All of My Thoughts and Articles
Stack Your Meetings
It was the first week of classes, and one day I had 5 student meetings scheduled. I’ll be honest, it was a lot. By the end of the series of meetings, I was tired and ...
It’s Because You Don’t Take the Time
Author Scott Peck talks about an interesting experience he had while walking in his neighborhood. He passed by one of his neighbors, who was taking apart his lawn mower to fix something that was broken. ...
You Can Only Do 2 Things Well
I was talking with my friend's uncle, who is a successful businessman and professor. We were talking about how to balance our competing priorities in life (e.g., family, work, etc.). He said something that has ...
You are Not Your Thoughts
Often we live as if our thoughts are our reality. We act like they are the same thing. Unfortunately, identifying too strongly with our thoughts can mess up our lives. Our Thoughts Can Help Sometimes ...
Slow Down and Stick With It
The other day, my wife noticed some water leaking out from underneath our kitchen sink. I went to check it out, and noticed that one of the pipes underneath our sink (there were a few ...
A Day in the Life of an Enneagram 7: Sarah B
How did you get introduced to the Enneagram? I first heard about the enneagram in 2016. I had some friends who had been working through some stuff and my buddy starts talking about the Enneagram. ...
God Qualifies the Disqualified
Have you ever felt disqualified? Maybe your boss asked you to do something at your job, and you felt like you weren’t up to the task. Or perhaps you felt a calling to do something ...
How to View Change as an Opportunity
I opened up my email the other day, and saw some big news. Our department chair announced she was retiring, and she was doing it soon—her last day would be in one month. We were ...
Begin With the End in Mind
One of my favorite books is the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven Covey. It is a book about personal effectiveness, and I have tried to incorporate many of the principles from the ...
