Why Goal Writing is an Essential Practice
Understanding the work that is needed and what the current objectives are is one of the most critical leadership skills one can develop. Carefully annunciating and capturing clear goals may come off as a quaint old practice in days where what was important yesterday is quickly forgotten, but it remains one of the most powerful…
To Parents: College Students Home for Christmas?
Back in fall 1992 when I was a college freshman, I remember anticipating that first Christmas holiday break with excitement as well as dread. On the one hand, I couldn’t wait for the semester to be over, for exams to be over, for the stress of the academics to be over—at least until the new…
A Truly Good Story
Henry David Thoreau wrote, “A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.” That is an awesome reminder that we all have the opportunity and responsibility to take these next several…