April 23, 2025
Does it matter who found the answer? Or that the answer was found? Does it matter that it was the expert who found the answer or someone else who found a random post on the issue? What matters? Is the problem solved, and can everyone move on? Or is what matters that you found the answer? You can’t have both, one moves you forward, the other holds you back.
April 3, 2025
Or do you? If you don’t, then no, the answer is you don’t know the drill. If you do, then yes, you know the drill and it’s no longer a drill, it’s how you do things, how the team does, how everyone comes together, and how fun and work are had and accomplished at the same time. When you know the drill, you’re not thinking about the drill, you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing and you’re moving up to try something next. But you can only do that as long as you know the drill – so if
April 2, 2025
Not where you hoped you would be? Not at the job you think you should have? Didn’t get through the first interview round? Your certification exam took a slight detour? You can look at these as either setbacks or steps to growth and learning. If you yearn for nostalgia, screenshot them, put them in a folder, forget about them, and revisit them in 3 years, then ask yourself was it a setback or a step forward?
March 31, 2025
I have a ton of respect for everything that teachers do. They spend time outside of their day putting together intricate learning plans that are geared towards helping kids grow and learn all within the constraints they are provided. Who wouldn’t want to go on a random field trip when the opportunity presented itself because the weather was snowing outside? But they can’t. And then when the lesson plans don’t click, they need to pivot, and pivot quickly to ensure the day is not a complete loss and the kids leave having learned something. The Pivot is what changes the
March 20, 2025
Can AI… Tie your shoe (how awesome would that be). Use a Pencil. Put their hand up to ask a question. Slide down a hill and avoid the rocks. Lead your team. Start a team. Okay, these might sound unfair because they are heavily involved in doing things and creating things that require more than simple prompts. What about dealing with inflation and keeping food prices low? What about preventing climate change and normalizing weather patterns? What about dealing with the distribution of wealth? Truth, is AI might have some great ideas on how to do these things, but we
