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Tag Archives: accountability
(Issue #530) The Lesson of the Handyman
Getting your stuff done! This blog has addressed the topic of procrastination. Whether in the boardroom, faculty room, classroom, church hall, town hall, or community center, it can derail plans, goals, and dreams. We do well to remind ourselves that … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged accountability, awareness, dreams, goals, priorities, procrastination
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(Issue #529) Time to Revisit Our Big BUTs
Recognize which BUT is taking control. Then kiss your BUT goodbye! I have written on this blog before about excuses and how they can derail our plans and dreams. (See here, here, and here for instance.) For this week’s blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged accountability, action, assumptions, choices, collaboration, failure, leadership, reflective practice, self-efficacy
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(Issue #528) Writer’s Block? Probably Not.
There have been days when I felt like I could not even write out a grocery shopping list. Inspired this week by Anne Lamott. One a quote. And one a book chapter. First the chapter from her work Bird by … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged accountability, awareness, discipline, dreams, life success, resilience, self-efficacy, vulnerability
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(Issue #517) Rule of 30
Tomorrow we find out if we are better than we were. Today we create our tomorrow. So, what have you been doing during the “Safer at Home” stage of life (or whatever your locality may call it) you now find … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged accountability, awareness, goals, mindfulness, resilience, self-efficacy
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(Issue #516) Perspective
“We have the ability to either give into our misery and pain and die. Or absorb the physical pain and keep our mentality, our soul….” —Aaron Elser Comparatory suffering comes fraught with problems. It can be a cliched way to … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged accountability, action, assumptions, awareness, growth, resilience, self-efficacy
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(Issue #515) Marbles
That got me thinking about a mindset for saving money. Are we encouraged by punishment or reward? Is losing your marbles beneficial or detrimental to your forward progress? In this case, I use marbles literally, not figuratively. The authors of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline, financial literacy, Grit, habits
Tagged accountability, discipline, goals
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(Issue #491) Premonitions and Weak Signals
“The point is obvious. There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches….” -Ray Bradbury- Weak signals tell us that what had been best practices are about … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, action, awareness, bullies, bureaucracy
Tagged academic literacy, accountability, bullies, censorship, citizen involvement, democracy, Education, literacy, Reading
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(#486) A Metaphor for Growth and Resilience
Some will experience a metamorphosis they never dreamed they could attain. Others will quietly walk away. I always looked forward to the first day of the semester. As a teacher, that first day came full of anticipation for me and … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, change, change management, courage, curiosity, emotional intelligence, empathy, Goals, Grit, Life lessons, resilience, tenacity
Tagged accountability, action, collaboration, critical thinking, goals, resilience
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(Issue #481) No Parental Instruction Manual
They—like so many (all?) parents then and now—had to write their own parenting how-to guide. A half century later, I am grateful. Today (August 11, 2019) marks the 50th anniversary of my father’s death. He succumbed, at age 56, to … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Discipline, Dreams, Life lessons
Tagged accountability, action, discipline, dreams, goals, parenting, parents, self-efficacy
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(Issue #464) Food. Family. Farewell.
But we get distracted and believe we can wait to make the connection, lend the hand, or offer a shoulder. There will always be tomorrow . So, we postpone. Last week I learned of the death of a friend’s mother. … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, curiosity, Goals, Gratitude, intentionality, Life lessons, listening, Living a remarkable life, Mindfulness, resilience
Tagged accountability, awareness, love, present minded, relationships, resilience
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