So many colleges are already in the middle of graduation season and high schools and middle schools aren’t too far behind. What does this mean? It’s life advice quote season. One I hear quite often: “You’ve gotta’ dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live […]
It’s May now and we’re in the middle of election season for many student organizations. Some have already completed them. Some are just beginning. A common refrain I hear this time of year is the “outsider” who one and “wasn’t part of the group” last year. Often times that outsider was an upset over a […]
I’m sitting right now in the Portland International Airport awaiting my flight back home after a great day with the Oregon Association of Student Councils. I really enjoyed presenting at their Spring Conference. The trip was especially awesome as I flew in earlier so I could visit with my awesome cousins and their three-year-old daughter, […]
After months and months of delays (due in part to a lost camera and also due in part to slow internet upload speeds in hotels), here is another edition of the Consider This videos. These will start to appear a lot more frequently over the coming months (with the exception of weeks with bad hotel […]
I don’t think I’ve ever been that nervous before. It was a constant state of nerves. I had thrown up each morning for the past three days, and had been unable to eat anything not because I was sick, but rather because I was nervous. And now, it came down to this moment. I stood […]
I spent some time today reading some articles on Mashable and stumbled upon a great video montage of the 25 years of Pixar. You can watch the full video here. I’m a huge fan of the company and watching the video only heightened my admiration of them. Their films consistently reinforce positive ideals and tap […]
I spent part of this past weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for the Kentucky-Tennessee Key Club District Convention. It’s the second time I’ve keynoted the event, and I’ve always enjoyed the time with the great student leaders in the organization. I had some time on Friday before my keynote, so I ended up walking around the […]
So I’m looking through links today and I came across this absolute gem of a video. It’s another cute baby laughing video, but the description caught my eye. The dad had received a rejection letter for a job application and took that moment to take that rejection and find a positive spin on it. By […]
A few weeks ago, I attended a conference in Missouri and enjoyed a weekend with some of my favorite leaders in the world of student activities. At the end of the event, my friend Ann from Minnesota came up to me and gave me a small present with a piece of paper. I opened the […]
What’s this? A blog entry? Yes, I know. I’ve been pretty MIA this whole fall when it comes to blogs. For a time, I was pretty regular with the writing, and then I fell off the map. To be blunt, I got my butt kicked this fall. I know for many of you, this might […]