On campus, one of my favorite places to eat is Au Bon Pain. They serve bagels, coffee, salads – on tours, I call it “Starbucks on Steroids” for those who aren’t familiar with the chain. As part of my mission to meet one new person everyday, I always try to write something witty on my …
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Expedition Leadership & Oversharing.
The brief hiatus I took from life at the end of last week (and a very abrupt break from e-mail) resulted in me having over 50 need-to-be-replied-to messages in my inbox come Sunday evening. But, now it is Monday morning and I am grateful for yet another Monday morning where I can say I have …
Community.
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 …
Really impressed.
I’m always really impressed by people who keep in touch the way I keep in touch. I’m always really impressed, also, by people who take the same to say thank you, even when a thank you isn’t expected. As always, this post will also center around a pretty prominent theme in my life: what goes …
The Sportsman of the Year.
This guy? Nope. This guy? Absolutely. Not a lot makes me cry. Not because I’m some big manly man – I don’t get into all that. I get tears in my eyes a lot. But it takes a lot to really move me to tears. Watch this video, and I have a feeling you’ll understand …
Thank your mail man.
You know, I’m just sitting here Facebook chatting with a good friend, and I started wondering about ways to say thank you. For no real reason, I just love that phrase – thank you. It’s also a big theme in the book I’m reading right now, being thankful for the little things and appreciating whatever …
Let’s look at the world a little differently.
Tonight, I want to share 3 feel good moments with you. The first is a video. The second is a photo. The third is a story. 1. I discovered this video on a friend’s Facebook wall and not only loved the music behind it (Give a Little Bit by Roger Hodgson, the voice of a band …
The science behind Actively Caring.
For the students that I spoke with yesterday in Stafford High School’s National Honor Society, here’s a little bit more about the science behind Actively Caring.