I hear so much whining about student loans. There are only two ways to go into debt for school: Voluntarily Fraud If someone took out loans in your name without your permission, you’re a victim of fraud and need to deal with that through the […]
Year: 2017
Video: Failing a Class
I failed a class once. It turned out to be a key experience in my life. Watch the story: PS. This is a test for embedding a video. Update: it worked!
I want so much more for you
It’s the last day of classes! You’ve got exams, and then break. Well done. However, the most important learning of the semester hasn’t happened yet. Whether you aced it, scraped by, or failed, I want so much more for you than “I tried hard.” “I […]
Failing that class was one of the best things that ever happened to me.
36%. That was my grade going into the final exam. Not even a perfect score was enough to pass the course. And so I went to the professor to beg. “No.” But if I fail, I won’t have the prerequisite for all of the classes […]
I can’t wait for this semester to be over
… is the number one thing I hear in the halls this week. “I can’t wait for this semester to be over!” I get it. We’re all tired. A college semester is a lot like a marathon: an unrelenting hustle of effort that doesn’t really […]
Give me Legacy, not Luxury
I’ve been asked “why?” several times this week. Why did I start the Intentional Academy? Why do I wake up at 5am and work for free 2 hours every day? Legacy. When I first started, I learned an interesting lesson about #entrepreneurs. They love exotic […]
Finding Your Sweet Spot
Yesterday, I had a conversation with an amazingly talented student who will graduate in a few months. In an effort to decide what she should do after graduating, she took a radical step: a ten-day fast from tv and movies! As she told me about […]
Exception Season
You’d be amazed at the number of exception requests I’ll get over the next few weeks. I’ll be asked for project deadline extensions. I’ll be asked to accept unsubmitted homework weeks late. I’ll be asked how to make up for low midterm grades. I’ll be […]
Is College Worth It?
$100. The typical college student pays $100 per lecture. As a professor, I feel this burden every time I walk into a classroom: what am I going to do in class on a random Monday in November that gives 160 people their money’s worth? There […]
Bouncing Back After a Loss
In college football, one loss keeps a team out of the National Championship. When an undefeated team loses their first game of the season, they tend to fall apart. My team lost a game this season, and followed it with 2 more losses. I’m hoping […]
