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Don’t Act, Be!

I recently saw an interesting movie with a good, but previously used, plot. It had one good actor, mostly adequate actors in supporting roles, and one actor in a major role who tried too hard. When someone has read books … Continue reading

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Teach for Subject Mastery

Too often courses are taught in a way to have students go for the grade instead of mastering a particular subject. The more modern goal is to have the students master aspects of a particular subject before building on that mastery to understand further aspects of the chosen subject. Continue reading

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Teams Provide Platform for Individual Innovation

From my experiences at Tektronix and Hewlett-Packard as a team member and team lead, I find that bouncing ideas around in a team lead to some spectacular individual results.Too often, something said in jest triggers some very creative ideas. Good … Continue reading

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The Holy Ghost

With the Holy Ghost we can look forward with hope knowing that there are solutions to any problem. Continue reading

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Service or Work

Is it better to consider what you are doing as service or work? Continue reading

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Strive for Understanding Principals and Concepts

When learning something new, always strive to understand the why behind the basic principles and concepts. Too often I see students cram for a test only to forget everything after the test is completed. If you strive for understanding the … Continue reading

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Be Your Best

“Be your best self, everyone else is taken.” There is only one you in the world. Find your strengths, and build on them. Continue reading

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Mondays are Beautiful

Mondays give you the opportunity to start something new Continue reading

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Thrive in Hard Classes

Fall forward, try something new each day. Love life and live it fully. Learn to help others and help them succeed. You will receive more successes in your life than you can ever imagine. We each need to be our best and that will make the world around us a much better place. Continue reading

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Growth Comes from Solving Harder Problems

Embrace harder challenges, do not avoid them. Solving harder problems is rewarding. Continue reading

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