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 …
Category: Generational Theory
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 …
In the Zone
After offering one example of Bridging the Generational Gap using technology, today the desire is to explain another opportunity for generations to find commonality through the lens of Flow Theory. Recurring repeatedly in the flourishing research from a myriad of disciplines including sports, psychology, and education, is the concept of flow, created by Dr. Mihaly …
Bridging the Generational Gap
Perhaps the reason I am so drawn to study the research on Gen Z is related to the fact that never experiencing motherhood, there was the absence of witnessing the gradual changes that occur every day with one’s own children; therefore what I detected in the college classroom appeared to be a dramatic change. Or, …
Masterclass on Life
Have you ever mastered a skill? If you use the Merriam-Webster’s definition of the verb, it means “to become skilled or proficient in the use of” or “to gain a thorough understanding of.” Adopting this definition, have you mastered any skills in your life such as riding a bike, driving a car, or speaking another …
Seasons of a Professional's Life
Out of a desire to see emerging adults embrace a life of significance has grown this pilgrimage into what constitutes a flourishing life. One of the key components, in my opinion, that enables a young person to succeed personally and professionally is the investment, the relational equity, they create with mentors, especially when intentionally seeking …
The Hospitality Room
For those of us who routinely are a part of a sporting event, whether as a volunteer or an employee, we understand the importance of the hospitality room where we can refresh ourselves with snacks and visit with colleagues during intermissions of play. During the more than two decades that Jackson served as the host …
Sunday to Monday Gap
Admittedly, my intrigue radar blipped when as the research for neighborly love and hospitality led me to Tom Nelson’s book entitled The Economics of Neighborly Love: Investing in Your Community’s Compassion and Capacity and his challenge to think about love, investing, and vocation in an entirely new light. As a professor attempting to guide emerging …
Just Okay
If you have not yet witnessed the recent AT&T advertising campaign which uses the slogan, “just ok is not ok,” click here to visit a website featuring the doctor scenario. While the humorous and effective ad campaign has my brain considering the various situations where I prefer not to settle for Just Okay, I could …
Too Many Choices
The anticipation of this night has been building for a full calendar year with the opponents being decided only a few weeks before. It’s the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship between Clemson University and Louisiana State University, and there are about ten minutes remaining before kick-off. Picking up the slender television remote, I scroll …
