October 23rd 1999 so special day for my wife and I it was our wedding day
wife and I it was our wedding day
wife and I it was our wedding day and I vividly remember the moments that
and I vividly remember the moments that
and I vividly remember the moments that was entailed in that day exchanging our
was entailed in that day exchanging our
was entailed in that day exchanging our vows
vows
vows sharing the joyous occasion with our
sharing the joyous occasion with our
sharing the joyous occasion with our family and friends
family and friends
family and friends and who could ever forget opening the
and who could ever forget opening the
and who could ever forget opening the wedding gifts yeah and discovering
wedding gifts yeah and discovering
wedding gifts yeah and discovering glassware and silverware and three crock
glassware and silverware and three crock
glassware and silverware and three crock pots cash gifts but there was one gift
pots cash gifts but there was one gift
pots cash gifts but there was one gift in particular that stood out and I have
in particular that stood out and I have
in particular that stood out and I have to be completely Frank with you I was a
to be completely Frank with you I was a
to be completely Frank with you I was a little baffled when when we opened the
little baffled when when we opened the
little baffled when when we opened the package it wasn’t a small appliance
package it wasn’t a small appliance
package it wasn’t a small appliance wasn’t a toaster or a blender it was a
wasn’t a toaster or a blender it was a
wasn’t a toaster or a blender it was a toolbox and I was I tried to be grateful
toolbox and I was I tried to be grateful
toolbox and I was I tried to be grateful but in my mind I was thinking the
but in my mind I was thinking the
but in my mind I was thinking the toolbox was not on the wedding registry
toolbox was not on the wedding registry
toolbox was not on the wedding registry who would give me a toolbox but over
who would give me a toolbox but over
who would give me a toolbox but over time the one gift that has offered the
time the one gift that has offered the
time the one gift that has offered the greatest value to our family over time
greatest value to our family over time
greatest value to our family over time has been that toolbox actually some of
has been that toolbox actually some of
has been that toolbox actually some of my greatest creations and and disasters
my greatest creations and and disasters
my greatest creations and and disasters around my house are largely attributed
around my house are largely attributed
around my house are largely attributed to to my imagination in my toolbox and
to to my imagination in my toolbox and
to to my imagination in my toolbox and many of you can relate having a vision
many of you can relate having a vision
many of you can relate having a vision of what you want to create and you
of what you want to create and you
of what you want to create and you immediately think hey what are the tools
immediately think hey what are the tools
immediately think hey what are the tools what are the resources that I need to
what are the resources that I need to
what are the resources that I need to help me facilitate this process
help me facilitate this process
help me facilitate this process creativity innovation we love it in the
creativity innovation we love it in the
creativity innovation we love it in the world we have a fascination with it but
world we have a fascination with it but
world we have a fascination with it but I feel a need to pause just for a moment
I feel a need to pause just for a moment
I feel a need to pause just for a moment and to acknowledge the obvious that the
and to acknowledge the obvious that the
and to acknowledge the obvious that the innovative process is one that is
innovative process is one that is
innovative process is one that is daunting that is arduous that is
daunting that is arduous that is
daunting that is arduous that is challenging it’s not always clean
challenging it’s not always clean
challenging it’s not always clean and contiguous and and actually
and contiguous and and actually
and contiguous and and actually sometimes is absolutely frustrating and
sometimes is absolutely frustrating and
sometimes is absolutely frustrating and overwhelming sometimes it forces us to
overwhelming sometimes it forces us to
overwhelming sometimes it forces us to take a step back in and ask why in the
take a step back in and ask why in the
take a step back in and ask why in the world that I start this project and so
world that I start this project and so
world that I start this project and so what I would love for us to do for the
what I would love for us to do for the
what I would love for us to do for the next few moments is to take a peek into
next few moments is to take a peek into
next few moments is to take a peek into the innovators toolbox and to identify
the innovators toolbox and to identify
the innovators toolbox and to identify maybe three tools that can be useful to
maybe three tools that can be useful to
maybe three tools that can be useful to ensure that we stay engaged in this
ensure that we stay engaged in this
ensure that we stay engaged in this process
process
process you know once we get past the
you know once we get past the
you know once we get past the preliminary steps of for example
preliminary steps of for example
preliminary steps of for example creating urgency to start the process or
creating urgency to start the process or
creating urgency to start the process or gleaning insight from inspiration that
gleaning insight from inspiration that
gleaning insight from inspiration that that prompts us to to engage the process
that prompts us to to engage the process
that prompts us to to engage the process of innovation but once we get through
