work. But having resilience (i.e., surviving difficult times with little trouble) explains 25% of an employee's inspiration at work. And that's clearly a more powerful statistical driver.

None of this is meant to downplay the horrific impact that the pandemic has inflicted upon so many. Rather, these studies are pointing that, notwithstanding our current chaos, there are still ways that each of us can advance our career and our psychological health. Investing time, and even money, in professional development is one of the greatest emotional salves for stressful times, for several reasons.

First, in frightening times, there's a natural inclination to burrow under the covers and wait for the badness to pass. The problem is that hiding under the covers only reinforces our powerlessness. By contrast, learning new skills is a way to take back control and essentially shout to the world, "I'm in control of my own destiny!"

Second, few things feel better than accomplishing a goal. It's a chance to prove your resilience to yourself, and it's an opportunity to celebrate your success. When you achieve a goal to learn something new, whether it's self-motivation, a technical skill or whatever, you've given yourself license to celebrate your accomplishment. And by infusing your days with legitimate celebrations, you're giving yourself an antidote to some of chaos in the outside world.

It's no wonder that hiring managers were inclined to want to hire and promote those who pursue self-development during stressful times. Not only is self-development a smart way to protect one's emotional wellness, it's also a wonderful signal that the learner has an optimistic and resilient mindset.

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For one year, ICIC memberswill receive accompaniment, courses, mentoring and coaching to facilitate the processes of building their Mastery of Life. They will receive multiple benefits.

MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- More people from all over the world will be able to join the Ismael Cala Influencers Circle (ICIC), an exclusive group of associates who work directly with the communicator and strategist.

"This year has been a test of resilience for the entire world, but that has not interrupted our personal life mission, which is to empower the leadership of Latin Americans. At ICIC, we remain committed to transforming people's lives through self-knowledge and sharing the tools of success," explained Ismael Cala.

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https://influencerscircle.ismaelcala.com/ email: [emailprotected] +1 (786) 312-3341

Influencers Circle was founded in December 2018, with a Platinum membership. Now, starting in September, the program will add two new memberships: Silver and Gold, which will bring together a select group of people committed to going beyond their own limits.

"The root of the real world crisis lies in the internal conflicts of each individual, the lack of trust and personal commitment, the evasion of responsibility, procrastination and lack of focus. To solve all these problems, one must have an awakening of consciousness, a process of transformation," Cala added.

For one year, ICIC memberswill receive accompaniment, courses, mentoring and coaching to facilitate the processes of building their Mastery of Life. They will receive multiple benefits such as:

-Masterclasses with Ismael Cala and experts -Group coaching sessions -Access to all courses at Cala Academy -Access to the EsCala Meditando app for one year -Special event certificates -Access to CALA Library for one year -Seminar tickets for "The Business of Being You" -Individual coaching sessions -Cala Encuentros at the CALA Center -Cala Encuentros "Divine Consciousness" or "Secrets of Bamboo" -Cala Mundos and much more

In 2019, members of the Influencers Circle enjoyed a magnificent trip to Australia. The next destination will be Iceland, when health circumstances allow it.

"If, during a week of courses or workshops you can learn a lot, imagine how much you can transform yourself in one year. This coaching will turn your life around to create a new version of yourself," said Jacques Giraud, academic director of Cala Enterprises and author of the book "Super Resilient."

See the video summary of 2019: https://youtu.be/1TinsozfZZQ

ABOUT ISMAEL CALA

Life and business strategist. Presents and directs CALA, the light night show on MegaTV. For five and a half years he hosted CALA on CNN en Espaol during prime time. Author of eight bestsellers on leadership, entrepreneurship and personal development, including "The Power of Listening" and "Wake Up With Cala." Cala was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1969 and has a degree in Art History from the Universidad de Oriente. He graduated from York University's School of Communication in Toronto and holds a diploma from Seneca College in Television Production. He is the president and founder of Cala Enterprises Corporation and the Ismael Cala Foundation.

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A LAKES charity is calling for young adults to apply for the Aspiring Leaders Programme (ALP), which aims to reinvigorate the voluntary and community sector in Cumbria and North Lancashire.

The pioneering leadership development programme is run by Amblesides Brathay Trust, the University of Cumbria and Common Purpose, supported by Francis C Scott Trust and a range of funders.

It takes an innovative approach to learning by combining formal academic teaching with experiential learning and personal development, aiming to keep talented young adults in their local area who can respond to the needs of their community and then work within them to make a positive impact, raising wider community aspirations, affluence and skills.

ALP is aimed at 19-32 year-olds already volunteering or working in the voluntary and community sector, and particularly those who may not have previously engaged with formal learning opportunities. Nominated by local sector leaders, candidates undergo an assessment process before being offered a place.

During the fully-funded three year programme the participants take part in leadership and personal development workshops at Brathay Hall, attend degree lectures and seminars at the University of Cumbria, are assigned leadership mentors and placements, and gain work experience and run leadership projects. The course results in a Degree in Social Enterprise Leadership.

This is the fourth time the programme has been run, and the programme will begin in January 2021, having been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Recruitment for ALP was put on hold in March and the intended September start date pushed back. With changes made to ensure that it can be delivered in a Covid-secure manner, the organisers believe it is now the right time to be re-starting recruitment, to support local young adults and third sector organisations in the area.

Andrew Woodhead, the programmes leader at Brathay, said Were looking for people who want to make a positive difference to the community in which they live and work.

The deadline for applications is November 6. For more information visit http://www.brathay.org.uk/alp

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DETROIT, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --One of the Detroit area's oldest non-profit educational organizations, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center (SVSF), is adding Foundational Skills Services for Metro-Detroit and expanding its reach into Pontiac, through two generous grants and partnerships.

Beginning this month, SVSF will be adding Foundational Skills Services for the community.This program is focused on men and women whose reading level is below the sixth grade and may not, for example, be able to fill out a job application. Utilizing Foundational Skills training, SVSF offers initially remote (and post-COVID, in person) one-on-one tutoring to improve a person's reading level, which then allows for individuals to prepare for a GED/High School Equivalency test. This new program is being funded through grants from Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) and United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM).

Heading the effort will be SVSF's newest staff leader, Audrean Williams, the non-profit's Adult Basic Education Manager.Williams has nearly 50 years in education, having spent 47 with the Wayne County Community College District as well as having taught in the Detroit Public Schools system. She is also the former director of Detroit's Youth Development Commission.

"Offering guidance, providing opportunities, ensuring connections and supporting the community are all components of an effective Adult Education program," said Williams. "I am pleased to join an effective team that understands the challenges and pursuedsuccess of adult learners. It is my endeavor to enhance the foundational skills and personal growth of our participants."

Further funding from UWSEM will enable SVSF to expand its free remote Adult Education program to Pontiac residents. Services will include Foundational Skills, GED/High School Equivalency tutoring and Workforce Development preparation. Services will be available remotely for Pontiac residents in need of Adult educational assistance.

"Serving more people than ever is so critical right now and the need has increased so much," said Diane Renaud, Executive Director of SVSF. "Our focus on all of our communities and expansion into Pontiac, will be to give people a real chance to find a sustaining job, through education."

About St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center began in 1844 as St. Vincent's Academy in Detroit, a kindergarten for orphaned children. Now celebrating its 175th year, the organization has grown and evolved, continuing to fulfill its mission of serving at-risk families by providing free, personalized educational support for children and adults. These programs are designed to help build self-sufficiency skills for academic and employment success, personal achievement and dignity. Visit http://www.svsfcenter.org/ to learn more.

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We may be near the high-water mark for recognizing the virtues of coaching. There was a time when coaching was a sports reference. Each sport has its pantheon for revered coaches, and it is interesting how different they are from one another. Temperaments range from resilient to rageful, and their methods for motivation are as difference as their personalities.

