Live and Learn on Purpose.
You’ve heard me talking about it for a while. Hints. Whispers. Random podcast episodes… What Is The Intentional Academy? A passion project, that is in it’s infancy. What do we stand for? What are we trying to accomplish? That we can answer with this,
This is the third in a series of posts about my most recent educational experiment. The quickest way to get the full story is to go read the other two posts, which also have the number ‘44’ in their titles. Running a group of 44 […]
For the past year, I’ve been teaching an experimental freshmen course. When I say “experimental,” I mean it in every way: the subject matter, delivery methods, and course structure. One of the big goals was developing a course that is better because it is large, […]
We develop confidence through experience. We work at something new, get it wrong a bunch of times, learn from each false start, and improve. Eventually we get it right, and our confidence grows. Another way to gain confidence is to work in a place where […]
Ok. You’re inspired to blog. You’ve set up an account, formatted your homepage. Now what? The blank screen with a blinking cursor stares back at you. What should you write about? We’ve all experienced writer’s block. The challenge of blogging is to create consistently. Here […]
Love em or hate em, the Patriots won the Super Bowl yesterday following a principle that we can all learn from. How many times have you “cheated” on a resolution or a goal, and used that small failure to justify a larger one?
I’ve been reading Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy, and in the last chapter they share three truths about life and leadership: “Self-leadership always precedes team leadership. Leaders… that make the greatest difference are highly self aware and well rounded…they live lives that are […]
Schools have spent the years teaching you NOT to experiment. Think about it. The system rewards you for getting good grades. But we all have had the experience of torpedoing our grades due to ONE BAD DAY. You can be on it, “perfect” for an […]
