When I first embarked on reinventing myself, I didn’t have many stories, insights, and lessons from the journey to reinvention. I often felt alone or like the crazy one that lost his way. However, that doesn’t have to be the case for you. Reinvention is challenging enough on its own, we don’t need to feel alone or like we have lost our way. This blog will help you learn from my experiences and those I have had the opportunity to learn from. This is the blog I wish I would have been able to follow and read when I first embarked on the journey to reinvention.
New Experience #6 – The Leonardo DaVinci Tour
The sixth experience of my new year’s resolution was a trip the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit. It is a travelling exhibit that has been to Los Angeles and now St. Louis. I learned a great deal about the life of this extraordinary man and had the opportunity to interact with some of his inventions. A great learning experience!
3 Ways that Interviewing is Like Dating
Three ways that interviewing with companies is just like dating. We can learn a lot about interviewing from our dating experiences and vice versa. Understanding these three similarities will help you become a stronger interviewer and maybe even help you with dating.
New Experience #5 – Reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
This is my 5th experience of my new year’s resolution. For this experience I decided to read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, international best seller. The book was incredible and helped me reflect on my own journey to realize my passion in life. The story helped put things into a larger perspective.
New Experience #4 – Learning to Play Chess
My fourth learning experience of 2012 in pursuit of learning something new at least once per week. In this post I discuss my experience in learning to play chess.
New Experience #3 – Visiting Rue Lafayette in Lafayette Square
#3 in my New Years Resolution to experience new things was a visit to Lafayette Square in St. Louis, MO. I attended an event with friends at an awesome coffee shop, Rue Lafayette, and was treated to a wonderful night of food, drinks, and excellent conversation.
New Experience #2 – Cooking Crab Dishes
#2 in my series of new experiences for 2012. My friend and I learned to cook three new crab dishes including: crab cakes, crab chowder, and crab legs. It was a fun learning experience that proved to be quite tasty! Pictures included.
New Experience #1 – New York Public Library
A recap of my New Experience #1 as part of my New Years Resolution. My father and I visited the New York Public Library and as it turned out they are celebrating their centennial. A lot of great exhibits on display and overall a great place to visit in NYC.
New Years Resolution – Experiencing Something New Each Week
A declaration of my 2012 New Years Resolution initiative to experience something new every week and document it. Whether I am learning something new, visiting a new place, or simply experiencing something I never have, I will document it and post it in 2012.
Learning Math in Real World Contexts
Imagine teaching math courses in the context of real-world problems? Imagine learning Geometry in the context of an architect. Maybe we can finally answer that age-old question asked by students – why do I need to learn math?
Why are Mistakes Necessary?
Mistakes are often penalized in our current educational system. For instance, you raise your hand with a wrong answer and it’s often followed by “wrong, anyone else?” Or you receive a grade on a test without ever exploring your mistakes in depth to learn what was done incorrectly and how it could have been approached […]
How to Create a Pipeline of Luck
The answer to this question is really quite simple: Just Show Up. Well, there’s a little more to it than that. You need to be prepared and proactive. Creating luck is all about putting yourself in the right places, at the right times, and doing the right things. This means accepting that invitation to join […]
5 Steps to Quickly Boost Your ACT Score
Last week I was called by a parent to help her daughter prepare for her fifth attempt at the ACT. The reason for this was that her college of choice required a two point increase on the ACT a week later. With only 6 days to help her I had to approach this very differently. […]