AFTERGROWTH

New year 2017 check in time!   The past six months for me have been consumed with a tenure application at ODU, some needed publication work,  and my two new roles in my department:  "Internship Director" and "ePortfolio Program Director."

The work associa...

Leaning in the academic direction, there are many ideas that overlap in spirit with those commonly discussed in this blog.   Some with more established traditions, and therefore more fans and researchers that hold tightly on to the notion that one way is the best way t...

"Strength" is such a positively loaded word...strength is generally a good thing:  You might not need a display of strength but you it's better to have it available to you then not.   Strong products are generally more expensive, or better made than their flimsy compar...

In the spirit of seeing an idea and having it's message reflected in something else (there has to be special term for this connection), I'm writing a short post here that quickly summarizes two sources and then attempts at summary.   This could potentially get fun down...

Recently came across awesome graphic to help explain the "internet of things" (https://imgur.com/gallery/xKqxi6f/).  The main image of this post is just a fraction of the entire graphic!  Worth checking out!

The phrase "Internet of things" is very buzzy as of rece...

Note: Credit up front to Evan Carmichael up front for curating this source on youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEgvoIl_zMg

In my past I've found motivational speakers to be often cheesy and overdone.   The Tony Robbins-type "you can achieve everything"...

About a month ago while listening to a podcast (it's become a new professional habit this year) I came across an interview with "Nerd Fitness" owner and "Level Up Your Life" author Steve Kamb.

I debated writing about this approach to goals, as some ideas take hold of y...

"Love languages" and the book by Dr. Gary Chapman associated with the popularity of the concept has been around the popular culture "we read together!"  couple's circles for a few years, so this post isn't really meant to break any new ground.   

I found...

First ever...Backstory and Solution are just some info about the inspiration behind doing this monthly feature, and what it adds to the big picture of the website! 

The Backstory:  I've really been creating a daily effort toward this blog...but its been tought to find...

TIME magazine has an issue every 5-6 issues that magically collects perspective on more than a few topic areas that have relevance to this Blog and my reserach and teaching perspective.   It's a cool phenomena to find a some periodical that seems to speak directly to y...