4 Techniques to Turn Your Next Event into an Endorphin Party of Happiness
Photo Credit: Premasagar Rose[/caption] A group of 15 adults awkwardly stood in a circle waiting for the instructor’s command to start. I nervously looked over at my mom as this was nothing I’d ever done before…especially with my mom. “Ready? Go!” The whole circle exploded into a rumble of laughter. We started off with a […]
Creating the Perfect Storm on Your Team
It is that point in the semester where campus organizations and clubs have met at least once. Everyone has had their first meeting where everyone gets to know each other, see the plans for this semester, and define the role each team member will play. According to Tuckman’s Team-Development Model, we have just passed the “Forming” […]
Giving People the Place to Be Themselves
On Friday, I was walking down Broadway, rushing to get back from an errand towards the end of the workday, in typical NYC fashion. Knit brow, moving at a fast clip, thinking about how many more steps it would take back to my building. As I approached my destination, I saw a man cleaning the street. […]
Student Leadership Lessons from the Restaurant
As the summer draws to an end (woah, that was quick), I have finished my fourth year of bar tending down the beach. After my last night at work, my coworkers and I decided to celebrate another summer by going out after our shift ended. It was a really great night where everyone shared his […]
A SMART Way to Increase Engagement
It was the end of the spring semester, where we found a discouraged student leader wondering where his organization went wrong: “I just don’t get it. I mean I told the team it was our goal to place in the top 3 at the International CollegiateA Capella Championships. I even made sure we practiced as […]
Trader Joes Gave Me A Free Sample And A Life Lesson
Like a Pavlovian dog, any time I enter into Trader Joe’s, I make my way to the free sample counter to see what delicacy they are handing out to the masses. Today was no different, and the savory treat I devoured was a melted cheese pretzel. After washing the pretzel down with another sample of […]
Why Community? Good Will
In today’s installment of my officially un-official “Why Community” series, I want to talk about why communities bring out the best in us. We can talk about how communities help serve us, but how do we serve our communities? And are we becoming better, more loving people? I think that putting yourself into a community […]
6 Ways to Increase Your Creativity
Creativity is important no matter what you do. Student leaders especially need to be creative to make it work, as Tim Gunn says, whether dealing with people, crazy projects, or school administration. These 6 steps to better creativity come straight from a developmental psychology textbook*. Try to be surprised every day. In other words, be […]