What if my ability to feel, listen, and learn has been strengthened during this time? What if?
An Antidote for Exhaustion
There are no small gestures. Every little bit counts. Imagine if we all commited to sprinkling each day with a smidge more thoughtfulness. Imagine how the world would change. We are all so desperate to be seen, known, understood. How we show up for ourselves and for others matters. It may matter now more than ever.
Polarities and Why They Matter
Polarities examination is a small facilitation move that can have big implications for the future.
Make Feedback Normal
I need a t-shirt that says, "Make Feedback Normal." I don't want to feel like I'm being chased by lions. I want to feel like I'm nourishing my heart, mind, and spirit as I work to evolve and grow into the best human being and leader that I can be.
Ridiculously In Charge
If we want to change the world, we can start by changing ourselves. Let's own it. Let's be ridiculously in charge!
Last Flight Out
We get the most from our brains when we experience unexpected thrills and delights. How might we disrupt our normal in pursuit of big magic? How might we bring unexpected thrills and delights to our students? This is not frill or extra, this is a significant part the work. This is a way to gain deeper access to higher happiness levels. Happiness has the power to turn on all of the learning centers of the brain.
Mind Palace
Change our thoughts and watch our actions change the world.
Lost in the Moment
There are billions of beautiful little moments going on around the world that we may never know about, and I'm on a mission to find some of them.
Painting Ladders
It was 2011 and the Xavier Men's Basketball team was about to win the A-10 conference. In keeping with tradition, at the end of that last home game, the team and coaching staff would take turns climbing a ladder to cut off a piece of the basketball net.
What We Do with Our Dissent
It's what we do with our dissent that really matter in the end.