Bide Your Time

Bide Your Time

  It’s hard to keep your head in the clouds when the dark sky rolls in. It’s easier to duck and hide until the storm passes through. While it seems…
Luck

Luck

  Sometimes you can wait on luck. And sometimes, you can create your own luck. And if you create it often enough, then you’ll never need to wait on it…
Intent Versus Impact

Intent Versus Impact

  It’s easy to have an intended meaning. Or sometimes an unintended meaning. It’s much more difficult to have a consequential impact. Just remember that impact is always greater than…
The Parent as Employer

The Parent as Employer

  “I pay your salary.” I hope that you’ve never heard it from a parent. Unfortunately, I have. It’s usually said in a moment of anger, or at the very…
The Perils of Trying Something Different

The Perils of Trying Something Different

  You come up with an idea, brilliant or otherwise. (Maybe not so brilliant!) Or maybe it’s not even your idea, but it’s something that sounds interesting. So you do…
T’naci Monsters

T’naci Monsters

  The monster may be hiding under your bed. Or in your closet. It may have secretly taken up residence in your head. And not just any monster, it’s the…
20 Words. Something Different.

20 Words. Something Different.

  Words matter. A sentence or two can make a difference. 20 words can change your perspective. Words can spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, and conversations. Let us know what you think at #4OCF.  …
Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

  Take a look at what’s missing... from your classroom... from your instruction... from your learning. Figure out what’s missing. And fill in the blanks.   Rich  
Instead…

Instead…

  Focusing on the wrong things? Try these instead.   Rich  
Collision

Collision

  It’s usually the collision of two or more ideas that can lead to something brilliant. History + Hip Hop = Hamilton Art + Nature = DaVinci Science Fiction +…