Live and Learn on Purpose.
To be honest, I feel like there’s been an uptick in the number of negative experiences going on around me lately. I’m not talking about the things that make it into the national or international news. Not politics. In the last week, right here around […]
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,
This is the fourth in a series of posts about my most recent educational experiment. The quickest way to get the full story is to go read the other three posts, which also have the number ‘44’ in their titles. Application submitted. Interview complete. Offer […]
There is a creature living in your head. It’s called your amygdala, also known as the “Lizard Brain.” This little monster sits at the top of your spine intercepting and filtering all of the messages that your higher mind is trying to send your body. […]
My recent teaching experiment sought to shrink a 250-person class to give each student an individual experience (read more in my last post). How did I do this? With a team of 44 undergraduate teaching assistants. Imagine, if you will, having never managed a group […]
For the past year, I’ve been teaching an experimental freshmen course. When I say “experimental,” I mean it in every way: the subject matter, delivery methods, and course structure. One of the big goals was developing a course that is better because it is large, […]
Have you ever heard the term “creative professional”? I always thought it was reserved for filmmakers and graphic designers, photographers and authors, artists. I’m coming to grips with a simple truth: I Am A Creative Professional (you probably are too) Everything I do is about […]
About a month ago, I committed to capturing and sharing my life story via SnapChat. The goal was simple: I want to look back on a life well-lived, a life that people tell stories about. My experiment: by telling my story, I’ll learn how to […]
We develop confidence through experience. We work at something new, get it wrong a bunch of times, learn from each false start, and improve. Eventually we get it right, and our confidence grows. Another way to gain confidence is to work in a place where […]
“Life is too long to work a job you hate.” “Life is too long to work a job you don’t care about.” Advice I give on a regular basis (here on my blog and elsewhere). I think, however, that many people attach an image of […]
