Coming across a shared social media post by Marisa Boonstra, I was struck by the similarities between her perceptions on parenting and my thoughts on instructing emerging adults. It probably drew my eye even more because she used some of the key terms, such as cultivate and flourish, that have resonated again and again in …
The One Question You Never Want to Hear from Students — Growing Leaders
Parents tell me that their kids are asking them far fewer questions than they used to ask their parents when they were growing up. There’s nothing scientific about this observation, but I tend to believe them. Why? Because kids today have a portable device. They can Google. They can YouTube. I loved the questions my…The One …
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Feed Your Ears
As a Christ follower for over 40 years, I admit to a bit of jealousy when stories are shared about encounters where a person audibly heard God speak to them; however, that jealously doesn’t remain long because to be honest, if I ever heard God aloud, I would be terrified. As a curious person, I …
Life Calling in Sports
Understanding that attending university is a time for emerging adults to explore their career options, I created this presentation as many sport management careers will not be high-profile jobs which exist in the limelight, yet this doesn't make those positions any less important. How can I, as a professor of these students, help them navigate …
Just Be Curious
http://www.pbs.org You are now challenged to NOT smile when you view the picture of Curious George! His portrait adorns the wall of my office to the delight of one of the Sinclair children, but George is gazing through his binoculars dreaming about what adventures lie ahead as a reminder to all my students, and myself, …
Renee Wiebe Hultgren
If you were to consider some wise advice to offer younger Renee about life, either personal or professional, what would it be? If I could share something with my younger self, I think the two most important things I would share would be to take chances and be confident. The first, taking chances…is what I …
Relational Equity and NAIA Basketball
It’s 11:30 p.m. on a March Friday night at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee and the last game of the second round of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Division I National Tournament is currently on the court. Hands rest on the keyboard prepared to enter the next missed shot and rebound for whichever team is presently …
Memphis Flights and Pole Vaulters
Outside of those working in the sport of track and field, how many pole vaulters have you met? Yeah, me too, until the summer of 2019. And what are the odds that both of those encounters would be connected to a United Airlines flight to Memphis? These unique interactions are one of the reasons I …
Return on Relationships
As we explore the significance of creating relational equity, I will offer various perspectives on the relationships we establish in our lives both personally and professionally and the importance of the varying depths of those relationships. Although it may not always be a simple task, or even necessary, to categorize each relationship we encounter in …
The Strength of Weak Ties
Repeatedly mentioned in the research of Gen Z, mentoring, and lifespan development, the theme of what Meg Jay calls weak ties and Tommy Spaulding refers to as lower-floor relationships is fascinating. These concepts contrast to the ideas presented in the Who’s in Your Posse post but speak to the need for all of us to …
Flourishing @ Life 