Start the School Year by Owning Your Calendar
Even though I’ve been out of school for more years then I care to count I still get a little melancholy when summer winds down. I no longer get the long summer vacations I did when I was a kid nor am I wrapping up a summer part-time job (some more fun than others) as…
The Value of Working with Those Who Are Different From You
For whatever reason, we tend to find the most comfort with those who are the most like us. That makes sense on some levels but if we limit ourselves to those types of circles we are missing out on some of our best opportunities for learning and broadening the ways we look at things. The…
What 48 Hours in Alabama taught us
Sit back, take a moment, and imagine for a second that your current identity no longer defines you. Your money, your privilege, your livelihood, your innocence, your rights as an American have all been stripped away. You, (insert name here), are now a Venezuelan refugee. You and your family are on the run from your crisis-stricken country,…