One of the highlights of my career is the opportunity it affords me to periodically present to teachers and school administrators. I learned this summer from Allen Davidson, Assistant Superintendent with Foothills School Division in Alberta and Social Studies teacher for seventeen years, of the importance of engaging students in critical thinking around current events. […]
“Being considerate of others will take you and your children further in life than any college or professional degree.” Marion Wright, American activist It has been said that the true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit. This week I received an email from an old […]
“Whether at home, at work, or at play, the human heart seeks to be known, understood, and connected. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.” Dr. Henry Cloud In 1980, when I was in graduate school, I was inspired by a study from Ohio State University where […]
I have the great privilege to meet and learn from remarkable leaders and incredible human beings in the course of my work. It is one of the many advantages of doing what I do, and I learn some valuable lessons from everyone I encounter. You may be aware of my Podcast project entitled “The Other […]
“The key to living well in a high tech world is to spend much less time using technology.” Cal Newport, author of Digital Minimalism Christopher Robin is a delightful 2018 Marc Forster film, starring Ewan McGregor. The story follows an adult Christopher Robin who had, years earlier, left behind his childhood friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, and with […]
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe In my travels the past few weeks, I have suffered many a delayed or cancelled flight and the stress and inconvenience that goes along with it. This is the time of year when […]
