“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” On today’s 50th anniversary, June 23, of Public Law 92-318, more commonly known as Title IX, I reflect …
Category: Leadership and Culture
Bean-Eatin’ Appointment
“You and me, Partner. We meet center of town, high noon.” As a fan of movies and television shows set in the wild west, I’ve heard some variation of this phrase thousands of times, but I must admit that the latest GEICO commercial caught me by surprise with its application to our modern culture that …
Bench Warmers
Whether or not you are familiar with the world of sports, I think most people have a general idea of the meaning behind the phrase Bench Warmers; however, if it needs explaining, the dictionary defines it as “a reserve player on an athletic team.” Many decades of my life have included warming the bench of …
Three-Foot World
You would think that at this point in my life, much less on this research journey, that I would no longer be baffled with the unique approaches that the Lord takes to ensure that a message He is sending actually penetrates my brain. After sharing personal bizarre experiences in the posts Respectfully Mystified, Lasting Lyrics, …
Emotional Adolescent
Perhaps, like me, when you see the term Emotional Adolescent, your mind conjures up memories of your own teenage years and how much turmoil seemed to exist on an hour-by-hour basis. In a small space of time, life goes from being abundant and flourishing to something more akin to Raging Seas. I’m grateful that my …
Mentoring Communities
When my friend and colleague, Laci reached out on that cold January day a few years ago, she had no understanding at that time what her call was unleashing. Perhaps she regrets that call now, but since we are still chatting regularly, my hope is that she still finds our conversations as beneficial as I …
Flourishing Organizations
Today, I was deeply saddened to read a comment from a student in a graduate-level course who offered that my request for a book review was the first time they had been asked to complete one since seventh grade. My sincere hope is that this statement did not mean that during their educational formation they …
Off-Balance
Looking up the word Off-Balance in the Cambridge University dictionary, one will find the following definition: “confused or uncertain about what to do next.” Instead of choosing flourish for What’s Your Word to represent the year 2020 (and even into the beginning of 2021), I think the word Off-Balance might be a more accurate descriptor …
Appreciative Inquiry
It’s been a challenging eight months since the post entitled Attitude and Gratitude was posted to this blog, and it will likely be another three months before this one publishes for you to read, but for some reason, this stubborn lady is still struggling with having an attitude of gratitude and appreciation. What’s ironic, is …
Side-by-Side Conversations
“Teamwork makes the dream work.” Yes, I have actually uttered those words, and during a recent endeavor between athletics and academics where we all contributed items for a successful luncheon and were standing in the gymnasium lobby, I heard one of the coaches voice this phrase about cooperation too. For many of us, teamwork is …
Flourishing @ Life 