I want to send you a short note to wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. I include “weekend” because I love the concept of the holiday so much that I hate to limit it to only one day a year. So even if you had to work Friday or Saturday, I hope you were able to make it a multi-day
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I often get asked, “How are you always so happy?” As I self reflect on the question, I usually come up with a variety of answers: maybe my strong faith, possibly my desire to approach life generally with a positive attitude, maybe my gratitude to so many people in my life (family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances) that have been so
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Well, what can I say? When you finish 14 games below 500 and 19 games behind the first place St. Louis Cardinals, the only thing that comes to mind is “thank goodness the year is over!!!” 😢 However, don’t take the comments above to sound like I am depressed. After all, please remember that it was only six short years
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I spend a lot of my time encouraging students and leaders to focus on self reflection in order to be more self aware and define their values, purpose, and what really matters in life beyond the superficial and materialism. Every once in a while, someone sends me a copy of what this all means to them. To state the obvious,
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My challenge to everyone: Take the time to develop a BALANCED PERSPECTIVE on all topics. For today, I will apply it to the debate raging around whether and how employees should return to their offices (RTO) after the pandemic, and in my next post, I will tackle the gun control debate. Yes, I’m in a feisty mood! 😀 My
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The last four days have been truly tragic. Ukraine, an independent country, was invaded by Russi a in a manner that violated all laws and signed agreements. It is not a stretch to compare this to what Germany did in the 1930s that led to World War II. The Ukrainian President and citizens have exhibited remarkable leadership and courage
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First of all, I hope and pray that you and your families are safe and healthy! My website boss (Khalid Ali may have been my former student, but he is clearly now my boss!) reminded me that I have been lax in sending out blog posts. So, I am sending this post today focused on 2021 and will be sending
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I want to take a quiet moment to wish all of you and your families, friends, and loved ones a happy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving. It has been a truly unbelievable year. I won’t even attempt to list all of the challenges many of you have had to overcome. Nonetheless, today is a day to reflect and have gratitude for
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I know it sounds simple and obvious, but I believe it is important to take the time to self-reflect (yes, I am once again suggesting the benefit of SELF-REFLECTION) to “make the most of every day we are given.” I think the first time this concept really hit home for me was when I was a senior at Abington Heights
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One of the many benefits of self-reflection is that I try to carefully listen to what people say and why they say it. Sometimes I wonder if people are even aware of what they are saying. And often I realize having a sense of humor is helpful. One of my favorite examples is when someone is having an argument and
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