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Tag Archives: purpose
(Issue #539) They Share. We Share.
Online resources have the capability to be symbiotic. In preparation for a webinar I will facilitate next month, I did an Internet search for “online resources for college students.” Google came back with nearly three billion. Billion. That’ll take a … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged action, awareness, collaboration, community, passion, purpose, relationships, resilience
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(Issue #536) Inspirational Hatchling
It did not let a force bigger than itself keep it from its goal. It did not quit. A lesson taught. A lesson learned. ~Roxie~ In 2019, Roxie (my canine companion) and I came across a lone sea turtle hatchling … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, growth, Life lessons, resilience
Tagged discipline, goals, motivation, passion, priorities, purpose, resilience, self-efficacy
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(Issue #506) Thoughts About Curiosity
Where can you ask, “What if?” How can you allow “yes, and” to help you grow? Imagine what you can do. Walt Disney reportedly said, “When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” Curiosity allows us to … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged curiosity, dream, exploration, growth, purpose, resilience, what if?
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(Issue #503) Identity, Integrity, and Purpose
Start a movement within our ranks. A Vaclav-Havel-type of reclaiming our profession from those who either don’t know about it or have lost touch with it. NOTE: I stumbled on notes from a talk I delivered to my teaching colleagues … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged collegiality, community, identity, integrity, purpose, resilience, teaching community, teaching resilience
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(#406) Purpose and Authenticity
Mortality salience often leads you to ask questions about the meaning in your life. In his book, The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People, Dan Buettner builds a case for well-being consisting of three strands: pleasure, … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, fortitude, generativity, Goals, Gratitude, Integrity, intentionality, Life lessons, Passion, Purpose, resilience
Tagged authenticity, community, happiness, meaningful life, purpose, resilience
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(#390) A Seven Week Challenge for Purpose and Growth
May you finish 2017 with clarity, peace, and vision for your future as well as those in your life. I am offering you the chance to engage in a seven week journey. Over the past four or five years I … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Appreciation, Appropriate Behavior, assumptions, authenticity, awareness, Choice, fitness, focus, fortitude, Grit, intentionality, Life lessons, Life's purpose, mindset, Motivation, Personal Wellbeing, resilience
Tagged accountability, action, assumptions, awareness, core values, dreams, goals, intentionality, purpose, resilience, self understanding
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(#345) Piece Of The Puzzle
You may not even “get anything” for it. But you may carry an important piece to someone else’s puzzle. WeWork has locations in nearly twenty United States cities and more than ten nations. Its mission promises, “To create a world … Continue reading