Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work. 
Kevin Eubanks 
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Work Hard! Play Hard! Never lose the momentum. Many accomplishments in life happen because we work hard and do not lose sight of the goal. Keep your head up. We have two more semesters and Praxis II, then we will have accomplished the goal. On this journey of discovery and enlightenment, I wish you well.  

Everybody gets so much information all day long they lost their common sense. Gertrude Stein

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Technology continues to advance with every day that passes by. As we see the potential for technology, we must bear in mind the purpose of the technology and how it can be utilized to foster learning amongst professionals, families, and students. It is not technology that is good or bad, but the individual that chooses the technology and intent. We cannot stray away the use of technology in our daily lives, from the dawn of electricity in homes, society has grown incessantly hungry for more to technology to make life easier. 

Prepare Today, OWN Tomorrow

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” 

-Malcom X

     In relation to my last post, education is necessary to thrive and survive in an ever changing world.  Those who remain current and seek knowledge will be better prepared for any major events to come.  They can bend, blend, react, and adjust accordingly as not to break.  An educated person's mind is vast and contains multitudes of schema readily available for any situation.  We must adequately prepare today so that tomorrow we can control our fate and pilot our destiny.  

Prey On The Uneducated

“Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.” -G.K. Chesterton

This is part of my opening speech on the first day of school.  I always say, "Education is the best line of defense against all adversity".  I explain to my students that without education they can be easily manipulated by anyone with a sophisticated tongue.  I give the example mass media example.  The mass media preys on the uneducated and the insecure.  Watching infomercials at night will convince you that you all sorts of problems just to make a buck.  A persons body will actually start to experience symptoms if the mind believes it enough.  Education is key! Education is powerful! 

Getting Closer!

Well, three days left!  I can feel the end, I can feel the grind!  As an avid jogger, I there's a second "area" of the mind you have to go to when you are tired, near the end of a run, but need to keep going. I feel the same thing with our work, I know I can do it, but I have to go to another area of my mind to keep focussed ignore any distractions, and finish where I know I can finish.  I think Zig has an important point to keep in mind, we need to finish strong and not lose focus.  So much of the finish is mental.  Self-talk is super important.  I just keep telling myself "stay focussed, stay focussed, stay focussed".  One objective at a time.  Almost there.  One assignment at a time.  Almost there.



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Keep on keeping on...

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. 
Bill Cosby 
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We must succeed, it has been a hard tough intercession course!  I have found it hard to keep up with the holidays right smack in the middle.  In any case, we must have the mindset to succeed instead of failing.  I found it hard to keep up with everyone in this course.  Hopefully there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, where I will find the way to complete all I have set out for, signed up for...

Plant The Seed

“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”  -C.S. Lewis

We are simply here to plant the seed in their mind so that they can grow into any tree, any direction, they desire.  We must nurture the seed until it sprouts into maturity.  Even then we must assure that it is not dimmed out by the surrounding plants, while making sure it does not stand alone and dry out.

We are adding and not eradicating.  Building not demolishing.