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Category: Influence

  • Did Not Do Well In School

    Some of the most brilliant, creative people I know did not do well at school.  Many of them didn’t really discover what they could d0 – and who they really were – until they’d left school and recovered from their education. The Element p. 9 – Sir Ken Robinson A…

  • Seth’s Post on Higher Education

    I read Seth Godin’s blog.  If I had to chose one, I think that it’d be his.  I enjoy it.  He has some pretty interesting ideas.  Typically, he writes about marketing and leadership, and the one time that he writes about Higher Education – the industry I am in –…

  • Earth Day Every Day

    I was thinking about Earth day and what I wanted to say about it. I wanted to write something brilliant about it, and after thinking about it some – I had to ask myself why. Why do I want to write something brilliant about it? Is it enough to acknowledge…

  • Psychology of Cool

    Psychology n., pl., -gies. The science that deals with mental processes and behavior. The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, group, or activity: the psychology of war. Subtle tactical action or argument used to manipulate or influence another: He used poor psychology on his employer when trying to make…

  • Universities Ban the iPad

    You can google it to get the full story.  Here’s the one article that I looked at.   The are universities that are banning it because of some IT issues.  What is it with IT departments?  Of course it’s Apple’s fault – I’m sure Apple will fix that soon enough.…

  • You Want to Change the World

    ….then learn how to change yourself. Actually, learn how to change something – anything. But why not start with yourself. If you can’t change yourself – the one thing that you have control over – how in the world are you going to change something – anything. Here’s the lesson:…