Leap Year Lesson #38: Satisfaction Comes From Doing Things Well

Some people do just enough to get by. I've never understood that. I've always subscribed to the "if you're going to do it, you may as well give it your best" theory. There is something inherently unsatisfying about doing a job and knowing you could have done better. I realize that there are times when …

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Separating the Personal from the Professional

I almost stopped following two well-known professional educators today on Twitter. Why? Because of their frequent rants in recent days about personal dissatisfaction with their country's political election results. Certainly they are entitled to their opinion and can tweet about it all they wish. I don't question that. But I do question the wisdom of …

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