One of my favorite all-time quotes, which I reference often, comes from Brené Brown: … and as Mark Manson reminds us in the title of Chapter 6 in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!, “You’re Wrong About Everything (But So Am I).” This entire book has been chalk-full of reminders that I am … [Read more…]
It seems natural to write about gratitude during this season. We are just coming off of the Thanksgiving holiday, which certainly left me with overwhelming feelings of gratitude. We were so very fortunate to celebrate with our entire family for two consecutive nights. Our celebrations were tinged with sadness as we felt the absence of … [Read more…]
I’m sitting in the Charolotte International Airport as I write this (why does it make me feel important to write that?!). I am processing two incredible days of learning, alongside incredible educators, from the 8th Annual Conference of The Reading League. Last week, I had written that I predicted many presenters would mention Scarborough’s Reading … [Read more…]
Everything is Figuroutable, by Marie Forleo landed in my lap at an interesting time, as opposed to “at just the right time.” Interesting because I’m not necessarily pursuing a specific personal goal… or maybe I am; my perception of the book up to this point is that it is written for those who have an … [Read more…]
The 10th episode of Sold a Story was released last week, and has done what good journalism does: it has made its listeners think. As always, Emily Hanford and Christopher Peak of APM Reports have given me great pause. The only thing stopping me from listening to the entire Sold a Story series again is … [Read more…]