Posts Tagged ‘Learning’
Curiosity
Here’s an intriguing thought: as you approach retirement (whatever that may mean), people often lose their curiosity about life. While this may not apply to you, it certainly resonates with many. Curiosity is a quality that requires cultivation and is sustained throughout your life. It’s often associated with childlike wonder and something to be embraced…
Read MoreRepeat it, Remember it!
Repeat it, remember it! I recall one of my high school teachers telling the class his philosophy for education. We heard that four-word mantra for the better part of the semester. This simple admonition to his students has been repeated over and over again. It turned out to be rather helpful. “The more often you…
Read MoreLearning styles
Maybe you’ve heard of the term “learning style.” Although it can refer to a number of different things, I’d like to focus on the three most common types: visual, audio, and kinesthetic. Now what are we talking about? Simply, we all have different ways for processing information. We tend to “lean into certain methods over…
Read MoreForeign travel
I’m getting ready to take a team of people to El Salvador to help a local multiplier (Church planter). There are several things necessary to prepare for such a trip, especially when many have never been out of the United States before. Passports and visas are first, followed by travel insurance, tickets, lodging, state department…
Read MoreConvenience
Life is hard and most of us realize that. Our culture is driven to make things more convenient. Smartphones, smart speakers, smart everything :-). I’m just thinking, all these conveniences that are smart just might make you dumber. Why is that? Convenient shortcuts (and we all love them) short circuit the process used to grow…
Read MoreYour best investment
Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Today is a simple and short blog. It’s just reiterating what you already know in your heart. Let me quote several to “get it.” Charlie Munger, a Self-made billionaire, and Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner said, “In my…
Read MoreCuriosity and leadership
My college experience was filled with people who were there for a variety of reasons. They needed the education for a career. They wanted to meet someone…that special someone. They were fulfilling what their parents wanted for them. They wanted a place to excel in their sport…And a thousand more reasons. But it is a…
Read MoreMy chemistry set
My Mom and Dad were masters at leveraging circumstances as a teachable moments. When things went south, and they did from time to time, they would ask a simple question. “What did you learn from this?” I set up a chemistry set in our laundry room. Now these were the days when a chemistry set…
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