of innovation but once we get through
of innovation but once we get through those preliminary steps how do we stay
those preliminary steps how do we stay
those preliminary steps how do we stay engaged in the process and so I have a
engaged in the process and so I have a
engaged in the process and so I have a few suggestions that I would like to
few suggestions that I would like to
few suggestions that I would like to offer that have been a resource to me
offer that have been a resource to me
offer that have been a resource to me and others who have mentored and and and
and others who have mentored and and and
and others who have mentored and and and worked with me in in times past so it’s
worked with me in in times past so it’s
worked with me in in times past so it’s a beautiful photo so the first
a beautiful photo so the first
a beautiful photo so the first suggestion that I want to offer is
suggestion that I want to offer is
suggestion that I want to offer is smiles smiles and the smile is an
smiles smiles and the smile is an
smiles smiles and the smile is an expression that characterizes positive
expression that characterizes positive
expression that characterizes positive emotions joy hope gratitude zest now we
emotions joy hope gratitude zest now we
emotions joy hope gratitude zest now we know for a fact that positive emotions
know for a fact that positive emotions
know for a fact that positive emotions that they have the power to generate and
that they have the power to generate and
that they have the power to generate and to sustain momentum they’re excellent in
to sustain momentum they’re excellent in
to sustain momentum they’re excellent in the change process but I hear you
the change process but I hear you
the change process but I hear you telepathically asking me well you know
telepathically asking me well you know
telepathically asking me well you know how can we control the emotions you know
how can we control the emotions you know
how can we control the emotions you know they’re naturally elicited they’re
they’re naturally elicited they’re
they’re naturally elicited they’re naturally evoked they’re a natural
naturally evoked they’re a natural
naturally evoked they’re a natural response to a situation and so one
response to a situation and so one
response to a situation and so one consideration that would love for you to
consideration that would love for you to
consideration that would love for you to ponder is to think about what the type
ponder is to think about what the type
ponder is to think about what the type of context that we can create that
of context that we can create that
of context that we can create that enables positive emotions to emerge on a
enables positive emotions to emerge on a
enables positive emotions to emerge on a consistent basis and let’s face it when
consistent basis and let’s face it when
consistent basis and let’s face it when we’re engaged
we’re engaged
we’re engaged in this this process
in this this process
in this this process of change many times negative emotions
of change many times negative emotions
of change many times negative emotions they tend to emerge feelings of doubt
fear anger insecurity and so I think
fear anger insecurity and so I think it’s absolutely critical that we that we
it’s absolutely critical that we that we
it’s absolutely critical that we that we really ponder ways to create a culture
really ponder ways to create a culture
really ponder ways to create a culture that allows these positive emotions to
that allows these positive emotions to
that allows these positive emotions to emerge we know from research that there
emerge we know from research that there
emerge we know from research that there is this direct connection that exists
is this direct connection that exists
is this direct connection that exists between emotions and mindset and so some
between emotions and mindset and so some
between emotions and mindset and so some of you are familiar with the research of
of you are familiar with the research of
of you are familiar with the research of Carol Dweck out of Stanford University
Carol Dweck out of Stanford University
Carol Dweck out of Stanford University and she’s done a ton of research on
and she’s done a ton of research on
and she’s done a ton of research on neuroplasticity
neuroplasticity
neuroplasticity and how intelligence is not static but
and how intelligence is not static but
and how intelligence is not static but it’s actually developed but when you
it’s actually developed but when you
it’s actually developed but when you think about this notion mindset is the
think about this notion mindset is the
think about this notion mindset is the soil that cultivates emotional responses
soil that cultivates emotional responses
soil that cultivates emotional responses so if you if you think about growth
so if you if you think about growth
so if you if you think about growth mindset growth mindset naturally
mindset growth mindset naturally
mindset growth mindset naturally cultivates and nurtures the development
cultivates and nurtures the development
cultivates and nurtures the development of positive emotions
of positive emotions
of positive emotions whereas fixed mindset it provides the
whereas fixed mindset it provides the
whereas fixed mindset it provides the soil that nurtures that nurtures
soil that nurtures that nurtures
soil that nurtures that nurtures negative emotions so I’m reminded of a
negative emotions so I’m reminded of a
negative emotions so I’m reminded of a conversation that I had with a colleague
conversation that I had with a colleague
conversation that I had with a colleague and this gentleman he taught a math
and this gentleman he taught a math
and this gentleman he taught a math course on class and he had a class of
