until you got ice cream spilled on you, you’re not doing field work

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.

Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.