Tremendous Tracey
Taking Stock: Life Lessons I've Learned This Year
As the year comes to a close, I like to reflect back over the months passed on the biggest life lessons I’ve had the good fortune to learn. I judge...
Thank You Notes: A Letter to My Mentors
Thankfulness is the most reliable indicator of maturity. The older I get, the more people I realize I need to give thanks for because, without them, I wouldn't be who I am today. Heck, I’m even able to give thanks for the bad ones too! There are four strings of words that have profoundly impacted my life. Some were meant to encourage, others to correct. But in each instance, I can still hear the same dialogue as if it was happening now. In each case, it was only a single sentence, but its brevity did not diminish its power.
Five Books For Which I’m Eternally Grateful
Everything I read imprints on me and when you consider that I read several books a week that's a whole lot of imprints! It seems almost an offense ...
Cultivating A Spirit of Gratitude - 3 Thankfulness Practices
There’s just something about the month of November that brings out the spirit of gratitude in all of us. Maybe it’s the gathering of friends and fa...
500 Years Ago Today...
Earlier this month I had the privilege of taking a 10-day European cruise on the Elbe River (click here to see a beautiful album of photos from the...
Spooky Truths - Six Workplace Goblins to Watch Out For
It’s Halloween and time to beware of things that go bump in your cube! Here are six downright scary Halloween characters – and one not so scary - w...
It's Getting Chilly!
Better Add an Extra Layer...to Your Education
I just finished my last cohort seminar before I enter into the final phase of the completion of my doctoral degree. This past week I had the privil...
The Art of Ending - 5 Tips for Pruning the Weeds Out of Your Professional Life
With the changing of the leaves comes the perfect opportunity to make some other necessary changes. We often think of pruning as it pertains to the...
My Leadership Heroes: First Up...Martin Luther
October is one of my favorite months, but this one is extra tremendous. I am halfway through a 10-day excursion through Germany. Among the many inc...
Seasons of Leadership
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under Heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Perhaps it’s the crispness in the air or the dwindli...
The Power of Observation: Learning in the Strangest of Places
I have a reputation for having tremendous experiences when traveling. Thank goodness for that because I’ve been traveling quite a bit lately. As ma...
Keeping the Leadership Light Burning Bright: Tips for Inner Inspiration & Motivation
My doctoral classes are back in full swing and one of my classes is Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice. One of our texts is Parker Palmer’s...
What I Did on My Summer Vacation by Tracey C. Jones
This week, millions of youngsters are heading back to school. One of the highlights of this rite of passage is the chance to relay to your teacher ...
The Elusive Keys: Five Encouragements for Venturing Beyond Your Comfort Zone
We’ve all been there. The moment when you realize that you’ve reached a plateau. You’ve checked off the mastery of every skill on your profession...
What If You Didn’t Have a Safety Net? Learning to Lean Toward Opportunity
At its simplest, a net is a series of ropes and knots bound together in such a manner as to create an effective support structure. As a metaphor fo...
