Would you be impressed if this blog post was sharing my adventures of taking lessons to become a pilot? Would that not be an outrageous quest? Unfortunately, employment in higher education does not financially align with flying lessons! But you know what? The enjoyment I receive from flying is fairly remarkable, and I can venture …
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.
Why Is The Discussion of Death Often Taboo?
Imagine yourself on Saturday morning, January 13, 2018, at 8:07 a.m. You have just completed breakfast and have stepped into a small passenger bus for a driving tour of the Road to Hana on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The tour guide requests passengers switch their phones into airplane mode to prevent interference with …
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Beyond the Headlights
When I consider the way that God reveals the path of my life, it reminds me of the headlights on a car. When navigating the road in the dark, the headlights only illuminate what is directly ahead, not the entire route. Even if I have previewed a map or panned out on the Jeep’s GPS, …
Give Me a Minute
Have you ever used the phrase, “Give me a minute” when someone needs you? Completing self-assessments are intriguing to me as they open my eyes not only to the way God created me but also how He created those around me. Perusing the results from a survey known as the Kendall Life Languages Profile, my …
Humble Inquiry
Recently, a friend and fellow sport professional, recommended the book entitled Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein to me. Although the initial approach to this volume was an effort to offer guidance for emerging adults as they prepare for a professional career in sport, the lessons offered within are valuable to everyone in any setting and …
A Listening Life
Meandering a little further down the road in this journey to define and explain relational equity, we discover a second destination in the book entitled The Listening Life by Adam McHugh where he discusses the importance of “assuming the listening posture of a servant. We speak volumes, but we listen in snippets.” Similar to the …
Others-Centered in a Self-Centered World
Listen, Love, Repeat Relishing the reading of many great authors in the journey to define and explain relational equity and its importance to personal and professional success, some reoccurring themes have emerged over the last few months. Previously under the impression that it might be worthwhile to blend these thoughts into one summary post, I …
Whistles and Watches
If I were to pose the question to this audience about what images your mind conjures up when you think of starting a new school year, it is doubtful that the answer would be a stopwatch or a coach’s whistle; however, as a physical educator, these can be essential tools for managing the classroom environment. …
Think Crockpot Not Microwave
Anyone else find it interesting the way the human mind will narrow its focus and see things that existed all along, but until it was on your radar, you were unaware? Take an automobile for instance, there have probably been hundreds of white Ford Explorers in my town, but until I owned one, they went …
Controlled Floundering
Controlled floundering is a term that I latched onto years ago because it conjures for me the image of students grappling with a new concept or skill that doesn’t come naturally for them. Well, this past week I was reminded of what floundering means as I began a new semester with what seemed like error …
Flourishing @ Life 