It was so hard for me at first. I knew about three songs and when it was time for us to play onstage I was all shaky, so I had to play behind the curtains. I just couldn't get up in front. Then you ... Read More about Being Vigilant
Cycle-of-Life Season
Advocating – Championing
The task of pleading a case is not reserved for lawyers, who are not the only ones skilled in that art. Each of us is an attorney-in-fact: the parent advocating for a child, a student defending a ... Read More about Advocating – Championing
Being Motivated and Driven
Motivation is the more assertive cousin of willingness, and the emotional component of assertiveness. While the willing person will act if necessary, the motivated person seeks to act. ... Read More about Being Motivated and Driven
Being Assertive
Often distinguished from aggressiveness, assertiveness is standing up for yourself without being abusive or overbearing. Most of the values in our model are assertive, for the simple reason that ... Read More about Being Assertive
Being Well-Rounded and Eclectic
To be well-rounded is to be well-grounded in many areas of study and practice. ... Read More about Being Well-Rounded and Eclectic
Acting with Urgency and Intensity
We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being ... Read More about Acting with Urgency and Intensity
Acting to Alleviate Suffering
The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is. [Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States (1980), Chapter 1, “Columbus, the ... Read More about Acting to Alleviate Suffering
Being Physically Fit
Living organisms, including human beings, feel better and are more productive when they are physically fit. For some of us, staying in shape is a constant struggle, while for others it is a pleasure, ... Read More about Being Physically Fit
Using Scientific Methods
. . . . . . In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published De revolutionibus orbitum coelesticum (On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres), in which he argued that the Earth revolved around the Sun, not ... Read More about Using Scientific Methods