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 […]
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Midterm Rehab – Sustained Focus Makes Life Easier
The thing about being behind is that you can’t catch up by doing more of what you’ve been doing. You’re behind because the current strategy isn’t working. Yet we often tell ourselves that we’ll “sit down for a big workday this weekend and get caught […]
Midterm Rehab – A Winning Routine
When stress hits, we react quickly. We focus our attention and effort like a laser beam on the task that needs done. We tend to put down “optional” activities for a time to sprint and catch up. Except we never catch up. The laser focus […]
Midterm Rehab – Make a Deposit in Your Life Accounts
This week marks the midpoint of the college semester. And you’re busy. I mean B-U-S-Y. Often, the first thing we do when we we find ourselves overloaded is we start cutting the “nonessentials.” That can be a good thing. We waste a lot of time. […]
Measurements Aren’t Goals
I was in a conversation with my colleagues yesterday about ways to improve our college. The talk quickly shifted to focus on three key ideas: Lowering the student-to-faculty ratio Reducing class sizes Increasing research funding It struck me that these aren’t actual goals. The goal […]
I’m not afraid of losing my job
You may not know this, but I’m actually a full-time professor of mechanical engineering at one of the major universities in the Philadelphia, PA area. However, I don’t hold the typical professor position. I don’t have tenure. I never will. I have an annual contract, […]
Fear is a powerful (de)motivator
Fear is a powerful motivator. Maybe it’s better to say that fear is a powerful DEmotivator. How many great ideas have we left undone because we were too scared to start? We’re wired this way. Nature serves us example after example of the safety that […]
How FutureRich people buy cars
I’ve been ranting about cars this week. Wednesday I talked about how much a car payment actually costs you over your life. Hint: it’s millions of dollars. Yesterday I pointed out how cars lose much of their value in the first two years. Today I […]
A Myth About College that’s Limiting Your Success
My free online course, Intentional 101, starts one week from today! If you haven’t signed up, it’s not too late. Registration closes Sunday, August 20. Come join us as we learn about time management, personal finance, and launching your dream career. Intentional 101 starts by […]
