Even if you are unfamiliar with the sporting life, if I provided the slogan of “Just Do It," I doubt there is anyone reading this post who would be unable to bellow the company’s name. As I ponder the best methods for equipping the next generation of emerging adults, my advice might be to “just …
Category: Mentoring
Relational Equity and Humility
Connecting with the previous post outlining the characteristics of déjà vu people, I will add Henry Cloud’s principle number eight, which is to Be Humble. If someone demonstrates a flourishing life including personal and professional success, they are likely embodying a spirit of humility. Cloud encourages us to consider how humility contributes to success in …
Attention Residue
If I asked you to be completely honest with yourself at this exact moment, are you reading this post with all of your attention or is your mind still sorting through the email subject lines from a few minutes ago? Focusing in today’s world of constant distractions is a difficult task, and a common result …
Essential Nutrients of Relational Equity
In our Elementary Nutrition course, we discuss the difference between essential and non-essential nutrients and my expectation is that at the end of the course, students will have a solid grasp on how intricately God created our bodies to utilize the fuel we consume in our food. While teaching courses in health education, I am …
Adding Value to Others
by Lyndsay Dawkins, Marketing & Events Coordinator, RIFA of Jackson Let’s evaluate your relationships. Think about your relationships with your family. Think about your relationships with your close friends. Think about your relationships within the professional or school setting. What is your conclusion? When I think about my relationships, I take them for granted so …
Are You a Good Neighbor?
As discussed in the post Respectfully Mystified, God’s unique ways of connecting ideas and people leave me befuddled at times. In addition to the experiences mentioned in the previous post, on a summer West Jackson trip to Calgary, he mysteriously associated two concepts that previously would have never been linked in my mind. After spending …
“Awh, Man!” Missed Moments
Have you ever experienced one of those flashes when you instinctively knew an opportunity had just been squandered for a potential significant or transformational moment? When that happens, which is frequently for me, I sound like Swiper from Dora the Explorer (sorry Pastor Levi), with an immediate “Awh, man!” (Click here if you need to …
When Was the Last Time You Tinkered?
Growing up, I tinkered… whether it was crafting a spaceship with my red, green, and blue Legos for my Star Wars figurines to travel to other galaxies or converting a cardboard box into a palatial Barbie mansion with paint, fabric, and glue, I enjoyed the process of making something with my hands. As I turned …
Relational Equity through EDGE Mentoring
by Jennifer Graves, Director of the Union EDGE Program “Mentoring is a relational experience through which one person empowers another by sharing God-given resources.” Dr. Robert Clinton Seth and Jennifer The Union EDGE Program is a two-year program that allows young adults with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) to have a college experience. These …
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 …
Flourishing @ Life 