course on class and he had a class of
course on class and he had a class of about 15 to 18 students and many of the
about 15 to 18 students and many of the
about 15 to 18 students and many of the students were absolutely terrified of
students were absolutely terrified of
students were absolutely terrified of math actually he had about five students
math actually he had about five students
math actually he had about five students in the class who were seniors and they
in the class who were seniors and they
in the class who were seniors and they waited until the last semester to
waited until the last semester to
waited until the last semester to complete that one general education
complete that one general education
complete that one general education course to to complete their their their
course to to complete their their their
course to to complete their their their degree program and so with every class
degree program and so with every class
degree program and so with every class he had this common spiel on the first
he had this common spiel on the first
he had this common spiel on the first day and it was all about shifting your
day and it was all about shifting your
day and it was all about shifting your perspective making this paradigm shift
perspective making this paradigm shift
perspective making this paradigm shift right look at look at math differently
right look at look at math differently
right look at look at math differently you know what you see is how you feel so
you know what you see is how you feel so
you know what you see is how you feel so look look differently at math and
look look differently at math and
look look differently at math and students for about five minutes they
students for about five minutes they
students for about five minutes they would feel confident and they like oh I
would feel confident and they like oh I
would feel confident and they like oh I can do this
can do this
can do this and then he would put a compound
and then he would put a compound
and then he would put a compound fraction on the dry erase board and then
fraction on the dry erase board and then
fraction on the dry erase board and then they were searching for the drop/add
they were searching for the drop/add
they were searching for the drop/add form quickly right and so he talked to
form quickly right and so he talked to
form quickly right and so he talked to me about this experience yeah I don’t
me about this experience yeah I don’t
me about this experience yeah I don’t know what we can do I mean how do I
know what we can do I mean how do I
know what we can do I mean how do I approach this differently so that
approach this differently so that
approach this differently so that students bring a different psychological
students bring a different psychological
students bring a different psychological lens to this course and I said hey have
lens to this course and I said hey have
lens to this course and I said hey have you ever considered covering growth and
you ever considered covering growth and
you ever considered covering growth and fixed mindset as an option because it
fixed mindset as an option because it
fixed mindset as an option because it really hits the notion that hey we have
really hits the notion that hey we have
really hits the notion that hey we have the capacity is just about leveraging
the capacity is just about leveraging
the capacity is just about leveraging the amount of effort is assessing the
the amount of effort is assessing the
the amount of effort is assessing the resources that I have at my disposal
resources that I have at my disposal
resources that I have at my disposal whether they’re internal or external he
whether they’re internal or external he
whether they’re internal or external he said that’s a good idea let me try that
said that’s a good idea let me try that
said that’s a good idea let me try that on the first day and so what he decided
on the first day and so what he decided
on the first day and so what he decided to do was to cover growth and fixed
to do was to cover growth and fixed
to do was to cover growth and fixed mindset and highlight some of the main
mindset and highlight some of the main
mindset and highlight some of the main facets of Dweck’s research and he also
facets of Dweck’s research and he also
facets of Dweck’s research and he also intersected that with the strengths
intersected that with the strengths
intersected that with the strengths perspective and so he had all the
perspective and so he had all the
perspective and so he had all the students reflect on their unique
students reflect on their unique
students reflect on their unique capacity what are the resources that
capacity what are the resources that
capacity what are the resources that you’re bringing into this classroom that
you’re bringing into this classroom that
you’re bringing into this classroom that can help you become successful because
can help you become successful because
can help you become successful because you can leverage those resources as
you can leverage those resources as
you can leverage those resources as pathways to meet your goal and he said
pathways to meet your goal and he said
pathways to meet your goal and he said that the dispositions of the students
that the dispositions of the students
that the dispositions of the students shifted immediately and students felt
shifted immediately and students felt
shifted immediately and students felt alive and they felt capable and they
alive and they felt capable and they
alive and they felt capable and they came up with a classroom norm that they
came up with a classroom norm that they
came up with a classroom norm that they can become they could be completely
can become they could be completely
