What do you want on your tombstone?

What do you want on your tombstone?

Death is a subject we often avoid in conversation, yet it's the one certainty we all share. Rather than dwelling on its inherent sadness, I find myself reflecting on how our encounters with mortality can unexpectedly enrich our perspective on living. The Gifts of Goodbye I've been fortunate to have experienced relatively few losses in my life—a blessing I don't take lightly. Yet, those departures I have witnessed have profoundly shaped my understanding of what matters. My grandfather, one of the gentlest souls I've ever known, passed a…

The Flipflop generation: how generation “y” will change the workforce

The Flipflop generation: how generation “y” will change the workforce

How different generations bring their unique perspectives and working styles to the modern workplace Flip-flops — a symbol of changing workplace norms across generations As I have mentioned in past posts, I was at a Communications Media Managers Association (CMMA) event last week in Arizona. Before I was a manager I always hated not getting any information about what my bosses got to learn at the events they attended, so I vowed when I became a manager I would communicate everything (as much as possible anyway) that I…

The future of education

The future of education

Free, Digital, and Accessible to All My First Long Form Blog I've been writing down a few topics in draft form and adding to them as I have time. That may be good news or bad news, depending on if you like to read long posts. Please know with all blog posts that my ideas are just that, ideas. Society tends to want to think the way it has always been taught, but change is inevitable. Bruce Barton said it best with his quote: "when you are through…

Leaping lizards (yeah I just said leaping lizards)

Leaping lizards (yeah I just said leaping lizards)

We caught another lizard in the house today.  This has to be our fourth or fifth this summer.  I was vacuuming and saw this fat lizard run from under the bed and stare me down.  The cats must be bringing these things in.