We have a poster in our house that a list of things you can do to build community. It includes things like: Turn off your TV Talk to your mail carrier Sit on your front stoop Organize a block party Mediate a conflict I love this poster and I do several things on it, though READ MORE
Category: Goals
Instead of ‘Finding Time’, Can You ‘Make Time’?
“I’m so busy.” We’ve heard it from others. We’ve said it. It’s the reason we don’t fit in exercise. It’s the reason we don’t get together with friends (even virtually). It’s the reason we don’t play a game with our children or have a conversation with our spouse. It’s the reason we don’t get in READ MORE
You Do You
I’ve previously written about the importance of being true to yourself. It’s in my Manifesto – “Be genuine – Be who I am, do what I do, and don’t compare myself to others.” I try to do this, but some days are better than others. I was thinking about this ideas this past weekend while READ MORE
Figure Out, Try It, Stick With It, Revise, Repeat
When I talk with instructors about choosing aspects of their courses (teaching strategies, assessments, etc.) I remind them that it’s an iterative process. You figure out what you want to do, try it, stick with it long enough to see if it works or not, revise what you’re doing as needed, and then try out READ MORE
Raising the Bar On Myself
One of the benefits of working from home is that I can practice my putting during my lunch break or if I just need to step away from work for a few minutes. I lay out our putting mat and grab the six golf balls I have stashed on one of our bookshelves. On most READ MORE
Filling Those Blank Pages
I was rewatching one of my all-time favourite TED Talks yesterday and it inspired me to write something of a “part 2” to Tuesdays post. In the video below, director J.J. Abrams (Lost, Star Trek, Star Wars, and much more) talks about the idea of The Mystery Box. He has a literal Mystery Box that READ MORE
The Games We Play
I’ve always been competitive, both with others and with myself. I was a really good softball player. When I was about eight-years-old I had an almost perfect batting average on my team and I loved to hit. I’d learned playing baseball in the street with my older brother and his friends. During one game I’d READ MORE
Where Were You? Where Are You? Where Are You Going?
At the end of every day I do a quick review. What did I accomplish? What were the best moments? How did I do on my daily habits? After that, I can think about what I want from tomorrow. I do the same thing every Sunday, but for the week, and I do it at READ MORE
Setting Goals With Self-Compassion
I think I’ve mentioned that my wife often listens to podcasts to help her fall asleep. I often hear more of those episodes than she does, some time several times as she listens to them for a few nights as if she’s going to hear more of them. Anyway, recently, while reading my book or READ MORE
Something Good Needs to Come From This
About two years ago I sat in my supervisor’s office, speaking with her just after we’d gotten off a call with one of the many case managers from a third party organization who got to make decisions about how much I should work while struggling with depression. Those calls were always frustrating, as were the READ MORE
