Back in January, I made it a goal to work on a big project for this year. It wouldn’t require a ton of my time, but it would require a ton of memory. I’m not a person who is much for a routine, so I decided to work on recording 1 second of my life: …
It’s officially since I’ve started my new big boy job. This is one of the mantra’s I’ve tried to tirelessly practice that was just perfectly illustrated. I hold this true when it comes to conference (or meeting marathons, as I like to them) season, too. It goes a very, VERY long way in terms of confidence. …
Later this week, I’m going to make a more robust post about personal branding and how effective it can be. From the moment I decided to turn myself into a brand that focuses on service, engaging with others, and motivating, I have experienced a significantly greater amount of rewarding success. Through that branding, I found …
Click here to continue through to the Collegiate Times‘ website for a writing sample. The plain text is pasted below for your convenience. — ‘When Johanna draws a family, she draws us’ September 2012, The Collegiate Times The Chittenden family home, not too far from Lane Stadium, is almost the complete opposite of the football …
The story of how one of my favorite quotes came to be my favorite quotes. It was Mother’s Day 2010. I was trying to focus on something interesting to say “thank you,” to my mother, as I do annually. Lately, instead of commercial, chain-store, manufactured things, I had been going for homemade artifacts and goods to …
One of my summer goals has been to read a lot more. I’m not a big fan of reading – I prefer to just scan things and get the big picture – but with the absence of graduate school reading, I’m deciding to fill that void with some “leisure” reading this summer. I link to …
Libraries really aren’t just a place where you go “shhh!, it’s a library!” Over the past year I’ve had the fantastic opportunity to work with Brian Mathews, Associate Dean for Virginia Tech University Libraries, on providing input on what will result in a dramatic transofmration and renovation of Virginia Tech’s main library, Newman Library. I …
This blog is dedicated to the students in Montgomery County Public Schools. I’m hopeful that some of the students from the schools I’ve been able to visit read this (Blacksburg Middle School, Auburn Middle School, Christiansburg Middle School, and soon, Shawsville Middle School). To you students who read this post: think about the importance of friends, community, caring …