What do you do?

What do you do?

  Inspired today by Tania Katan in her book Creative Trespassing.    What do you do?  I’m not talking about answering with your Job Title.  I’m a Teacher.  I’m a…
Plates & Fire Hoses

Plates & Fire Hoses

  A though for today: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M7y1Ud2yNfQ   What do you want to do particularly well? How will you meet this goal? Share your thoughts at #4OCF.   Rich (@RACzyz)
Kinda Crazy Right

Kinda Crazy Right

  The Wright brothers had trouble selling the idea of the airplane to the US military. Seems kinda crazy, right? JK Rowling was paid $2500 for her first book, Harry…
When the Big Wins are Small

When the Big Wins are Small

  Inspired by my friend Jay Billy today.    When you are having trouble wrapping your head around the big picture.  When you feel like you are not doing the…
Stuck.

Stuck.

  Stuck.  Buried deep within a hole. Not moving forward.  Not moving backward.  Just stuck. And the only way to go anywhere is to pull yourself out of that hole. …
Taking Your Lumps

Taking Your Lumps

  Sometimes, you just have to take your lumps.  You will realize quickly that the day is not going your way.  Everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong.  Everything…
Autocorrect & Assumptions

Autocorrect & Assumptions

  Autocorrect can be helpful.  It can fix typos and set right the mistakes that you make.  It sometimes also makes assumptions about what’s right and what’s wrong. Some actions…
Swinging the Hammer

Swinging the Hammer

  Inspired by Brian Koppelman’s interview with Steven Pressfield on The Moment Podcast.  If you’re just waiting for the breakthrough to come, you’ve got a long time to wait. Unless…
A Broken System

A Broken System

  The system is broken. No matter what we try to do to help certain students and their families, the system often turns a blind eye. The system presents one…
Sweet Beats

Sweet Beats

  JK Rowling was told her stories were too long, nobody would read them. Van Gogh sold one or two watercolors in his lifetime. The doctor who originally advocated for…