Extension is the Development of People
Advice to my first-year self
I wish someone had told me these things when I began my Extension career.
Keep your glove on
Sometimes we need to be reminded to look up and be ready for greatness to fall in our outstretched glove.
What if leadership looked more like coaching and less like a boss?
Leaders have 1 job: Create the conditions for people to do their best thinking. Nancy Kline calls this the “thinking environment,” a set of external conditions under which human-thinking flourishes.
Top 9 things parents should remember during the fair
So before you get upset at the show this year, consider that we all want the same thing. We all want your child to be safe, to grow and learn, to make lifelong friends, and to be proud of who they’re becoming.
8 things that matter at the 4-H fair
You see, the 4-H fair isn't just about your project. It's about learning to deal what life throws at you, with failure and success and everything in between.
Calling it even
When we look at life through a transactional lens (what can you do for me) instead of a transformational lens (what can I do for you), we’re always left wanting more.
I know why your marketing fails
The problem with your marketing is your messaging. Messaging defines who your brand is and why customers need you. Most of us don’t have a clear message that resonates with the people we’re trying to reach. Let’s fix that.
Today, I’ll clean fish
I’ve been looking for the secret to happiness, and all along, it was as simple as that: cleaning fish.
Every participant’s journey begins with curiosity
Every day we ask people to do something: join, volunteer, donate, attend, recycle, eat, read, exercise. Sometimes they say yes; lots of times they say no, or don’t say anything at all.