The resources below, including a selection of blog posts and short videos, highlight ways of maintaining focus and operating with intention. All were created with faculty and academic leaders in mind.
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We find light
in unexpected corners,
tucked behind memory,
obscured by worry,
shimmering through
a silvery sieve.
© 2022 Elizabeth Odders-White & Suzanne Dove
It's hard to believe that we’ve already arrived at the final post in the Leading Life series! Where has the time gone? We’ll wrap up by spending a few minutes focusing on… focus.
The message that’s been buzzing around me over the past couple of weeks is this: “Less prep, more presence.”
In this post, I’ll concentrate on a simple and poweful technique called “daily questions,” recommended by Marshall Goldsmith.
In the first post in the Leading Life series, I shared simple steps for crafting a life-purpose statement. Here, we’ll focus on clarifying our values.
Whether you’re a higher-ed leader trying to maintain some sense of balance or someone who simply wants to spend a bit more time focusing on things that matter, I think you’ll find tools here that can help.
I know we’re all busy—thus, the need to say no!—so let’s dive right in. The next time you’re presented with a request, how about giving the following steps a try?
In the past week, two different people have shared the same quote with me: “The way we do anything is the way we do everything.”
This sign reminds me how much I could use a recombobulation station of my own. Couldn’t you? The thought of having a place to regroup mentally, emotionally, and physically feels miraculous.
I easily get stuck in what I’m doing, possibly because I sometimes have the ability to be focused and determined (generally a good thing) and possibly because I find it impossible to leave well enough alone.
What’s nagging at me is the suspicion that my swiftfootedness is tied less to some deep sense of clarity and more to my status as a card-carrying member of the productivity-junkie (aka pro-junk) club.
Leaps of faith can be thrilling. Excitement courses through our veins. We see endless possibility. We’ve got the world on a string.
I have an unfortunate tendency to feel burdened by a sense of responsibility and obligation. Thankfully, I’ve stumbled upon some simple strategies that have helped me deal with almost any to-do list.
Welcome to the very first post of The STANDOUT Professor blog! The overarching goal of The STANDOUT Professor community is to help faculty and leaders who challenge stereotypes thrive. I hope that you’ll feel a sense of belonging here and that the resources on the site will make your life at least a little easier… happier… better.
I got tenure. Now what do I do?
There are so many paths to pursue.
I’m not sure where I’ll go,
But there’s one thing I know.
Yep, some “me time” is long overdue.