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I found cooking to be a hobby I enjoy as well as a pleasant distraction from life. After eating an enjoyable dish at a restaurant, I make it a goal to try to not only replicate the recipe but make it even better. I troll through Pinterest and YouTube for hours to see how others... Continue Reading →
In everyone's leadership journey, it's easy to reflect back on the accomplishments that led you on the path to where you are today. It took hard work, countless hours in the classroom, and studying. There were risks along the way, whether they worked out to your advantage or not, but they are all now part... Continue Reading →
As I observe my Dad's colleagues adapt to life after retirement, I am amazed with his energy, fervor, dedication, and energy continuing to hone his skills while helping people in the community. With more than 40 years of experience, Dad continues to see patients and perform surgeries as a prominent eye doctor in Ohio. Growing... Continue Reading →
In elementary school, it was tennis. I had so much love for the game of tennis, that I was absorbed in it. I was eager to get on the tennis courts every day in the summer and played against anyone who was willing. I remember crying if it rained! If no one was around, I... Continue Reading →
Introduction A definite highlight of my teaching career was also spent on tennis courts coaching our student athletes and making positive connections with students. A fundamental rule for any tennis player is to stay out of “no man’s land”; the area between the baseline and the service line of a tennis court. So, the goal... Continue Reading →
In the book Wired to Resist, Author Britt Andreatta shares insights on the impact brain science has in helping leaders to work through the change process. Fundamentally, the brain is "wired to resist" changes in order to seek comfort and normalcy. As an illustration, Andreatta makes a comparison between someone leading the change process and... Continue Reading →
I can still imagine the way Bill's eyes scolded me for interfering with a magical moment for my own son. Bill had excitedly extended an offer to personally guide my son Jaiden and me through the community nature preserve. Jaiden, 7 years old at the time, filled the time hiking around the woods and stream... Continue Reading →
It's true that one person can create a lot of noise! Someone created a Facebook event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" - an event being planned to storm the government's military base on September 20 to supposedly see the aliens that are being covered up by the government. To date, more... Continue Reading →
There’s a lot of talk about the need for empathy, so leaders spend a lot of time developing lessons and opportunities for students to engage them in experiences to be more empathetic to situations and each other as well as how to use it in taking action. Yet, what empathy experiences can educational leaders employ?... Continue Reading →
I still shake my head when my 18-year old son, Keegan, sends me a text during the school day. Not that I'm naive that he isn't on his phone, but that he'd text me with non-urgent things frustrates me - "what's for dinner tonight? What are we doing this weekend? I'm gonna need more money... Continue Reading →
Neil Gupta, Ed.D. 