Do a Soul Map instead. It’s more fun and creative. And you can tap into your inner wisdom to create a map that aligns with your souls calling. It’s also a great way to get rid of anxiety because you have a map of your values, work themes that get you excited, and projects you …
Healing Your Self-Doubt Virus: Confidence Boosting for Women of All Ages and Stages Self-Doubt is a psychological virus that affects most women. Our society conditions women to doubt their own power and brilliance. It’s too widespread to be an individual issue. It’s a cultural virus. The first thing I want you to hear is: IT …
Ten years into my journey of education entrepreneurship, I had to give back half a million dollars. You can skip to that part, or see how I got there… Here was the nail that sealed the coffin on the two charter schools that I was developing for SelfDesign Learning Foundation: “On the one hand, you …
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We all know that profit is the oxygen or fuel of a company and that it won’t motivate employees to engage and do their best work. Here are the 7 things that will: 1. Clearly state the values of the organization and ensure that the actions of the leaders model these values. 2. Declare a …
The only valid path into adulthood in this uncertain time is as a freelancer with real skills that solve problems and create value. I’ve been creating education programs and alternative schools for the past 12 years. In 2013, I won $500,000 in federal startup grants for two charter schools, and had to refuse the money. …
If you clearly understood the difference between learning, education, and schooling, would you make different choices for yourself and your children?
Since 1852, when Massachusetts passed the first Compulsory Education Law based upon the Prussian model, learning has been taken from the realm of natural human experience and replaced by schooling. It is time to re-claim or natural birthright: learning.
Many companies don’t need a better business strategy, they need the ability to execute any strategy. This is where a company’s culture comes in. Culture can be a powerful, hidden asset or it can be a liability – a time bomb waiting to go off. If the leadership team has not pro-actively created a corporate …
Many things that were invented in the 1800s continue to be extremely useful: battery, electric light, bicycle, safety pin, revolver, machine gun, dynamite, and the zipper among many things. Others are outmoded and have been replaced: phonograph, typewriter, facsimile machine. The school system which was institutionalized in 1837 remains unchanged.