Thoughts From Minnesota

It is so green. Coming from Utah, the second driest state in the U.S., the amount of water here is crazy. On a drive across town you will pass lakes, plural. My skin is thriving in the humidity. Your towel never dries after a shower. Has anyone living in humidity found a good fix for…

Today

Today, you might need to hear this reminder. Each day has the opportunity to be a canvas where you venture beyond the routine, grow a little more, sing a little louder, and become a better friend. Today, it is up to you to conquer the demons within. Photo by Jannis Edelmann on Unsplash.

Stop Striving For Happiness

Hard things are good, but don’t necessarily make you happy. Therefore happiness can not be the goal, if you strive to live a worthwhile life. In fact, Shigehiro Oishi from the University of Virginia found that meaning is superior to happiness in predicting survival rates in a population. Stop striving for happiness, instead strive for…

Create Electric Moments

It’s electric: the amount of fulfillment you get from accomplishing something meaningful. Something you care about. Create more of those moments. Photo by Anna Elizabeth on Unsplash.

Distance Learning With Dr. Bonk

“…focus on life change, not on test scores.” Dr. Bonk is a CHAMPION for online learning. As a professor at Indiana University Bloomington, he specializes in research on nontraditional and informal learning. From listening and talking to students it’s become apparent that students who enroll in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) & traditional classes have…