Tag: Max’s Note

I don’t have a stress response with “do more” feedback. In fact, it often leaves me energized. It’s like someone showing me where to find the puzzle pieces I’ve been looking all over for. I want more of that.

It is normal to keep our personal-development plans to ourselves. But if you’re trying something new in the way you interact with your teammates, break from this normalcy: Let people know what you’re up to and why.

“Bad news early is good news.”

Today, I want to hear from you.

Opening Up By Writing It Down is a book about the benefits of expressive writing. It was a life-changing read for me. It explores how often we carry our most difficult experiences in secret, locking them in our brains where they cannot be adequately processed. When we release these experiences—either verbally or in writing—we begin

Next time you teach something, ask your learners how they personally relate to what they’ve just learned. They can vocalize their connections or write them down. This approach is helpful on multiple levels: Firstly, when you hear how your learners are connecting the lesson to their experiences, you’ll get a chance to verify that they

My wife Jess was a second-grade teacher for five years. Whenever one of her students started acting up, her playbook was the same: Find out if the kid needs to eat or sleep, then help them do so. Jess uses the same technique with me when I am acting up. Because while I am not