“The phoenix must burn to emerge.” – Janet Fitch It’s been an “interesting” couple of months. I’ve put myself in a couple of situations to intentionally stretch my abilities, and I have learned a lot. I have found some areas where I am better than I thought. It reinforced that I am growing, learning, and …
Category Archives: Priorities
Life is Messy…Play in the Mud
You take it all in. You let the pain of the world touch your heart and you turn it into compassion. ~Gyalwa Karmapa I am up for my 5th Year Review as Associate Dean, so I’ve done quite a bit of reflecting over the last few weeks. A lot has happened. We’ve seen big budget …
Authentically Me
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” ~Andre Gide I’ve debated about writing this for quite some time. It’s easier to be vanilla and not risk offending someone. That comes very naturally for me. I’d like to be a dean some day, so …
Pick & Stick
Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life. ~Alan Lakein I take time management seriously. After seeing my first pocket Day-Timer in college, I was hooked. I think I still have one in a drawer in my home office. There’s something symbolic. …
Horsepower
To finish first, you must first finish. – Juan Manuel Fangio As we all ramp up and get ready to tackle 2014 many are thinking about renewing their focus or reviewing priorities. But me, I am thinking about one word – Horsepower. Now it’s not a new car, but the idea of personal or organizational …
Progress Not Perfection
“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” Michael J. Fox At one point, the title of my blog was “Progress Not Perfection.” It describes one of my philosophies, but was not comprehensive enough. It is a phrase I say almost daily and use in …
Patience & Procrastination
If patience is a virtue, how does procrastination fit in the picture? I found myself asking that question on the way to the office this morning. Yes, it’s the 5th and I will be one of the few people on campus. So it’s a good time to reflect on the relationship between the two, if …
Importance of a Priorities Compass
I don’t know about you, but there are times when life gets pretty busy for me. Lots of things to do and it seems like I just go from one thing to another. It’s at these times when I find the idea I picked up from Stephen Covey of huge importance. It’s the idea of …