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LATEST ARTICLES ( 391 )

• Genuine Community: The Western States Experience

  

  Over the last decade or so, the focus of my writing on this platform has shifted considerably. What began as a place to document the everyday running reflection... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Establish Boundaries First

  

  How many of us have said yes to a request to serve on a committee or assist with a project when we knew we just didn't have the time? At this point, the most... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Reflections on Endurance & Engagement

  

  This past weekend, I experienced the most memorable and impactful running experience of my life. I had the privilege and honor to toe the line at the Western... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Is It Time to Do Away with “Human Resources”?

  

  Can we rethink the way we engage with our employees? Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• “Difficult” Conversations Made Easier with Motivational Interviewing

  

  Raise your hand if you've avoided a conversation with someone that you knew would devolve into a fundamental difference of beliefs. I think it's safe to assume... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• WWWS: What Would William (of Ockam) Say?

  

  Growing up, my head was in the stars. I was always looking up, wondering what was out there and when I'd get to experience it for myself. I was the only fifth... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Value Your Attention

  

  We've all been there. You just started a much needed and well-deserved vacation or weekend of rest and you decide to take a quick peek at your email. You... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Avoiding Parkinson’s Law

  

  You were given three weeks to finish that project. It seems like ample time, and your stress level is low. You have plenty of other items on your plate, and thi... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Asking for 85%

  

  If you had suggested to 12 year old me that I aim for 85% in school in order to get the most out of the experience and avoid the stress and anxiety that comes... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Practicing Generous Exclusion

  

  To work in higher education is to have a profoundly deep level of experience with committee work. Higher education, as a field, is perhaps more invested in the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Sharing A Few Miles

  

  Yesterday was global running day. The wildfires in Canada delivered their smoke and particulate matter to the skies overhead with vigor and the air quality... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• How Do You Want to Feel?

  

  How do you want to feel when it's all said and done? Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• You Are More Valuable Where You Are Valued

  

  A lot has been made recently about the "great resignation" and the idea of "quiet quitting". There is no debating the fact that a significant number of folks... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Find Your People

  

  There is no question that the world is full of a plethora of unique and dynamic individuals with different identities, beliefs, values, backgrounds, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Reconsider Your Everyday

  

  "The only true voyage would be not to travel through a hundred different lands with the same pair of eyes, but to see the same land through a hundred different... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Sometimes You Need to Wear the Unicorn Speedo

  

  This past weekend, I donned a unicorn speedo and a smile and ran down the road in the middle of rural Iowa (well, it's pretty much all rural). I wasn't alone. A... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• More Work Doesn’t Always Equal Better Work

  

  We've all been told about the virtues of hard work. The myth of meritocracy embedded in the ethos of the American Dream is strong, and we see it represented in... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Feeling Your Goals

  

  Quite a bit of time is spent considering goals and learning objectives in various spaces. Whether it be in the classroom, the boardroom, or the factory floor,... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Ask More How Questions

  

  I've always appreciated the innocence of youth. When we are young, we are delightfully naturally curious and we ask a lot of questions. We want to know the "why... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Extend the Timeline for Success

  

  Immediate action. Instant results. An ongoing demand for change and new policies, procedures, and funding. These are realities many of us face on a near daily... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS