4 Ways To “Lead Up”
In 2016, I wrote a piece titled “4 Ways to Lead Up” and came back to revisit it today after I was asked by a frustrated teacher how to help […]
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Focus on What You Will Gain Over What You Could Lose
I had a good friend ask me about applying for a new job. I am writing this to sort my thoughts out to help. (I am also using my 2024
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Mental Health and the Importance of the Independent Ability to Learn
Over the holiday break, our family purchased an electric piano, and as I write you this, I hear my daughter Kallea playing on it outside my office. Typically, when I
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It’s (Often) Not About You
I saw the image below from the Instagram account @ThirdEyeThoughts: I am getting better at this as an adult, and although it is often true, it is also
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20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2024
I can’t believe that I have been doing this since the beginning of 2017, but here is this list of quotes that I have collected to help start off 2024
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Do good anyway.
It is fascinating to me that while we live in a time of “virality” and a ten-second TikTok can seemingly be known to the world within a week, yet so
Finding the Solution by Identifying the Problem
Last week, I discussed marathon training and the importance of embracing this concept from Alexi Pappas: When you’re chasing a big goal, you’re supposed to feel good a
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Anticipating the Ups, Downs, and Middles When Chasing Dreams
Marathon training has been fantastic for me, as pushing my physical limits has also challenged my mental capacity. One week, I was thinking, “Wow! Do I feel fantastic, and I
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Hope is Not a Strategy
In this month’s blog revisit, I am looking back at a post I wrote originally in 2017 on using social media and mobile devices in the classroom. To be transparent,
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Especially When It’s Hard to Do
When I was 29 years old, I completed my first marathon. Then I turned 30 and completed my second marathon. I committed to running a marathon in every decade of
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