Written on March 18, 2023 — Published on March 19, 2023 Before you start to read this and future articles, I wanted to share with you, my motivation. My motivation is love for my family, friends and students. These are almost like “letters” to my family, friends, and students. I want them to know this […]
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Written March 4, 2023 Published March 7, 2023 Having taught middle school and/or high school since January 1987, I have – of course – seen my fair share of evolution and devolution n our schools. As the reader moves forward, knowing that I have taught that long and at public (government), private
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Written on February 27, 2023 7:54am Published on February 28, 2023 Sometimes there are unseen problems. This important Psychology Today article is full of unseen problems. Many good intentions lead to unintended consequences. This important Psychology Today article is full of unseen unintended consequences. We have a “Men-being-Men” problem! In the hopes of creating a
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Written on February 20, 2023 Published on February 21, 2023 We come to the end of summarizing Dr. John C. Maxwell’s excellent gem: MAKE TODAY COUNT. Please go buy the book. What I have given is just a little hint of what is really a wonderful book about making every day you live count! We
Growth – I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my life. Read More »
YourThe Written February 6, 2023 …. Posted February 7, 2023 Before I close the series on Dr. John C. Maxwell’s excellent book MAKE TODAY COUNT, I want to do a little “written-word-process.” The goal of this article is not to make anyone upset, annoyed, angry. Nope. Let’s just start there. Shall we? A very good
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Written on January 29, 2023 – 10:16am Published January 31, 2023 5:15am When I was around 25, I read what would be one of the most life-changing important books: THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE by Stephen R. Covey. 32 years later, I still own the copy of the book and I also have
Values – “I will lead others based on the values I embrace.” Read More »
Written on January 21, 2023 11:45am. Published January 24, 2023. Since July 3, 1989, I have been a high school music teacher. I can not think of another profession that needs to be as giving or generous than a high school music teacher. The number of hours high school music teachers give to their students
Generosity – “I will live to give.” Read More »
Written January 8th, 2023 – Published January 17, 2023 What does a relationship look like to you? A relationship to me is something I give time to / invest in. A relationship is connection. What is important to know about relationships is you and I get to choose our relationships. We don’t choose family, yet
Relationships – I will initiate and make an investment in relationships with others. Read More »
Written December 22, 2023 (Published January 10, 2023) We are ten days into the new year! How are you doing? Me? Well, as you can see above, I haven’t experienced one new day in 2023! I do plan to be EXCELLENT (smile). Faith is a topic that is extremely personal. As the United States continues
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Written on December 22, 2022 (Published January 3, 2023) HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s Eve with those closest to you. As you can see, I did write this on December 22, 2022. Therefore, I cannot really tell you whether or not I had a great New Year’s Eve! I
Finances – “We will sacrifice today so that we can have options tomorrow.” Read More »