We have progressed in our time to having coaches for a wide range of non-athletic pursuits. Whatever the skill being pursued, students now recall experiences of being pushed and demeaned by a coach. Yet some praise their coach as being transformative in their personal development. Journalist Michael Lewis studied coaching, and he proudly noted that his high school coach was inspired by Goethe:

If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

This aphorism made an impression on me for two reasons. First, it is brilliant, and it captures the abiding need for bold aspirations in life. Second, it is reported as the guiding vision for a coach feared by every student for his explosive, destructive rage outbursts. The physical demands he placed on each player paralleled the emotional ones. This coachs application of Goethe seems a bit extreme.

I encountered a surprising fondness for coaching in the business world. A senior management meeting years ago focused on the introduction of a product that included health coaching. The CEO of this large health plan gave his hearty support for coaching as being non-stigmatizing. He noted that even Michael Jordan has coaches, and so no one should feel demeaned about needing one.

This seems like a non-judgmental bonanza. Coaches can quote Goethe and unload their anger like gifts. Everyone can use a coach, recognizing that even great athletes humbly accept the need. The very term coach has more virtuous than pejorative connotations. It is little wonder that today many seek to change through coaching rather than therapy. How about a life coach? Lifecoach.com says:

Entrepreneurs, executives, business leaders, actors, musicians, creative people, managers, small business owners, start-ups, professionals and homemakers all reach their goals with the help of a life coach. If there is a gap between where you are now and where you want to be, there is room for life coaching. Not only will your life coach help you close the gap, your life coach will help you break through your limited beliefs and challenge you to think bigger.

It would appear the life coaches are also reading Goethe. The need for therapists might be shrinking as coaching proliferates. A final example closer to home epitomizes this concern. An innovative medical practice, Iora Health, uses a team model with a health coach joining the doctor and nurse. This decision to use a coach rather than a therapist to focus on motivation and behavior change is noteworthy.

Is it all the same if the results are the same? Therapists do not carry win-loss records as a testament to their accomplishments, and yet storied athletic coaches are like celebrated therapists. There are few of them, and the anecdotes seem more important than the statistics. Yet results do matter, especially in healthcare. In fact, evaluations of outcome have become a source of worry for some therapists today.

Psychotherapy research has found that therapy is quite effective, with each major clinical model roughly equivalent in results. Yet wide disparities in effectiveness are found at the level of the individual therapist. Clinical results are not predicted by the therapists education, degree, or training. This would seem to provide a legitimate opening for non-professional or peer therapists to offer their services.

How can we start recommending peer therapists within behavioral healthcare without also recognizing the value of coaches? There are two important points here. First, peer therapists as a group are not equivalent to professional therapists. Individuals may stand out, but as a group, the professional one is likely to be better. Second, no profession or specialty owns the ability to facilitate personal change.

Let us start with some common observations. Some individuals are natural healers. They easily foster emotional development while others are inept despite all training. At the same time mediocre coaches have helped people develop successfully. Similarly, children have been able to thrive despite horrific parenting. There is often a disconnect between input and output in human development.

A results orientation does not mean that anything goes or that positive ends can justify any means. Psychotherapy research instructs each therapist to work within the validated clinical model they prefer. Likewise, parents should trust their instincts and yet also learn from research on parenting. The training of the professional therapist matters in terms of broad clinical judgment. Therapy results are one factor.

Let us move to medical care. It is fine to place coaches in healthcare settings to connect with people and motivate them. They are not therapists. They generally lack the skills to evaluate a wide range of psychological issues, to probe in judicious ways about possible underlying problems, and to handle complex comorbidities. Therapists are higher level staff who cost more and can deliver more value.

There is a degree of dishonesty in the warm embrace of life coaches and health coaches. They are less expensive facilitators. They are being hired to some extent because they are less expensive. While there are few outright claims that talented facilitators are as valuable as psychotherapists, the implicit suggestion is often that one replaces the other. Yet education matters.

