Tag: Motivation
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Dear Graduate (During a Global Crisis)

For those of you mourning the loss of celebrating graduation, I am too. Let’s talk about why you are actually this year’s MVP.
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The Power of a Decade

Here’s what I know about decades. About a decade ago, I was expelled from high school. The girls that bullied me so bad that I ended up in the hospital contributed to breaking a sense of my self worth that took me the better half of a decade, a lot of lifestyle changes, and a…
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My Responsibility Mantra

Pasted to the inside of one of my many journals is this little mantra, that helped me to find balance in all of the things I wanted to accomplish never seemed like they were being accomplished fast enough.
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A Substitute Teacher’s Protest Against Self Doubt

We have an epidemic of self-doubt in our culture, best demonstrated by students in the everyday classroom setting. Though my role in students life is brief, my students and I have figured out how to change this way of thinking, in under 5 minutes.
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Where This Blog Begins

Several years ago I was caught between a prayer, a cardboard moving box, and a bottle of wine. This blog is a result of that. Read how this whole thing got started.