Tag Archives: dreams

(#169) How Bad Do You Want It?

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

So, will your dream remain a liketodo or will you turn it into a willtodo? Practice these four strategies. Within the next few weeks, college students around the country will report to their respective campuses.  With dreams in their eyes, … Continue reading →

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(#165) Thriving with Change: A Simple Model

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

Change is cyclical. It repeats, continues, endures, and follows us wherever we go.  Rather than curse it, let’s understand how to thrive with it. Recognizing that we live in a world of profound change is no longer a profound statement. … Continue reading →

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(#156) Putting Action Behind Your Intentions: A Call To Action!

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

Ask yourself this question: “What one action, if I take it today, will get me closer to my goal?” One problem with professional development activities is follow-through.  The program can be dynamic, the speaker engaging, and the audience tuned in … Continue reading →

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(#147) Consistency

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

Intentional growth, evaluated experience, and consistency are keys to personal development. In this month’s issue of Success Magazine, publisher Darren Hardy conducted an interview with leadership guru John C. Maxwell.  They focused on the topic of personal development—what it means … Continue reading →

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(#133) Advice from My Scholars: How to Succeed in Life

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

The choices we make and do will create our lives. During the final class meeting before exam week begins I ask my students for feedback.  In this case, I ask them to consider advice they would like to pass along … Continue reading →

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(#132) Relevance, Relationships, and Rainbows

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

As a teacher I can excite, energize, and educate. But can anyone really motivate another person? I have been preparing for a webinar I will be facilitating for Innovative Educators (January 29, 2013) on the topic of student motivation.  Even … Continue reading →

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(#131) One Penny at a Time

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Whether it’s wealth-building or a weight-loss program or writing your first book have a plan, take specific steps each day, and remember that you will realize your dreams one step at a time. As cliché as it might sound, it … Continue reading →

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(#125) What’s Important?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Are we living a life that makes us unrecognizable to those who love us–and maybe even unrecognizable to ourselves? For their midterm exam, my student success classes wrote about their dreams and the actions they have taken this semester to … Continue reading →

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