How to Create Adventure in Your Comfort Zone

Each day, we start with the same number of hours, minutes, and seconds to spend how we choose. We have the power to make each day special or different. Some days stand out more than others, like attending a wedding, a birthday, or a graduation. Or they stand out for other reasons, like a funeral,Continue reading “How to Create Adventure in Your Comfort Zone”

The Best Teachers: Who Are They?

A perfect teacher does not exist. Teachers are people and people aren’t perfect. Children remember moments like the first time they saw their teacher walking into the staff bathroom and they realize that teachers are human, just like them. Teachers can be great humans. That one teacher, for example, who made a difference in yourContinue reading “The Best Teachers: Who Are They?”

5 Soft Skills for Career Success

How important are soft skills when it comes to advancing your career, getting a raise, or showing your employer that you deserve to take on more responsibility? Soft skills are just as important as job-specific, hard skills. But before we get into why or how they are vital, let’s look at why now is theContinue reading “5 Soft Skills for Career Success”

Dark Words of Wisdom

“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” –George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four I have been watching a lot of historical movies and documentaries lately. One observation I have of history films is that they are a reflection of the time period that it was made. For example, in a movieContinue reading “Dark Words of Wisdom”

How to Have It All and Attain Your Dream

Is it possible to have it all? We all have goals and dreams; nothing is more fulfilling than seeing our goals achieved. On the other hand, nothing is more disappointing than working hard and watching success slip away as you fail. Over time, I’ve put together tips on how to have it all. The lastContinue reading “How to Have It All and Attain Your Dream”