Today is Blog Action Day. Today, more than 5000 bloggers from 130 countries are coming together for a single day of blogging about a single topic: water. The subject of clean water is a critical need on our planet. Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo. Here’s some startling statistics: Unsafe drinking water and lack of …
One Calendar To Rule Them All
Continuing with the theme of planning from yesterday’s post (read it here), I want to share some observations about my calendar. 1. I have one calendar. You might walk into my office and see a calendar hanging on the wall, but that’s not my calendar. The calendar that shows me the date on my desktop isn’t my calendar either. I …
Love It When A Plan Comes Together
The title of this post is one of the classic lines from the 80’s TV show, The A Team. Colonel Hannibal Smith usually cites it toward the end of the show (while lighting his victory cigar). It’s the plan that helps them save the day. It’s the plan that helps the good guys beat the bad guys. It’s the plan …
Discipline Sounds A Lot Like Consistency
One of the first things I encourage others to reflect on in their leadership journey is the ability to lead themselves first. This flows out of the belief that the best leaders lead by example. The expectations a leader places on others should be reflected in the expectations a leader has of him or herself. Leaders lead themselves first. The …
The Day After P90X
…is just like any other day. Except you’re in a lot better shape then you were 92 days ago. Except you find your pants don’t really fit anymore. Except you don’t eat a lot of junk food (if any). Except you feel like you need to get a good workout in. Except you have developed some really healthy habits.
I Completed P90X!
Today is Day #91 of P90X for me. It’s over…but it’s not over. All I can say is…What a ride! Backstory Near the end of June 2010, in the midst of a fairly mundane summer, I’d had enough. I weighed the most I’d ever weighed. I would jog around the block and it would take me an hour to recover. …
Living The Standard
We all have standards we live by. Some of them are based on the expectations of others. Some are self-imposed. I recently unveiled a “standard” on our campus. This came about through various conversations and initiatives centered around the goal of creating a better student experience on our campus. We wanted to emphasize the potential in each person, as well …
charity: water
This morning I listened to a presentation from the founder of charity:water. I’ve heard the message many times before. I’ve heard it from people fighting hunger, people fighting injustice, people fighting poverty. There’s a lot of need out there. There’s also a lot of messages that encourage people to get involved and invest in meeting those needs. This morning I …