By now, you’ve probably heard that Randy Pausch died Friday at the age of 47.
Though known in the field of computer science, he had gained world-wide fame from his wise, clever “last lecture” at Carnegie Mellon in the fall of 2007. At that time he had been told that because of aggressive pancreatic cancer, he had [...]
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An Academic’s Well-Lived Life: Perseverance, Loyalty, Gratitude, Love
Posted in academic, advisor, brave, choice, coaching, courage, creativity, criticism, dissertation coach, following through, football, grateful, gratitude, perseverance, positive psychology, top strengths, using your strengths, tagged perseverence, model for a professor, teaching by example, others matter on July 27, 2008 | No Comments »
The Grace and Grit of Dissertation Writing
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, brave, choice, coaching, commitment, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, football, joy, mental toughness, perseverance, resilience, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged dissertation, grit, hard choices, joy, perseverance, using your strengths, writing on January 6, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m not a football fan; I barely understand the game. But I do know grit when I see it.
This holiday has given me time to watch a football game on TV with my family.
When I see what those players do for their team, I cringe, but I’m also in awe.
When one big fellow was flattened [...]
