Serendipity in Education

I was listening to an episode of Oprah's Master Class podcast this morning on my way to work. This episode featured Ellen DeGeneres. I love her, she cracks me up and inspires me to be generous and kind and a good listener. And, she gives me permission to embrace my awkward dance moves. I loved… Continue reading Where were you ten years ago?

When colleagues confide in us about struggles they are going through, we want to help. We want to lighten their load and have them walk away from our conversation feeling better. The tricky part is how to actually do that. How do we move from commiserating to empathy? Let's look at an example. A teacher… Continue reading How do we move from commiserating to empathy?

I never thought I would write anything that would be shared with the public. Not until December of 2015 did I ever consider blogging, much less writing a book. Now, coming upon the one year anniversary of the release of my first book, The Path to Serendipity, I have been reflecting on the journey that… Continue reading The One-Year Anniversary of The Path to Serendipity