If you have ever tuned in to watch the television show entitled The First 48 on the A&E Network, you have been a witness to the importance that the first 48 hours play in a criminal investigation, and I offer that just as a crime investigation often hinges on those precious first hours, how a student experiences the first hours enrolled in …
Category: Flourishing
Forgotten Generation
With an intentional focus on unearthing the best practices for engaging and equipping Gen Z, the generational category of my current students, I confess to setting aside content about my own cohort, Gen X; and it seems I’m not alone in this oversight. As authors compose articles on insightful methods for engaging all generations currently …
Finding New Wa(ze)
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
TransforMissional Leadership
Some people may call it coincidence, but I do not; I choose to believe in Divine Direction which is exactly what occurred when I uprooted the book Fit & Flourish from the bookshelf in my home office on a recent July day. Considering the book has been in my possession since before life changed with …
Flourishing @ Life 