Here is my recommendation: I would employ licensed therapists to guide life-changing steps toward greater health and wellbeing. Therapists vary, and the abilities of any group can be plotted on a bell curve. Some are high or low on the measured skill, while two-thirds cluster in the middle. Find a therapist, preferably a good one, if you are serious about personal change. Coaching is a good second choice.

If you select a coach over a professional for any reason, be sure that person is supervised. People without advanced education do not know what they do not know. Let us take advantage of the extraordinary skills some possess to motivate, educate, or heal. Yet provide support and monitoring. People survive bad coaching or therapy, but we need ways to reduce the likelihood of that experience.

Ed Jones, PhD, is senior vice president for the Institute for Health and Productivity Management.

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As a Merchandise Planner you are responsible for the planning the Kids Footwear unit of Zalando, specifically for Casual & Highstreet brands. You will be focusing on analytics, financial and inventory performance. You will be in charge of the pre-seasonal planning and the in-season trading.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

ABOUT ZALANDO

Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 23 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail.

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The latest edition of Vogue magazine features the handsome members of The Boyz!

The group described themselves as a developing group, explaining that they can confidently say that they will continue to grow in the future andare looking forward to their future selves.

After winning Mnets Road to Kingdom, The Boyz recently came back with their fifth mini album CHASE and title track The Stealer. When asked what Road to Kingdom means to them, Eric replied, Show. He explained, In Korea, there are so many incredibly talented idol groups. I believe that The Boyz are also very talented. It was hard to receive attention because there are so many other groups, but I think we were able to showcase out potential through Road to Kingdom. I think Road to Kingdom became our turning point.

The interviewer explained that the one question they desperately wanted to ask the group was How are you so good? After gathering up the members answers, they concluded that the secrets were their mental attitudes and energy. Eric added, In order to gain recognition, all the members had firmly decided that we would do anything and everything.Our first performance for Danger received such a positive response. We had asked our dance teacher what we were supposed to do for the next few rounds if we poured everything into this performance. We even asked, Do we have to come in riding a helicopter? We all thought we wouldnt be able to top our first round performance, but we could continue creating impressive performances once we combined all of our ideas.

The group also explained their chant The Boyz Get It? Got It! which theyshout before performing. They explained, While promoting, you get tired and everything gets pretty chaotic. We made this chant in order to avoid making mistakes on stage. Instead of saying something simple like We can do it, it holds the meaning of Lets pay attention, lets do it properly, and lets do it well. When we chant this before going on stage, we receive strength.

Last year, Billboard described The Boyz as a group that is maturing while enjoying their work. Juyeon agreed with this sentiment, commenting, There are so many personal challenges, but I think I pay a lot of attention to the vibe that only comes out when youre genuinely enjoying yourself. In the past, I had moreconcern for doing well than enjoying myself. When I watch videos from our debut, I really dont look relaxed. I really think experience and confidence play the biggest roles in that.

In line with the groups growth, New touched on his personal development. He shared, At first, I was a member who was really lacking in terms of dance. Our choreography was so difficult that there was a time I said I couldnt perform live. Fascinatingly enough, the more I do it, the better it works out.

New also talked about his hesitation about appearing on Road to Kingdom. He explained, We make music to be happy so I didnt want to receive stress about a competition. But my members often told me that I was able to take on this kind of challenge. Thats why Im so thankful to my members. It was so hard to memorize choreography in such a short time, but there were so many moments where just having the 10 of them by my side was comforting.

In addition to many of their other title tracks, Sunwoo has participated in the rap making of The Boyzs latest song The Stealer. He pinpointed the key to writing lyricsto be imagination, explaining, Ever since I was young, I have had such a big imagination that even when I seethe same thing, Ithinkof it differently. For example, if its a fact that the candle went out because you blew on it, I imagine in detail the emotions leading up to blowing out the candle and why its being blown.

Sunwoo continued, Although Im usually stuck before writing, if I start imagining after listening to the MR, my lyrics are somehow completed. I try to convey emotions that a lot of people have felt. If I write an honest story, someone will relate to it. Although songs that give hope are good too, I hope to one day gift our fans a song that is like an autobiography.

