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  • BBC America

    I enjoy watching BBC America. I can understand the English, but beyond that, it’s so vastly different. I mean, I’ve been to Great Britain. I had a great time when… Read more

  • Untested Theoretical Constructs

    I heard this phrase today. The context of which was an idea that basically governed actions and behavior. It is the idea that there are theoretical constructs that drive what… Read more

  • A Deaf Musician

    Have you ever heard a deaf musician play music? Have you ever heard of a thing? How can someone that can’t hear with their ears learn how to make beautiful… Read more

  • Youth Ministry

    I also blog at The Journal of Student Ministry – but if you’ve read my previous posts about it, they “approve” your blog. A blog that needs approval isn’t a… Read more

  • I Forget

    No matter how hard I try to remember, I forget. That’s one of the reasons why I have enjoyed the discipline of blogging. Blogging has helped me to remember. I… Read more

  • LL8: Everyone’s a Leader

    There is a new paradigm of leadership where the leadership of an organization are not the only ones expected to lead. The new way is where everyone in the organization… Read more

  • LL7: Leadership and Insecurities

    Another lesson that I am learning about leadership is that every leader has insecurities. It doesn’t matter how much power you have and how high your position is. Every leader… Read more

  • Leadership Training

    I was listening to the Tribes audiobook this morning on the way to work. Seth says that we have been trained for years to avoid leadership. That definitely resonates with… Read more

  • Leading a Movement

    I watched a Seth Godin video again on Tribes. When you leave something for awhile and you listen again, you’re able to pick up things that you’ve missed from previous… Read more

  • Suffering and Creativity

    Thoughts about the mystery of creativity. I watched again today, a talk that Elizabeth Gilbert gave. You can find it on ted.com and I’ll add it to the post. I… Read more

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I’m Lem Usita, Ed.D.

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