Category Archives: Life lessons

(#228) Motivation: What Gets You Going—and Keeps You Going?

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Identify a motivational best practice you have used in the past. How can you apply this to a current dream you have? On the first day of class each semester, I ask my students to write their college dream into … Continue reading →

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(#216) Value-Driven Actions: What Guides Your Life?

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

This strategy (let’s call it “Five in Your Pocket”) might be the nudge or reminder you and I need to practice  this week. I have often challenged my students and audiences to write their top three priorities on a piece … Continue reading →

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(#211) The Power of the Crowd

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Well-constructed and delivered staff training/development programs represent a “value-added” investment in an organization. The evolution of a team or organization depends on continuous growth.  Forward looking leaders understand the importance of continuous professional development opportunities for their followers. PD should not … Continue reading →

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(#206) Two Shoulders. One Realization

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Do you know when a goal is the wrong goal for you? A couple months back, I wrote on this blog about my most recent shoulder surgery. (I had my right shoulder done 3 years ago. This year I “balanced” … Continue reading →

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(#205) What? Why? How?

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

This exercise can help with major life decisions. The theme for my student success classes comes wrapped in two questions: (1) What is your dream? (2) What are doing to get to your dream? These two questions are even more … Continue reading →

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(#188) A Blogger’s Retrospective: 2013 in Review

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

  In May of 2010 I made the decision to begin my first blog. I had 3 goals: Experience a new (for me) aspect of social media Develop and flesh out new ideas Provide something of value—not just another cyber rant. I believe … Continue reading →

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(#186) Teacher Evaluation: I’m Not A Plumber For A Good Reason!

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

Just because everyone at one time or another has been in a classroom as a student, that does not make them effective teachers or evaluators. Heck, I use toilets many times each day. That does not make me a plumber! … Continue reading →

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(#180) Access and Power of Technology: Carpe Diem!

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

With a smartphone, you have better access to information than Bill Clinton did when he was the president! How are you using this power? ?4U (I have a question for you): Do we understand what we have at our fingertips? … Continue reading →

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(#179) Stop, Reflect, Evaluate

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

 Do you want someone else or something else to determine where you will end up? Is your growth intentional?  We just passed the halfway point of the semester on campus.  Midterm exams have come and gone. Although students receive continual … Continue reading →

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(#176) Fail Fast, Forward, and Fearlessly

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

In education, we talk a lot about “best practices”… I propose we get together and talk about what we have done in the classroom that did not work.  The “not-so-bright spots.” Not learning from the failure is the lost opportunity. … Continue reading →

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