Get Better, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Back in 1976, when I was 12, I attended a K-8 Lutheran school. My sixth-grade class was planning a mission trip over a long weekend down to Tijuana Mexico. This was exciting for me for a couple of reasons. First, TJ, as we referred to it back then, had some of the...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation
Our weekly Burning Question asked about your earworm. Earworms are sections of songs that we remember in our minds. Once they start, these music memories can repeat uncontrollably—for hours, days, even weeks at a time. Research indicates that nine out of ten people...
Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Our burning question of the week was asking about your all-time favorite movie. For me, it’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. That became my favorite movie probably in the mid-70s. Before that however, by far my...
Get Better, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
In May 2007, my wife and I attended our son Dustin‘s 5th grade graduation. This was a big deal for the students. They were getting ready to transition to middle school, which, in hindsight for me, was my three worst years ever! Most of these young kids had no idea the...
Get Better, Growth, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Last week’s burning question was all about the topic of pet peeves. What is a pet peeve? It’s something that annoys us. It is something drives us crazy. Some, but not all other people can relate. Often, we suffer alone. Some are annoyed by sounds: popping gum,...
