STEM or STEAM I was facing a conundrum. My son was considering a degree at a liberal arts school. "Impossible! Dad is an Engineer. I am a CompSci major." We are both products of a STEM education and we enjoyed positive STEM careers. As the sun sets on the Industrial Era, conventional...
If you only have a little time to dip into this essay today go straight to the section WHAT’S IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TOOLBOX? But please come back later. These are the key points I want you to walk away with: YES, mental fitness is an issue that is no longer...
Normalizing Rest. Are you one of the 24 Tribe Tilt members who joined since our last rest Edition 70 Sustainable You? Every 7th edition is a rest and recap edition. (Why Rest? Why Seven? answered here!) In an “always-on” world it is a 21st-century skill to pre-emptively rest before you...
The short read: Leaders from countries across the globe have gathered at COP26 to put plans in play to move the temperature needle lower. It requires negotiation that leads to consensus. It requires behaviour modification. Is that possible? I fully understand the economic pressures on countries ranging from those capable of holding...
"Can we have two golds?" asked Barshim, making the Impossible suddenly possible. "This is beyond sport. This is the message we deliver to the young generation." Barshim A story of fulfillment - and also friendship This is a tale of fulfillment, of friendship and of turning "big I" Impossible into possible. It is a...
"365? That's impossible!" It crept up on me suddenly. As I added one to my daily writing counter of the day, I realized that I have been writing for 365 days. A full year of consecutive days of writing. What started out as an exercise in discipline and continuity has delivered...
I believe My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution part 2 This is part II of my manifesto written in response to the question posed by Jacqueline Novogratz and her Acumen team in the class Path of Moral Leadership. What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”? What is the story about the...
My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution part 1 What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”? What is the story about the future or an alternate reality your manifesto will tell? What will help you sustain and thrive throughout this work? Jacqueline Novogratz asks these questions in the Acumen class Path of...
What is Gap Year Podcast? This podcast explores the many questions that invariably appear when anyone considers a gap year. Faced with the uncertainty of a freshman university experience in the presence of COVID-19, this year present there is a greater debate for those considering a gap year as a natural pause...