Emotional Dissonance
What is Emotional Dissonance? In my experience, cognitive and emotional dissonance tend to be intimately intertwined. In our modern society, we tend to view both cognitive and emotional dissonance from […]
Walk with Gratitude
Walk with Gratitude “I have mastered gratitude.” I hear people use the phrase “I’ve mastered gratitude.” and I think, “Well, I haven’t.” At first, I thought there was something amiss […]
Choose Your Path
Take a moment to consider the following question; if you had unlimited resources, how would your life be different? It’s an interesting question and one that is key to determining […]
Busy Does Not Equal Stressed
As humans we have this marvelous ability to draw a quick, high powered burst of energy when in danger to fight or flee. From a purely chemical standpoint, this results […]
Importance of Analysis
Creating an effective learning experience always begins with analysis. It may be tempting or more exciting to skip right to design and development, but this often overlooked step is the […]
Fear, Hidden Emotional Quicksand
In recent experience, I have interacted with a wide range of individuals, all exhibiting the same type of emotional quicksand, fear. Fear is elusive because we have become so accustomed […]
What is Frame of Reference?
Frame of Reference is defined in two distinct ways, one by physics and one by psychology. It’s interesting to note that these definitions of frame of reference link directly to […]
Choosing to Thrive
We’ve all been in situations that required us to survive, to put one foot in front of the other and just keep walking. For some of us, this was physical […]
Intentional Change
Intentional Change My life has contained many chapters. While I was a teacher, I had a high school student ask me how I ended up at a certain high school. […]
What is the Natural Learning Model?
Learning, real authentic learning, doesn’t fit neatly into little boxes. You can’t track with checklists or rubrics. It’s elusive, yet you know it when you see it. It’s a combination […]