Escape Room Best Practices: A Microcosm of High-performance in the Workplace
When we began analyzing the best practices for successful escapes at Escape Manor, we suspected that there would be some similarities...
Steps to Significance: Playing for the Enemy
This series of articles highlights the defining failures in my life to this point, as well as the invaluable lessons they taught me. I...
Steps to Significance: Fail Early, Fail Often
Failures, set-backs, challenges, detours – call them whatever you want, but there is no shortage of messages in our society today...
Discover Year 1 - Lessons Learned: Michael
I’ll never forget seeing Michael take charge that evening. It was our Fall Open House for potential Discover Year applicants. The date...
The Advantages of Authentic Networking
Networking can be a scary word. It often conjures up images of contrived events filled with sweaty handshakes, awkward conversation and...
Building a Meaningful Gap Year
Since 1973, Harvard college (yes, THAT Harvard) has been offering admitted students the opportunity to take a year “off” prior to...
Wading into the Workplace: tips for a successful first job
As throngs of recent university and college grads begin to wade into the mysterious waters of today’s job market and countless high...
The Importance of Micro-Purpose
"For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of...
Following your Passion: The Prequel
There is no shortage of messages telling young people to follow their passion these days. Through spoken word and print, today’s students...
What’s on your Plate? Why getting involved is great – as long as you’re doing it for the right reaso
When describing my philosophy for young adults’ academic and social engagement, I find that the analogy of a plate of food works best....