can become they could be completely transparent about their feelings towards
transparent about their feelings towards
transparent about their feelings towards math so if they didn’t understand the
math so if they didn’t understand the
math so if they didn’t understand the math concept they could say hey I don’t
math concept they could say hey I don’t
math concept they could say hey I don’t understand this but they had to add one
understand this but they had to add one
understand this but they had to add one word at the end yet or I don’t
word at the end yet or I don’t
word at the end yet or I don’t understand this now and it sends the
understand this now and it sends the
understand this now and it sends the message that you are capable of
message that you are capable of
message that you are capable of understanding it it just takes time and
understanding it it just takes time and
understanding it it just takes time and students walked into the classroom with
students walked into the classroom with
students walked into the classroom with a heightened sense of joy with a
a heightened sense of joy with a
a heightened sense of joy with a heightened sense of hope with a
heightened sense of hope with a
heightened sense of hope with a heightened sense of optimism and so
heightened sense of optimism and so
heightened sense of optimism and so those positive emotions created momentum
those positive emotions created momentum
those positive emotions created momentum I actually saw one of the students on on
I actually saw one of the students on on
I actually saw one of the students on on campus and she said I remember you or
campus and she said I remember you or
campus and she said I remember you or that guy that talked about growth
that guy that talked about growth
that guy that talked about growth mindset and and strings with our
mindset and and strings with our
mindset and and strings with our instructor and I yeah that’s me Denzel
instructor and I yeah that’s me Denzel
instructor and I yeah that’s me Denzel Wow
Wow
Wow shetan and I said how did you do in the
shetan and I said how did you do in the
shetan and I said how did you do in the course she said I did great I did great
course she said I did great I did great
course she said I did great I did great I actually you know I was just initial I
I actually you know I was just initial I
I actually you know I was just initial I just wanted to pass the course but I
just wanted to pass the course but I
just wanted to pass the course but I actually got to be in the course and I
actually got to be in the course and I
actually got to be in the course and I see a great job that’s pretty good great
see a great job that’s pretty good great
see a great job that’s pretty good great job all right great job so positive
job all right great job so positive
job all right great job so positive emotions is huge by the way we actually
emotions is huge by the way we actually
emotions is huge by the way we actually have companies fortune 100 companies
have companies fortune 100 companies
have companies fortune 100 companies across our country who are trying to
across our country who are trying to
across our country who are trying to cultivate what we call a growth mindset
cultivate what we call a growth mindset
cultivate what we call a growth mindset culture so companies that that are
culture so companies that that are
culture so companies that that are highly innovative such as Microsoft and
highly innovative such as Microsoft and
highly innovative such as Microsoft and Southwest I love flying Southwest so the
Southwest I love flying Southwest so the
Southwest I love flying Southwest so the first tool that we see in the innovators
first tool that we see in the innovators
first tool that we see in the innovators toolbox is is smiles smiles the second
toolbox is is smiles smiles the second
toolbox is is smiles smiles the second tool I would love for you to consider oh
tool I would love for you to consider oh
tool I would love for you to consider oh by the way I love this talk by dr.
by the way I love this talk by dr.
by the way I love this talk by dr. Frederickson positivity doesn’t just
Frederickson positivity doesn’t just
Frederickson positivity doesn’t just change the contents of your mind it
change the contents of your mind it
change the contents of your mind it widens the span of possibilities that
widens the span of possibilities that
widens the span of possibilities that you see and that tends to be a direct
you see and that tends to be a direct
you see and that tends to be a direct benefit of positive emotion positive
benefit of positive emotion positive
benefit of positive emotion positive emotion the second tool that I would
emotion the second tool that I would
emotion the second tool that I would love for you to consider is style its
love for you to consider is style its
love for you to consider is style its style and so you see the turnstile and
style and so you see the turnstile and
style and so you see the turnstile and you see this image on the screen you’re
you see this image on the screen you’re
you see this image on the screen you’re probably thinking about men dr. Hall
probably thinking about men dr. Hall
probably thinking about men dr. Hall looks very nice on stage look at him
looks very nice on stage look at him
looks very nice on stage look at him just smooth good-looking by the way I am
just smooth good-looking by the way I am
just smooth good-looking by the way I am married so I’m sorry all right but
married so I’m sorry all right but
married so I’m sorry all right but really what I’m getting at with style is
really what I’m getting at with style is
really what I’m getting at with style is is not what we wear but how we’re wired
is not what we wear but how we’re wired
is not what we wear but how we’re wired and so when I think of the term
