The US News and World Report Rankings came out earlier this week. Last year I wrote “The Rankings, Meh…” This year I’m taking a different approach and cheering! I encourage you to try it out… here are a few examples of ways to use cheers in your conversations about rankings. 1 – Scoreboard! Scoreboard! I […]
Be Cool.
Listen to the audio version of this blog on the College Admission Brief podcast: Apple | Spotify | Spreaker I am not a big fan of having internet access on flights because it is a huge temptation for me to do work in the air. So one of my new year’s resolutions is to stop getting Wi-Fi […]
Ask The Same Questions, again and again…
If you have ever been to Chick-Fil-A, you know their staff will always respond to your thanks with “My pleasure.” Customer: “Thank you for the ketchup.” Staffer: “My pleasure.” Customer: “Thank you for the lemonade.” Staffer: “My pleasure.” Customer: “Thanks for the sandwich.” Staffer: “My pleasure.” I once tried saying, “Thanks for saying ‘my pleasure,’” and received […]
Do Something New
Keeping it simple. Sort of… My wife and I had a one-present Christmas, as in, one gift only to exchange. “Let’s keep it simple.” But while one present should be easy, it also adds some pressure. Do you go functional? Something she’s asked for to show I am listening? Or is that predictable and boring? […]
Lessons from the Election
Note: Next week we will get back to talking about fantasy football. But for now we’re calling an audible and saying it’s halftime, because it’s important we deal in reality. And the reality is the last week has been terrible. (How’s that for an intro?) The dramatic election Tuesday was followed by turbulence and fall out on […]