It’s hard to believe I have been blogging for the majority of 2017. I’ve learned a few things along the way. You can read the first one here. Here’s my second thought: Social Shares Rule (disclaimer: this is not intended to guilt you into social sharing) If I were to …
wes Lessons Learned about Blogging, pt 1
Last December, I bought a domain and published my first post. Then, in February, I fully launched this blog. It has been an interesting journey, and I’d like to finish out 2017 by sharing a few things I’ve learned along the way. 1. Blogging takes time, both mine and yours. …
Leadership Isn’t Always Flashy
I think it is safe to say everyone has a situation in their life where they would enjoy being the leader. Is that a generic enough statement to start today? What I mean is this: everyone has a desire to lead, something. But the reality is leading is often the …
When It Clicks
Developing student leaders is a slow process. It takes time, patience, repetition, and lots of reminders. But, when a student gets “it”, very little compares. Over the past year I’ve had several discussions with one of our students, giving her permission to take ownership of running the computer on a …
Flint-Like Friends
Proverbs 28:18 says “as iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Over the years I have been fortunate enough to build some key relationships with some great people. Many of those relationships are ones which I try to keep fresh on a regular basis. Some of them, however, go …