and so when I think of the term
and so when I think of the term innovation some names immediately come
innovation some names immediately come
innovation some names immediately come to mind such as Beethoven and Mozart and
to mind such as Beethoven and Mozart and
to mind such as Beethoven and Mozart and Maya Angelou in and Duke Ellington and
Maya Angelou in and Duke Ellington and
Maya Angelou in and Duke Ellington and Michael Jordan Michael Jackson but the
Michael Jordan Michael Jackson but the
Michael Jordan Michael Jackson but the off-the-wall thriller Michael Jackson
off-the-wall thriller Michael Jackson
off-the-wall thriller Michael Jackson all right the that’s when he was at his
all right the that’s when he was at his
all right the that’s when he was at his best these are individuals who engaged
best these are individuals who engaged
best these are individuals who engaged the innovative process with their unique
the innovative process with their unique
the innovative process with their unique resources they didn’t try to engage the
resources they didn’t try to engage the
resources they didn’t try to engage the process like others they knew how to
process like others they knew how to
process like others they knew how to lean into their natural proclivities and
lean into their natural proclivities and
lean into their natural proclivities and inclinations to realize their vision so
inclinations to realize their vision so
inclinations to realize their vision so when you think of some
when you think of some
when you think of some like Albert Einstein he leaned into
like Albert Einstein he leaned into
like Albert Einstein he leaned into curiosity to produce academic
curiosity to produce academic
curiosity to produce academic developments that we still referenced
developments that we still referenced
developments that we still referenced today or when you think about Michael
today or when you think about Michael
today or when you think about Michael Jordan who leaned into competition to
Jordan who leaned into competition to
Jordan who leaned into competition to revolution revolutionize professional
revolution revolutionize professional
revolution revolutionize professional athletics and even even branding or
athletics and even even branding or
athletics and even even branding or Michael Jackson who had the strength of
Michael Jackson who had the strength of
Michael Jackson who had the strength of Maximizer everything had to be perfect
Maximizer everything had to be perfect
Maximizer everything had to be perfect the right note the right rhythm the
the right note the right rhythm the
the right note the right rhythm the right sound the right lyric and he knew
right sound the right lyric and he knew
right sound the right lyric and he knew that all of those pieces would be
that all of those pieces would be
that all of those pieces would be integrated to make perfect music that
integrated to make perfect music that
integrated to make perfect music that would translate just one demographic of
would translate just one demographic of
would translate just one demographic of people so how do we stay engaged in this
people so how do we stay engaged in this
people so how do we stay engaged in this process
process
process we lean into our capacity we lean into
we lean into our capacity we lean into
we lean into our capacity we lean into our past capacity we embrace our unique
our past capacity we embrace our unique
our past capacity we embrace our unique our unique style so my introduction as a
our unique style so my introduction as a
our unique style so my introduction as a hire a professional goes back you know
hire a professional goes back you know
hire a professional goes back you know goes back to 2001 and I had a good
goes back to 2001 and I had a good
goes back to 2001 and I had a good relationship with the Dean who was a
relationship with the Dean who was a
relationship with the Dean who was a mentor for me and he invited me to teach
mentor for me and he invited me to teach
mentor for me and he invited me to teach psychology 101 and I had 35 traditional
psychology 101 and I had 35 traditional
psychology 101 and I had 35 traditional college students in the classroom
college students in the classroom
college students in the classroom waiting for me and to be honest with you
waiting for me and to be honest with you
waiting for me and to be honest with you when he extended the invitation to me I
when he extended the invitation to me I
when he extended the invitation to me I thought man I am special but I didn’t
thought man I am special but I didn’t
thought man I am special but I didn’t know that he he gave me a class that
know that he he gave me a class that
know that he he gave me a class that nobody else wanted to teach right it was
nobody else wanted to teach right it was
nobody else wanted to teach right it was a Monday Wednesday Friday class at 8
a Monday Wednesday Friday class at 8
a Monday Wednesday Friday class at 8 o’clock in the morning and so he
o’clock in the morning and so he
o’clock in the morning and so he couldn’t get any full-time faculty
couldn’t get any full-time faculty
couldn’t get any full-time faculty members to teach it so he said hey Keith
members to teach it so he said hey Keith
members to teach it so he said hey Keith would you like to teach and I’m like
would you like to teach and I’m like
would you like to teach and I’m like uh-huh uh-huh and so I remember vividly
uh-huh uh-huh and so I remember vividly
uh-huh uh-huh and so I remember vividly walking into the classroom and and I was
walking into the classroom and and I was
walking into the classroom and and I was I was well prepared I was definitely
I was well prepared I was definitely
I was well prepared I was definitely motivated and I you know went through my
