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Jonas watched from the bleachers as his son, Jake, swung the bat. Woosh, thwap. The bat missed the ball, and the ball shot securely into the catcher's mitt with a little cloud of dust. "Strike threeee, yer out!" cried the umpire. Jonas watches as Jake makes his way to the dugout, head down, dejec...
Maybe you’ve been there. Nobody else sees it. But you do.
You know the quality of the work you just turned in to your boss isn’t your best. Not nearly. If only you’d had more time.
Maybe your boss will see it for the junk that it is. Maybe he’ll call you out. Maybe even pass you over for a pr...
Each year, many children enroll in martial arts programs. They progress through belts, learn their styles, and get in better physical shape. Is that all there is to it? What if you, as a parent, could make the most of the opportunity to help master the qualities your child needs for life? What are ...
Have you ever felt under-appreciated? Or doubted your ability? Maybe you just find things in yourself lacking or substandard. These feelings are not at all uncommon, and yet they hold us back from our true potential. They convince us not to try, not to believe, and not to listen to our hearts. Well,...
The best students know that they learn the most from failing. They don't try to fail, and they don't love failure. But they love the learning opportunity that comes from failure. Don't get me wrong, the best students try to succeed, yet they take many more learning risks than students who value saf...
Over 100 students returning to college were surveyed between May and November, 2017 on their barriers to success. They rated 60 skills, attitudes, and life situations from very low to very high. These 60 areas contribute to doing well and are known risk factors. I list the top ten most frequently id...
College comes with a price: uncomfortably high student loans. Before taking the loan, confirm that your degree measures up. The best career best fits your dreams. Consider the 5 "highs" that make a huge difference to working in your field, high demand, high knowledge, high satisfaction, high meaning...
Many posts and articles in the last few years have broken my heart. They give counter-productive techniques to studying that not only waste your time, but set you up for frustration and disappointment. Several teams of learning scientists analyzed the research and found the most effective and ineffe...
How much of the rhetoric we hear in the media is bitter and mean? A local high school student describes a solution to help students, and the rest of us, learn the art of civility, in part by using the THINK strategy before speaking. Craig Ritzman won an essay contest sponsored by Westminster College...
Most learning in high school or college is curriculum driven. Books are read, flash cards studied, and tests taken. But seldom if ever will you take a test at work.
My earlier posts have talked about the importance of leadership, problem solving, teamwork, written and verbal communication, initia...
