Well, creative people have a lot of ideas. To no ones surprise, most of them fail. That's pretty normal. The issue is that when we are super excited about every new idea, we become The Boy Who Cried Wolf. We run and tell everyone we know, then it fails and our family and friends are left wondering what the point was. This is hard for them because they, as a collective group, want the best for you and tend to be very pragmatic. They want you succeed, so they will be honest with you. They aren't trying to hurt you, but negative responses from family can be devastating in the early stages.Â
A Product of Good Parenting
Good parenting is how we make the world better. I strongly believe that Aaron is successful because of the parenting he received. That gave him tools and skills to succeed as a entrepreneur.
Pruning Friends
Pruning Friendships In the midst of a lot of great points about perseverance, creativity, and life in general, one thing he said hit me particularly hard, the idea of "pruning" friendships.
Who Will Reap The Harvest?
So, full disclosure, I'm not a super confident person. I have a tendency to seek approval for things I do, and if I don't get instant gratification to make me... Continue Reading →
Grow Up and Discuss Things Like an 8th Grader
There are really a few key points to discussions that I think they really modeled in the classroom that we would all, myself certainly included, benefit from making a part of our face to face and internet conversations.
Teaching and Tech
So, continuing with our ongoing theme of teaching from the past couple weeks, and since I’m a teacher now helping to run a podcast and business and such, I figured... Continue Reading →
Theory and Practice in a New School Year
There's a quote I've always loved, though I don't recall who said it, which says, "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." Having... Continue Reading →