Despite having 11 members, Q explained that The Boyz each have different energy and styles. Sangyeon added, Its our strength that were a group with many members because we can fill the stage without any dancers and can tell a story through a performance by ourselves. Ju Haknyeon chimed in with a hilarious downside, sharing, Food delivery! You know how it takes about 50 minutes when you order food for one? If 11 people order, it really takes a long time.

Juyeon revealed that while they are very different, theyre slowly becoming like one another. He compared The Boyz to a group of class friends, saying, There are those friends you just see wherever you go. However, playing with those friends is the most fun. I too have the most fun when Im with my members. Just talking about what we should do and what we should eat.

Eric added that even if he gets to rest, he goes on vacation with his members. When asked why on earth they do that, he explained that it was obvious because his members were like family and close friends.

As the groups leader, Sangyeon praised the members individual talents. He remarked, If you listen to a song, the flow can get boring, but the impact is revived when Sunwoos raps come out. It feels like hes really filling up the song or the stage. Even though we have so many members, Q does so well in the center and really conveys our overall energy.

Hyunjae added, Even though Eric is ourmaknae, he gives off that energy that we have to do well. Jacob gives you that positive influence that makes you wish you worked half as hard as him, or were half as nice. No matter what youre doing, he makes you think you can do it.

Amidst their busy comeback preparations, Q talked about monitoring the performances of other singers like Sunmi and Chungha. He shared, I really like how theycreate their stages to make you feel overwhelmed so I think about what I can do to emulate that. In the future, I hope to make viewers feel more overwhelmed with different music and energy.

Recently, Younghoonbecome the first The Boyz member to make an acting debut as a high school student in Love Revolution. He remarked, I worked really hard because it was a challenge for me and I didnt want to let our fans down. First of all, I thought that itd be best not to think of acting as acting. At first, I was really lacking, but I grew confident after becoming closer with the other actors. Although I want to continue acting, I also know very well that I can act because I exist as The Boyz. At my core, I always have The Boyz.

The group also discussed their name and what it means to them. They explained, We believe that we have to continue having moments as boys and conveying youth and energy. Even as time passes, Girls Generation and Super Juniors names do not change. Since weve also engraved that fresh vibe of The Boyz, we want to continueshowcasing that.

For his future goals, New shared, I want to make music that people like. Just like I receive influence from music, I want to give that influence to others. Jacob agreed, saying, I want to become a singer who can heal many people through my music. I wish to create songs that have a deep meaning and tell my story.

Juyeon passionately added, I want to become an idol who represents the next generation. Just like BTS and EXO now.

Lastly, the group talked about how much they miss meeting their fans. Younghoon remarked, Due to COVID-19, even when were on stage, it always feels like were in rehearsals. I hope this difficult situation ends soon so I can receive strength from hearing our fans cheers and chatting with them.

The Boyzare currently promoting their latest title track The Stealer, which has topped charts both domestically and globally.The group recently took home their first win for the song on Show Champion.

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Wilson Idol 2020 Virtual Talent Show

Wilson Idol will be noncompetitive this year, instead virtually presenting the Legendary Winners from the Wilson Idol contests 2013-19 and other special guests. Internationally acclaimed Pastor Shirley Caesar, recognized worldwide as The Queen of Gospel, will perform during the concert broadcast from Wilson, North Carolina.

Produced by Tall One Outreach Ministries, the Wilson Idol 2020 Virtual Talent Show will be aired on Sunday, November 1, 2020, 6pm on BGNTV, KNTV, and streamed nationally on Facebook.

Movement of Wilson Idol to virtual, like all large-scaled public special events, aligns with COVID-19 state and local public health precautions. Tall One Outreach Ministries and the Summerville Promotion & Production Company are dedicated to promoting the general safety of staff, participants, audience, sponsors, and media participants.

