MENspedition
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss It refers to a guy’s weekend my friends and I go on, a couple times a year.…
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End of the year, beginning of the road
There are infinite possibilities in some places for some people in certain situations. I don’t feel them. I can’t comprehend infinite, or the universe expanding for that matter. I just try to accomplish what I set out to do. At…
Don’t overthink it
Don’t over-analyze either. Recently, I’ve had many students mention how they are afflicted with this and lose sleep as a result. Imagine it? What to do? How can we function throughout our days in such a dangerous state? When I…
It’s all in the name!
I wish the naming of the web tool was something that took a couple of hours of work. That I could sit down, make some calculations or do some kind of tasks and after some effort and completion of some…
Work, by bike
Commuting by bike This past week I started riding a bike again. I hadn’t ridden a bike since my days in Australia almost 10 years ago so it was no surprise that I felt a bit uncomfortable at first. My…
How to encourage collaboration and team work
Everybody always talks about making it to the top, being the boss, becoming a manager, running shit, starting a business, getting a promotion and rising up. But what about team work? What about team building, working and collaborating with others…
Excellence through habit
‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit’ –Aristotle Rejecting mediocrity Our habits make us who we are. They shape our character and inevitably, our destiny. Our habits come from the actions we…
Discipline makes the man
‘Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment’ – Jim Rohn Applying discipline in our lives When you are growing up you are told to try new things. Experiment and discover. It’s a nice start and an introduction to many…
Leadership is about action
Today is the final day of the Young Leaders academy here at the camp and so I think it’s time for a bit of reflection on how the past 5 weeks have gone. It’s been quite an experience, and an…
Full Circle-Getting my own place
When I was eighteen I left home and went off to college. It was an exciting time and I was anticipating the freedom and independence that came with leaving home and being out in the real world, finally! In my…
Summer – Closing time
With the school year reaching a close I decided it was the right time to reflect on the year that has passed: learned, failed, improved etc. It hasn’t been an easy one, if anything, it’s been one of the toughest…