motivated and I you know went through my
motivated and I you know went through my diagrams I shared the content and I felt
diagrams I shared the content and I felt
diagrams I shared the content and I felt it went well and he was sitting in the
it went well and he was sitting in the
it went well and he was sitting in the audience and you know I concluded and
audience and you know I concluded and
audience and you know I concluded and spoke to a couple of students he he came
spoke to a couple of students he he came
spoke to a couple of students he he came beside me say hey before you take off
beside me say hey before you take off
beside me say hey before you take off drop by my office I’m like okay I will
drop by my office I’m like okay I will
drop by my office I’m like okay I will so you know I excused myself from the
so you know I excused myself from the
so you know I excused myself from the classroom went to
classroom went to
classroom went to his office he said hey hey close the
his office he said hey hey close the
his office he said hey hey close the door and I’m like oh this is not good
door and I’m like oh this is not good
door and I’m like oh this is not good all right
all right
all right close the door felt like I was in the
close the door felt like I was in the
close the door felt like I was in the principal’s office and he asked me uh
principal’s office and he asked me uh
principal’s office and he asked me uh Keith what was that and I said pardon
Keith what was that and I said pardon
Keith what was that and I said pardon what was that I said that was teaching
what was that I said that was teaching
what was that I said that was teaching he said no no no no no he said I’ve seen
he said no no no no no he said I’ve seen
he said no no no no no he said I’ve seen you present before and that’s not you
you present before and that’s not you
you present before and that’s not you and I said well you know as I was
and I said well you know as I was
and I said well you know as I was preparing I thought about instructors
preparing I thought about instructors
preparing I thought about instructors that I had and times past and I thought
that I had and times past and I thought
that I had and times past and I thought hey that is scholastic delivery I need
hey that is scholastic delivery I need
hey that is scholastic delivery I need to model what I had seen you know I
to model what I had seen you know I
to model what I had seen you know I thought I needed to be monotone throw in
thought I needed to be monotone throw in
thought I needed to be monotone throw in a couple of words like die bow you know
a couple of words like die bow you know
a couple of words like die bow you know yeah you know that that’s academic right
yeah you know that that’s academic right
yeah you know that that’s academic right and he was like no no no he said listen
and he was like no no no he said listen
and he was like no no no he said listen the reason why I invited you to teach is
the reason why I invited you to teach is
the reason why I invited you to teach is because I like your enthusiasm I like
because I like your enthusiasm I like
because I like your enthusiasm I like your energy I like the zest that you
your energy I like the zest that you
your energy I like the zest that you bring to an audience and I knew that
bring to an audience and I knew that
bring to an audience and I knew that students would be engaged if you
students would be engaged if you
students would be engaged if you approached the course that way and I
approached the course that way and I
approached the course that way and I said it’s okay for me to do that he said
said it’s okay for me to do that he said
said it’s okay for me to do that he said absolutely actually I want you to do
absolutely actually I want you to do
absolutely actually I want you to do that and if you don’t do that I won’t
that and if you don’t do that I won’t
that and if you don’t do that I won’t invite you back I said okay not a
invite you back I said okay not a
invite you back I said okay not a problem
problem
problem listen that was a very liberating
listen that was a very liberating
listen that was a very liberating conversation for me because I I stepped
conversation for me because I I stepped
conversation for me because I I stepped into the classroom the next time not
into the classroom the next time not
into the classroom the next time not feeling the burden of trying to do it
feeling the burden of trying to do it
feeling the burden of trying to do it like someone else I felt like I could
like someone else I felt like I could
like someone else I felt like I could step into that space and be completely
step into that space and be completely
step into that space and be completely myself to present from an authentic
myself to present from an authentic
myself to present from an authentic authentic space and what I quickly
authentic space and what I quickly
authentic space and what I quickly assessed is that my students were
assessed is that my students were
assessed is that my students were engaged and they were nodding and they
engaged and they were nodding and they
engaged and they were nodding and they were smiling but I was also engaged and
were smiling but I was also engaged and
were smiling but I was also engaged and I was loving it and it didn’t feel like
I was loving it and it didn’t feel like
I was loving it and it didn’t feel like work and so the the second tool that I
work and so the the second tool that I
work and so the the second tool that I would love for you to consider is is
would love for you to consider is is
would love for you to consider is is your style
your style
your style leaning into your talent leaning into
leaning into your talent leaning into