All segments of the Wilson County community will continue to share their talents and gifts. Wilson Idol in conjunction with Summerville Promotion and Production Co., and Tall One Outreach Ministries created a segment of the mega program called Babes Have Talent Too which is for preschoolers, ages 3 to 9 to become participants. This talent concert creates an incentive for younger children to perform, and to acquire social, emotional, and academic growth in their future school environments. This years special guest is Caleb Serrano. Caleb is a 8 year old gospel artist from Greensboro, NC. Calebs gospel career began when a video of him singing at a church event went viral on social mediaCaleb has had numerous TV appearances on the Steve Harvey Little Big Shots Show, Harry Connick Show, and 700 Club.

Wilson Idol 2020 will remotely stream stage performances that exhibit songs, dramatic arts, and the spoken word. The legendary Wilson Idol concert will continue to opening doors and launch their participants on extraordinary paths towards regional, state, and national exposures.

Raleigh-based Pastor Shirley Caesar exemplifies herself as a personal commitment to educational achievements. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Shaw University as an exemplary student with a bachelors degree in the School of Business Administration. Shirley Caesar pursued her music, and the profound legacy of spiritual music made legendary by the historic Fisk Choir and Gospel greats. In 1990 she spiritually connected her musical talents with a church and community leadership commitment as she was ordained as a church leader by Bishop Harold Ivory Williams (her late husband). Pastor Caesar not only sings about divine love and service in the Christian traditions, but she also serves as the Senior Pastor in todays world at the Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church located in Raleigh, our state capitol.

Dr. Mildred Summerville said: I am humbled and extremely excited that Pastor Shirley Caesar will once again review (virtually) the enormous roll of talents and stars that we have in Wilson, North Carolina, and the surrounding area that participated in Wilson Idol throughout the years. Gospel icon Shirley Caesar with the prestige of her 12 Grammy Awards, 18 Dove Awards, 14 Stellar Awards, and her Star plaque in Hollywood, California on the Walk Of Fame, brings us extraordinary experience with which to judge our enormous Wilson County talent.

The Wilson Idol 2020 Virtual Talent Show is a unique event held over many years to recognize youth and community talent. The mega event significantly increases a sense of youth appreciation and create community awareness about educational needs through performing arts.Dr. Summerville explains: Today amid, the COVID19 Pandemic with everyone shut-in and masked we need to continue etc: 1) find ways to unveil our enormous talents, 2) contributing to the increase student of achievement and graduation rates, and 3) provide scholarship encouragement for our youth whether they are in school face- to- face this year or at home being educated through remote learning.

Summerville is also delighted to announce that acclaimed actor, comedian, and singer Trina Jeffrie is also known as Sister Cantaloupe to the Gospel community, will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies for the notable Concert. Notably, Ms. Jeffries theatrical stage character, Sister Cantaloupe has become, in the last few years, a household name in the regional and national Gospel community. The Sister Cantaloupe character created by Trina, is a cat-eye glassed wearing, colorful, and loud-speaking church-going woman. She is often compared to Tyler Perrys fabulously popular character Madea because of her direct and descriptive humor.

Trina is credited with three award winning hit DVD & CDs, and has recorded five Video/CD/DVDs that are nationally distributed. These recordings include: Go Cantaloupe Go (1996), Laffing Out Loud with the Lord (1998), Un-Be-Weave-able (2002), Dr. Bobby Jones All Star Comedy (Lions Gate 2004), and Armed and Dangerous (2006). Her DVD 3 pack Classic Comedian Collection (2012) Jeffries was awarded Best New Artist and Best Video and she is the 2014 winner of the AMG award for Comedian of the Year.

All of this years participants will be featured on BGNTV, KNTV, and in The TCP Magazine; they will also be posted on the following websites: talloneoutreachministries.wordpress.com and http://www.bgntvnetworks.com.

Wilson County native, Dr. Summerville, the producer of the Wilson Idol 2020 Virtual Talent Show, received nine community service awards since the enormous enrichment events conception, having been recognized for making a historical impact on Wilson Countys community and its talented citizens.

