Thursday is my “deep work” day. I don’t go to the office. I only check my email once. I sit at the kitchen table, headphones blasting the soundtracks from my favorite movies (the music from Braveheart and Harry Potter is pretty great by the way). […]
Tag: growth
Coming Soon. The Intentional Academy: VLOG
ave you ever had a ‘life changing’ experience? Maybe it was a religious retreat. Or a summer camp. Or a medical crisis. Maybe you experienced a disaster. In the blink of an eye, you know you’ll never be the same. Your life changes in the […]
Coming Soon. The Intentional Academy: Stories.
Have you ever been completely lost during class? You’re in the room. You’re listening. But you find yourself just sitting there with no idea what the professor is talking about. Do you raise your hand and ask for help? Usually, the answer is “no.” Why […]
Coming Soon: The Intentional Academy. Reimagined.
The number one request I get from my students is to show more examples in class. I get caught up in talking about theories – because they make sense to me. The reason they make sense? I’ve seen countless examples and then applied the concepts […]
How to succeed by making mistakes
You may recall my post from a few weeks ago that talked about changing your goal: define success as learning and you can always succeed. In rock climber jargon, “If I send, I send. My goal is to learn to climb better.” *“sending” means completing […]
Why I love my morning routine
Yesterday I shared about the value of taking time regularly to reflect and set up the systems that will cause you to succeed. I do this twice a year, before the start of the Fall and Spring semesters. These prep weeks are crucial: they give […]
Growth Mindset
A big mistake we make in a job interview: trying to convince them that we know it all. Much more impressive is the ability to recognize where you currently stand, and where you need to grow. Here's a hint: you're never done learning. .Just 9 […]
