Live and Learn on Purpose.
The world of work has changed dramatically in the last few decades. Not very long ago, a college degree was a guarantee that you’d have a job. Those days are gone, and with this new employment uncertainty comes a second challenge that no one seems […]
What if today were the best day of your life? Imagine if you could go to sleep tonight truly fulfilled – what would that look like? When I started the daily practice of asking this question, my answers focused on what would happen. I’d wake […]
Did you know that people move through four distinct stages when learning a new skill? Martin Broadwell wrote about them in 1969 and educators have been using his framework ever since. Just knowing what these stages are (and where you’re at in the process) can […]
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,
I entered college directly after high school. Like everyone else, I was told to pick a major. Looking back, I can’t imagine how I handled the pressure of deciding the rest of my life at 18. Traditional I’ve come to resent the term “traditional student.” […]
There’s an old saying: The more I look around, the more I realize that very few people reach success in a big, shining moment of good fortune. They don’t win the lottery. They don’t have a flash of genius. They don’t get discovered. There’s no […]
Stay up late studying or sleep and get well-rested? Get some sleep. The big issue is that most people aren’t actually studying when they are preparing for a test. They’re learning the material for the first time. Studying is just refreshing ideas you’ve already grappled […]
From a teaching persepective, I’m trying to think of a lamer reason to award or deduct points from a student than for failure to follow directions. From a learning perspective, I’m trying to think of a lamer reason to stress than wondering if your work […]
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?
What do you do? Are you a professional? A student? An educator? A kid? A parent? No matter the answer, I’ll bet you’re busy. B-U-S-Y We have a tendency to impress. We take on opportunities that let us show our chops. But eventually we reach […]
