Recognizing that I am weirdly curious about random facts, I made the choice recently to research the origins of the term bookworm. As I alluded to in the post What Are You Reading, I have always been an avid reader and treasure memories of visits to the library whether it was to discover a favorite …
Category: Generational Theory
First Day Experience: College Athletics
Not only can organizations, like intercollegiate athletics, implement principles related to a Culture of Hospitality, but they are in an ideal place to utilize what author Dan Coyle defines as “threshold moments” to create an amazing First Day Experience when new student athletes arrive on campus. Previously establishing a framework for this concept, I encourage …
Peaks, Pits, and Transitions
If you were asked today to name an experience in your life that you would define as a peak moment, what occurrence would you share? Let’s consider the opposite end of the spectrum and name a moment you would describe as being in a pit. Lastly, take a second to recall a time where you …
Moment of Impact
Where do you store your memories? Are they only located in the deep recesses of your mind or is there a location in your home where trinkets, ticket stubs, and photographs are carefully stored in a personal treasure chest? What criteria did you use to keep only those specific items when you probably had a …
Defining Moments
Initiating a pilgrimage into what constitutes a flourishing life in efforts to engage and equip emerging generations, I am continually astonished at the various paths this journey is taking. Looking back over the past year of researching Gen Z, identifying the role of mentoring and the importance of creating relational equity, I never dreamed that …
Continuous Partial Attention
Heeding the advice of authors Koulopoulos and Keldsen in The Gen Z Effect, I am making an intentional choice to be a part of Gen Z although I was not born into it. If we are to bridge the generational gaps in the modern, multigenerational organizational culture, some effort from all members will need to …
Audacious Imaginations
On a quest to navigate what constitutes a flourishing life, one should expect to find numerous resources related to success stories from the athletic world to the business realm; however, one surprise on this journey has been the number of authors who recommend not only considering a strategic plan for how to accomplish one’s goals, …
Skillful Teaching
In the Logos at Union University located on the second floor in the east end of the beautiful domed building is an area where the Center for Faculty Development places materials that might be of interest to our faculty. The only downside to visiting this space is that when my intention is to locate one …
Building the Wrong House
Have you ever been guilty of attempting to Build the Wrong House? Sometimes in my eagerness to serve or help, I start trying to help everyone and instead of following the blueprints God designed just for me, I let the Enemy distract me into building the house he created for someone else. In Banning Liebscher’s …
The Hospitable Leader
Recognizing that other people may not track with my philosophy that one should view an athletic event or a college classroom as an opportunity to demonstrate hospitality, my hope is that even those who disagree will be able to connect with the concept of a Hospitable Leader. Author Terry A. Smith invites us to ponder …
Flourishing @ Life 