Greetings! In my office, we’re going back to our school year schedule today…and we have the school year buzz…When I started to draft this newsletter, I wanted to offer back-to-school strategies that could be used to help students ease the …
I realized I haven’t updated my blog in a while, and truthfully, it is because we have hit the ground running at non-stop speed since January, and went into overdrive with coronavirus related issues, remote learning and school closures. We’ve …
On #TeacherAppreciationWeek, I want to recognize Margaret Miller (who I now know as Margaret, because time will do that…). She was my high school counselor for a hot-minute, but has spent the past few decades as a trusted friend and confidante to so many, including lucky me.
I receive a good number of questions and regret that I can’t answer them all personally. I do like to answer a few publicly, especially when I know others can benefit. Today’s question comes from Ontario, Canada, and involves my …
Side note: I have recently received a number of emails from students who want me to answer questions for their class projects. I think it is so wonderful that students feel empowered to contact sources directly and wish I could …
These feelings of FOMO also contribute to our culture of perfectionism and never feeling good enough. Being in the moment and experiencing it is often enough.
If you’ve visited my office over the past fifteen years, chances are that you met Mason, my beloved wire-haired terrier mix who was immortalized in this 2008 New York Times article. When he and I first met, I was in …
Most authors will readily admit that launching a book can be an incredibly humbling and disjointed process. The highs! The lows! The second-guessing! People likely think the hardest part of the book writing process – securing a book contract, actually …
Today is my birthday. I’ve never been much to celebrate in a big way. There are several reasons for that, the first of which is that being born near the 4th of July (or …
In honor of Father’s Day, I remember how my dad encouraged me to develop my own blueprint for success from the very beginning.
