Category Archives: Personal Wellbeing

(#259) Is “Hope” a Meaningless Sentiment?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Is hope just a word that will soon be washed away by an incoming tide? Or does it send a message of resilience? What is the worth of “hope”?  As in, “don’t lose hope.”  Or, “I hope tomorrow is better than … Continue reading →

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(#254) The “Five Ps” of New Employee Mentoring

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Does your organization effectively “on-board” new team members? This semester I had a wonderful opportunity to mentor a first-year full-time professor on our campus. And since our campus does not have a formal new faculty mentoring program, we kind of “made … Continue reading →

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(#250) Motivating the Motivators

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Beyond the paycheck and benefits, what is being done to motivate those who are charged with motivating our students? Last week, I had the following question posed to me: How can we motivate more faculty to take control of their … Continue reading →

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(#247) Applications and Reflections

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Just consider the hourly wage of each person tied up in a workshop.  Is the R.O.I. worth the lost wages and service? I have written elsewhere on this blog about the benefits of meaningful professional growth opportunities and collegiality.  Today, … Continue reading →

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(#246) Are You Bitching or Are You Pitching?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Do you work (or live) with someone who endlessly pontificates, grouses, grumbles, moans and laments? One of my mentors taught me a valuable lesson near the beginning of my teaching career.  Dr. Veronica Valentine had a simple “rule” if anyone … Continue reading →

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(#244) Do You Have Your Own Board of Directors?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

I remain focused on surrounding myself with knowledgeable and skillful people who will have my back—and kick me in the butt when needed. Who do you have on your Board? Corporations have Boards of Directors.  Institutions of higher learning have Boards … Continue reading →

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(#241) What If?

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

Rather than setting a list of “me-too” goals, why not imagine the “what if” of our future selves?  Think of your future and fill in the blank: “What if _____? In a recent TED talk, psychologist Dan Gilbert examined the … Continue reading →

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(#225) Awareness

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

If we think we are the best we can be, then we will never be the best we could have been. On September 27, I have a wonderful opportunity to deliver a TEDx talk in Jacksonville, Florida.  I get fifteen … Continue reading →

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(#224) Every Student Has A Story: Great Teachers Build On That Story

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

A teacher’s calling is to recognize each of these types (and combinations thereof) and reach out with encouragement, challenge and recommendations to appropriate resources. [NOTE to reader: This week’s post comes from my forthcoming book (work-in-progress) on mentoring faculty.  In the weeks/months ahead … 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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