Personal Development
These messages focus on how we have developed over time.
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Neuroplasticity
For much of our history, we believed that our brains were fully grown during childhood. But with the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we now know that the brain continues to grow, adapt, and change over time. It does this by creating new neurons...
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Uncontrollable Talent
Ever heard of the name Steve (Dalko) Dalkowski? Few people have. One would think the name of the pitcher whose claim to fame was that of throwing a baseball faster than any other person would be well known. While radar guns didn’t exist when he was pitching, those who...
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Personal and Professional Lives
He was born in 1925 in Iowa. As a child, he was both shy and devoted to entertaining his family and friends. He became an amateur magician and performed magic acts for $3 a show. When he was 18, he joined the Navy. He was en route to combat duty when the war ended. It...
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Achieving at the Highest Level
The phrase GOAT is often used today to describe someone who has achieved at the highest possible level; hence the label: Greatest of All Time. What leads to that level of achievement? For most of the history of the Earth, high achievement was thought to be inborn, or...
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Finding Your Nyquist
Our economy depends on a continuous flow of innovative new ideas. National source of wealth has shifted from resources, cheap labor, land, and other material advantages to intellectual capital. Disruption of entire industries is largely based on new ideas. At a time...
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Trusting Your Gut
Corrie Fragale was devastated by his performance review. He had hoped for an Outstanding rating to be promoted, but that wasn’t what he received. One comment from his boss really bothered him: “Corrie you are great in doing what you are told to do. But there are times...
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New Approaches to Writing
The University had invited a group of alumni to campus to explore new dimensions in writing. This was in response to alumni who felt that the writing they were taught was largely irrelevant in their professional lives and in fact, harmful. The alumni panel was noted...
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Investing in Yourself
It was the last class before graduation and the professor asked the class to do an exercise. “There are 10,080 minutes in a week. Project for me how you plan to use those 10,080 minutes once you start working. Use major categories of time such as work, sleep, etc.”...
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Crucible Moments
His start in life was rough. His father couldn’t hold a job and his family was reduced to asking neighbors for help and needing government assistance. His father was sent to jail for check fraud and his family lost their home. His mother had very little money, but...
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