Live and Learn on Purpose.
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
The challenge you face when interacting with someone is winning the battle for their attention. Saying something so intriguing that they stick around to find out what’s next… Are you still here? Good! Because what you need to know is that winning the battle for […]
