Steve Jobs, in his inspirational graduation speech at Stanford, stated, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” I had such an experience this past week in my Cost Accounting class (please don’t fall asleep … Continue reading Connecting the Dots, and Meditation
Today my students and I were fortunate to have guest speakers visit all four of my classes and offer a 20-minute presentation about Villanova’s upcoming Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW). HHAW is an annual event sponsored by Campus Ministry & the Center for Peace and Justice Education that engages the Villanova community in discussions … Continue reading The Power of One
Over the past week I had the pleasure of reconnecting with three of my former students, all of whom coincidentally graduated in 2005. Two of the students had agreed to be a guest speaker in my classes, and I met the third for dinner. Katie, who currently works for a Fortune 50 firm, spoke last week about how … Continue reading Staying in Touch
Once again, Seth Godin’s daily post has forced me to think more clearly about the way I view certain issues. Today’s post by Seth was about parents not setting high enough standards for their children, or bosses not setting high enough standards for their employees. The result is (potentially) out of control children or employees … Continue reading Who Should Set Your Standards?
My wife and I bought our house about 28 years ago, and one of the items that attracted us to the house was that it was within walking distance to Villanova University, my employer. I had always wanted to be able to walk to whatever school I was teaching at, and it’s not just because … Continue reading Town and Gown Relations
Once again, I need to give credit to one of Christine Frazier‘s prompts – this time her suggestion of writing about a recurring daydream you may have, for the idea behind this post. While I don’t really have any recurring daydreams, I do often wonder what it would be like to be someone else, what … Continue reading I Wonder What It Would Be Like to Be…
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