The goal of Tall One Outreach Ministries is to boosts school attendance, decrease the dropout rate, increase the graduation rate, and encourages students to pursue their interests in the performing arts. This enrichment initiative provides substantial marketing, advertisement, and publicity through social media, the internet, newspapers, magazines.

Summerville Production Company aims to build a solid arts foundation that will serve all ages and ethnicities through innovative outlets. Our comprehensive mission is to encourage all Wilson County residents to participate in performing arts while providing them an opportunity to share the stage with professional artists. The continued support by Pastor Caesar affords Wilson County the benefit of her legendary experience.

The Wilson Idols mission is to create research-based, festive talent-based exhibitions and showcase special events organized to recognize the positive attainments, gifts, and talents. This notable and spectacular event born in Wilson County is an asset to East Carolina, serving as a motivational partnership with students, youth, families, schools, and communities now burdened by pandemic personal losses and disruptions. It is our belief that by empowering the children and students along with other age segments of the county will help them promote in each contestant a unique personal development, while simultaneously strengthening positive identity and inspired productivity at home, in schools, and communities.

The Wilson Idol 2020 Virtual Talent Show legacy event continues the Tall One Outreach Ministries, Inc. and Summerville Promotion & Production Companys partnerships with Wilson County media, governor officials and sponsors for the benefit of youth and participants in its surrounding area. This years sponsors are: Hancock TV,CW22, The Art Council, Total Impact Outreach Ministries, Wilson Times, Laser Focused Marketing Concepts, BGNTV/KNTV, and Global International Alliance.

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SORSOGON governor Chiz Escudero has cleared beleaguered coach Aldin Ayo from any violation of the government's health protocols during the University of Santo Tomas Tigers' controversial Bicol bubble training amid the pandemic.

The Varsitarian, the official student publication of UST, on Wednesday posted on social media a certification from the provincial government saying it found the former Tigers coach not liable of any violations of the health guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Escudero's office said it cleared Ayo based on the findings of the Sorsogon police on the matter.

Ayo resigned as UST Tigers coach amid the controversy over the Bicol training. He was since handed an indefinite suspension by the UAAP Board of Trustees, which is made up of the presidents of the league's eight member schools.

Ayo said he is appealing the ban, which he labelled as 'inapproriate.'

"[B]ased on the Sorsogon City Police Station Memorandum dated September 23, 2020 (Annex A) the Office of the Governor is in consonance with said Memorandum's findings considering that there is a clear exhibition of legitimate activities undertaken by former UST head coach Aldin V. Ayo; that the actions performed by former Coach Aldin Ayo is in accordance with the health protocol and guidelines as per existing Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease and that there was no UST sanctioned team basketball training conducted in the domicile of Mr. Aldin V. Ayo or was there any prohibited basketball activities conducted by his guests outside of his residence within the jurisdiction of the province of Sorsogon, and that Mr. Aldin V. Ayo is not liable for violation of any health protocol pursuant EID-IATF guidelines and local executive orders in the Province of Sorsogon," the report read.

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The PNP memorandum cited in the report also stated that the UST group furnished the police all the necessary documents before heading to Capuy, Sorsogon declaring that they are not persons under monitoring (PUMs), did not have any COVID-19 symptoms for 14 days, were tested seven days prior to the trip, and secured all the necessary travel pass from the Joint Task Force COVID Shield.

A 14-day mandatory home quarantine was also put in place before the team went on a "personal development farm training," which was certified by the Capuy barangay captain, the PNP memorandum added.

It is not clear why the memorandum was released by the Sorsogon PNP and the provincial government, although the clearance could help Ayo's case in an investigation being conducted by a joint panel created by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are also conducting separate investigations six weeks since the issue surfaced following the axing of former UST team captain CJ Cansino.

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Sought for comment, CHED chair Prospero de Vera said their own investigation is not yet finished.

"The investigation of CHED on possible violations of CHED Advisories is ongoing," he said.

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