Good Leaders Don’t Waste Downtime – 4 Things to Do in December
In August, we spoke at 28 different events. In September we spoke at 13, and in December we spoke at 0. Some might look at December and think of it as a chance to exhale from the never ending travel and speaking that happened in the Fall. But as the CEO of Swift Kick, I […]
How to Organize Your Goals So You Can Actually Take A Break
It’s hard to believe we are almost at the end of another year. I hope this year has been filled with laughs, kindness and new adventures. If you are like me, there are probably some things you didn’t get to move to your “done list.” And guess what? THAT IS OKAY. Life happens. Sometimes, to […]
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Will Fail Without “Ego Minimization”
Pretend for a moment you promised your 5-year-old niece that you’d bring your famous peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies to the holiday party on Saturday. But you get home from work, and you’re exhausted. Do you hunker down and do it anyway? Of course, you do! You can’t disappoint, those big brown eyes and that […]
4 Things To Do If Resolutions Aren’t Your Thing
If resolutions aren’t your thing, there is hope for you yet! Every new year, the internet seems to be filled with ways to “keep your new year’s resolution” or how to “create a resolution you’ll stick to,” but where are those articles 8 months later, when I have given up?! So I stopped making promises […]
Why You Should Have a New Year’s Resolution Buddy
Let’s say that you and 19 friends all choose resolutions for 2017. Guess how many of you will achieve that new year’s resolution, statistically? No really, guess. 1.6 of you. Yes, one of you, plus a little more than half of another friend, will achieve your goal. Okay, so I chose the number 20, so […]
3 Ways You Can “Feed Your Butterflies” in 2014
Swift Kick lives by certain company values that help us do amazing things every week. My personal favorite value is “Feed your butterflies**.” Basically, it means take that nervous feeling about doing something and turn it into motivation to just go for it. No, I am not talking about necessarily jumping out of a plane this […]
Yesterday in #StudentAffairs (08/09/11)
—> 5 Notable Blogs <— –> 5 Notable Comments <— —> 5 Notable Questions <— @chronicle http://t.co/v91GyiW great perspective on faculty versus administrators. #sachat — Jamie Lloyd (@Jamie_M_Lloyd) August 9, 2011 Avoiding Burnout in the New Academic Year http://bit.ly/o75ZO6 via @ProfHacker #highered #phdchat #sachat — Laura Pasquini, PhD (@laurapasquini) August 9, 2011 “It takes […]