We have emotions. You can’t unplug from them, divorce them, send them on vacation, or send them to the corner. Of course, there…
This short phrase can save a lot of heartache. One of the themes that came out of me asking for advice yesterday about how to…
Being prepared for a hike or for going running — or what I’ll call a trek — means bringing water, wearing the right clothes, being mentally prepared for the distance, and submitting to the physical conditions of the day. The wrong attitude can chafe just as much as the wrong pair of shoes…
What good does it do to hide from people who don’t like you? Who don’t see eye to eye with you? Who don’t have your best interest at heart?
In large organizations, there may be something to be said for the “out of sight, out of mind” philosophy. And we often think, as…
On our team, we all have a professional learning journal where we set and track short-term and long-term goals.
Back in my childhood days of swimming pool summers, there was a buzz around the pool at times, as we gazed at each other’s navels with a riveting question: “Are you an innie? Or are you an outie?”
There’s power in being grateful, in being thankful.
In everything you do, in every situation, if you choose to look for what you are grateful for, you are choosing to focus on the good. Keeping what’s good about your situation in your mind changes…
What do I mean by that?
Yesterday, my team and I presented at a gamification and personalized learning conference. I did the keynote in the morning and then we teamed up on 3 session presentations throughout the day: personalized professional development, our self-paced hybrid courses, and using games for learning.
Does your school leader sound like the unwilling friend in the horror movie who gets asked to go into the forest, at night, without a…