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,...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation
Last week’s burning question was around your favorite holiday if there was only one holiday that you could celebrate per year. Most of the answers identified the favorite as Thanksgiving. Most said they enjoyed eating and spending time with family and friends. And no...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Last week’s burning question asked you about which teacher was most influential in your life. Initially, it was my high school, English teacher, Georgia Riojas. And I think she still is probably the most influential, but I’m thinking about it, there have been many...
Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Last week our burning question was about the food that you would want to eat if you could only one food the rest of your life. It was interesting, because many of the readers talked about their favorite food, but a lot of them opted to have something more balanced,...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Well, the years start coming and they don’t stop coming, Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running. Didn’t make sense not to live for fun Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb So much to do, so much to see So what’s wrong with taking the...
