Several years ago, I guided high school seniors through collaborative goal-setting exercises. An 18-year-old boy barked questions at me from across the classroom as I assisted a group of girls who were working on a project. “What should I do next?” he shouted. I...
“A dream is the visualization of your goal and the motivation for your soul,” insists Kristoffer Howes, entrepreneur and CEO of Weal Media. Michael Gerber, author of Awakening the Entrepreneur Within, describes a dream as “a statement of the greater good you want to...
The art of New Year’s resolutioning is not for the faint of heart. Cavett Robert said, “Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” Benjamin Franklin added, “How few there are who have courage...
At the end (and beginning) of the romantic-comedy, Pretty Woman, a man crosses the street and shouts to no one in particular, “Welcome to Hollywood! Everybody comes here has a dream. What’s your dream?” When was the last time someone asked you about your dream? I...
“How am I supposed to know what I want to do with the rest of my life?” asked Anthony, an 18 year-old student. “I don’t even know what I want to do tomorrow.” I was invited to motivate students about job opportunities at a high school Career Day. They made no effort...
