Live and Learn on Purpose.
One of the worst feelings in life is that deep tired, almost an ache in your chest that sets in after pulling an all-nighter and watching the sun come up. The last few weeks of the semester used to be such a grind for me, […]
I found out that I was going to be a dad in February of 2016. In March, I attended the Building Future Faculty Workshop. In April, I lost my job after my postdoc funding evaporated. Needless to say, this was a chaotic time in my […]
Busy! If you’re having trouble keeping your head above water, read on my friend. It might seem strange that the first thing I’d tell someone who’s having trouble getting things done is to add to their list. Don’t worry I’m not suggesting you add any […]
My typical day begins at 4:30am. I wake up, spend 2 hours working on The Intentional Academy*, then spend a bit of time on self-care before leaving for work at 7:00. By 7:30, I’ve walked a mile and a half, taken a train ride, and […]
It never takes long. A new semester starts (or year, or whatever increments of time your life refreshes on) with excitement about the new projects ahead. Your load seems light as you begin exploring your new roles with enthusiasm and curiosity. Unfortunately the honeymoon doesn’t […]
I’ve encountered a lot of people lately who deleted their social media accounts and are quite pleased with the result. They were tired of the negativity and the wasted time of getting sucked into the gripe-fest that was their news feeds, and so they made […]
It’s the season! Classes are done. It’s study day. In just 48 hours you’ll be sitting down to take your first final exam of the semester. This time next week, it’ll all be over. The pressure is unreal: your performance during each of these 2-hour […]
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,
In real life, there are no assignments. No grades. No transcript. No diploma. You’re not going to graduate, the journey is the point! The Only Thing that Matters The work. Do. The. Work. Find something so important that you can’t sleep. Something that speaks to […]
There’s an old saying: The more I look around, the more I realize that very few people reach success in a big, shining moment of good fortune. They don’t win the lottery. They don’t have a flash of genius. They don’t get discovered. There’s no […]