leaning into your talent leaning into your strengths leaning leaning into your
your strengths leaning leaning into your
your strengths leaning leaning into your interest in your passions and your
interest in your passions and your
interest in your passions and your natural proclivities what a great
natural proclivities what a great
natural proclivities what a great conversation with my mentor
conversation with my mentor
conversation with my mentor I love this quote by the way this
I love this quote by the way this
I love this quote by the way this age-old quote from Oscar Wilde be
age-old quote from Oscar Wilde be
age-old quote from Oscar Wilde be yourself everyone else is taken isn’t
yourself everyone else is taken isn’t
yourself everyone else is taken isn’t that a great fault that’s just such a
that a great fault that’s just such a
that a great fault that’s just such a great thought and it’s good to reflect
great thought and it’s good to reflect
great thought and it’s good to reflect on that from time to time hey some other
on that from time to time hey some other
on that from time to time hey some other researchers just tied two strings we
researchers just tied two strings we
researchers just tied two strings we know from from some studies that have
know from from some studies that have
know from from some studies that have been done by Gallup that individuals and
been done by Gallup that individuals and
been done by Gallup that individuals and professionals who employ their strengths
professionals who employ their strengths
professionals who employ their strengths on a day to day basis they are six times
on a day to day basis they are six times
on a day to day basis they are six times more likely to be engaged in their work
more likely to be engaged in their work
more likely to be engaged in their work and even in the process of innovating
and even in the process of innovating
and even in the process of innovating and change so it really behooves us to
and change so it really behooves us to
and change so it really behooves us to to first identify our strengths but
to first identify our strengths but
to first identify our strengths but secondly develop them thirdly lean into
secondly develop them thirdly lean into
secondly develop them thirdly lean into them apply them the last thought I want
them apply them the last thought I want
them apply them the last thought I want to share with you the last tool is
to share with you the last tool is
to share with you the last tool is substance is substance so in the process
substance is substance so in the process
substance is substance so in the process of change I think I have been guilty as
of change I think I have been guilty as
of change I think I have been guilty as a as a high achiever and some of you may
a as a high achiever and some of you may
a as a high achiever and some of you may be able to relate to this to become very
be able to relate to this to become very
be able to relate to this to become very inundated with the details so you focus
inundated with the details so you focus
inundated with the details so you focus on the day to day and sometimes we lose
on the day to day and sometimes we lose
on the day to day and sometimes we lose sight of the the larger vision and so I
sight of the the larger vision and so I
sight of the the larger vision and so I would say that one incredible tool to
would say that one incredible tool to
would say that one incredible tool to consider placing in your toolboxes is
consider placing in your toolboxes is
consider placing in your toolboxes is the tool of purpose and meaning I would
the tool of purpose and meaning I would
the tool of purpose and meaning I would say that the vast majority of us that
say that the vast majority of us that
say that the vast majority of us that work in higher education we’re not doing
work in higher education we’re not doing
work in higher education we’re not doing it for for popularity or for prestige or
it for for popularity or for prestige or
it for for popularity or for prestige or for fiscal capital even though we want
for fiscal capital even though we want
for fiscal capital even though we want to be compensated based on our
to be compensated based on our
to be compensated based on our contribution but as cliche as it may
contribution but as cliche as it may
contribution but as cliche as it may sound most of us we’re in this industry
sound most of us we’re in this industry
sound most of us we’re in this industry because we want to make a difference we
because we want to make a difference we
because we want to make a difference we want to know that our presence that the
want to know that our presence that the
want to know that our presence that the conversations that we had that the work
conversations that we had that the work
conversations that we had that the work and time that we expended that it made
and time that we expended that it made
and time that we expended that it made students better it made our community
students better it made our community
students better it made our community better and in some way it made the world
better and in some way it made the world
better and in some way it made the world better so taking a few moments to step
better so taking a few moments to step
better so taking a few moments to step back and to reflect and say why am I
back and to reflect and say why am I
back and to reflect and say why am I doing this extending beyond just the
doing this extending beyond just the
doing this extending beyond just the what
what
what and exploring deeply the why the
and exploring deeply the why the
and exploring deeply the why the innovators toolbox smiles style and
innovators toolbox smiles style and
innovators toolbox smiles style and substance thank you so much
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