This week, I have been blessed to attend the training program called Crucial Conversations, based on the book of the same name. You need to get this book now! Seriously. It will give you so many useful tools for improving your communication skills — in almost every situation and with every type of relationship. The […]
A love for learning
I have always been one of those people who loves to learn. As a kid, I had good experiences in school and I was blessed with teachers who cultivated my curiosity. Sure, I got my creativity smushed sometimes, but my overall relationship with learning has been a fun one. To this day, I enjoy the […]
Did school squish your creativity? Reclaim it!
School squished my creativity and I’m someone who by all measures, “succeeded” at school. For myself and most others, school is where we learned to color inside the lines, to honor “the expert” who had all the answers, and most importantly, to produce “the right” answer on cue. None of those things have anything to […]