Tag Archives: goals

(#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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(#202) Obstacles to Goal Achievement

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Stating or writing a goal is the easy part. The work is found in making a plan, executing that plan, and re-calibrating along the way. Information on goal setting can be found in the business success literature, leadership manuals, student success classes … Continue reading →

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(#199) Retirement? Let’s Rename It

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

Whenever “retirement” comes for me, I know it will not be a work stoppage or a forgetting of the past but rather a grand anticipation and embrace of what the future holds. At the beginning of this calendar year, I … 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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(#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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(#164) Nurturing the Optimal Experience for Students and Employees

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

The only thing we are truly sure of is what is in the present. As Leo Buscaglia said years ago, “Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have – so spend … Continue reading →

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(162) Aware-Care-Dare

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

For those who do not want to settle and would like to rekindle the passion in your calling, I suggest a three-step model.  At the conclusion of a recent presentation on non-cognitive factors of student success, a young instructor approached … 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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(#155) Staying Focused On Your Dream

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

On your way to realization, you need to go from visualization to verbalization to transformation. Being able to teach my student success classes continues to be a wonderful personal learning experience. As I tell my students (continually), a student success … Continue reading →

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