Creative and resourceful people who are adept at Finding New Wa(ze) of accomplishing routine tasks amaze me! At times, I consider myself fairly “crafty,” in that my brain will conjure new applications for established methods or see an approach that involves tweaking a long-standing process; however, creating something truly original is highly unlikely. As I …
Author: Julie Powell, Ed.D.
With over 30 years in higher education, I have a passion for seeing people, not only succeed at life, but to flourish in their God-given space personally, professionally, and spiritually.
First to Help
Several years ago, my attempt at a pilot program designed with the objective of encouraging our sport management students to broaden their familiarity of the sport industry, (especially to encompass sports outside of the one they presently identified with) was met with a mediocre response from leadership and students. With an approach more akin to …
Improve Mindset
Could it be that as you read this post your mind has already been drifting towards thoughts of a new year? Are there better choices I could be making? Am I at the place I had hoped to be at this season of my life? Am I satisfied with my approach to the personal and …
Goodwill Hunting
Deep inside, I have this belief that all humans desire to be the best person they can be; that everyone seeks to flourish in their own lives and that aspiration expands out to those around them. I refuse to release my grip on this conviction even when our current culture attempts to convince me otherwise. …
Read the Manual
After years of maintaining a beautiful lawn with a gas-powered mower, a decision is made to venture out and investigate the latest battery-powered mowers, so upon opening the large cardboard box after making the final purchase, my first step was to Read the Manual. Now, there are many items that once purchased, such as a …
Numbers to Names
Ask any of my graduate students and they will inform you just how fond I am of using statistical data to support statements and opinions. For example, this is a statement from their instructions in a sport sales course: Jones (2015) discovered that 60% of all people born between 1990-2000 are regularly checking social media …
Get Better
This pilgrimage to comprehend why some people flourish, even in difficult times, while others, who appear to have an easy path, seem to flounder, is generating more questions than answers. Although days exist when it would be enjoyable to uncover a one-size-fits-all approach to navigating relationships, careers, and life in general, in order to experience …
Airplane Mode
If you have traveled by air anytime in the last decade, you have likely heard the airline attendant share an inflight passenger announcement in some variation of this statement, “At this time, your portable electronic devices must be set to ‘airplane mode’ until an announcement is made upon arrival.” Although you may hear a few …
Sunglasses and Hearing Aids
If you find it impossible to see yourself in any of the content Eggerichs shares in Cracking the Communication Code, such as Michael and Tom’s hunting story, the misunderstanding in the airport terminal, or the hamburger question, then you have NEVER had a genuine conversation with a member of the opposite gender! Laughing out loud …
Racing to Roam
Enter into one of the guest rooms in my home and you will find located above the bed, written in black vinyl on a background of my favorite shade of blue, the quote, “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Taking for granted the words that are …
Flourishing @ Life 