Have you ever made a mistake? Sure, you have – we have all made mistakes. There are two challenges involved in applying Warren Buffett’s...

This is the first in a series of summer blog posts highlighting quotes and poems related to education and the college experience. The...

Human decision making is an interesting balancing act between the two extremes of neophilia and neophobia. Neo is a Greek root meaning...

The school year is over – finally! Over the next couple of months, you will have some time to relax, reflect and regroup. Taking a step...

The school year is winding to a close. The weather is getting warmer and the days are growing longer. Formals and end of year recognition...

We often find a disparity between our current state and our ideal state. Ideally, I would have a 3.5 GPA and be on the dean’s list....

How motivated are you? The answer is probably, “it depends.” You might be highly motivated to plan your summer backpacking trip to...

Sometimes we know exactly what we want – no onions, dressing on the side, please. It’s pretty easy to determine if we got our way or not...

Time affluence – defined as the experience of having enough free time – is a condition which is sorely lacking in today’s world. Most of...

I was one of those college students who followed all the rules and checked all of the boxes. I always went to class, I sat in the front...

Spring break is over. You’re back on campus and facing the last few weeks of spring term. Transitions can be hard – especially when they...

Controlled chaos Too much to do and not enough time is a pretty common story line in our fast-paced, on-demand world. We all have times...

Getting and keeping satisfaction I had a great week last week. So many things went right! I interviewed for and was offered a new...

You’ve probably been told that you have a lot of potential…that happens to smart, energetic, talented students who are headed to college....

Have you ever noticed how many plots of books, movies, TV shows are based on simple miscommunications and misunderstandings? Think about...

College is supposed to be the best time of your life, right? The time when you learn who you really are, you meet your lifelong best...

Do you feel the love in the air this Valentine’s week or are you single and feeling lonely? Do the affectionate couples out there make...

What are you going to do after you graduate? It’s a question you’ve been asked a million times by well-meaning family members, friends,...

In last week’s blog post, I argued that disappointment is not result of what happens to us, but rather the failure of people, events,...

We have all experienced the unpleasant emotion of disappointment. We didn’t get into the school we wanted to attend; the person we had a...