HeyJaredWho Am I Now?
A newsletter about how we figure out who we are through all the changes life throws at us
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Each semester, the students in my MBA Leadership and Personal Development class do a values exercise to identify their core values. This helps them not only determine what matters to them, but also decide how they want to show up as a leader. We also talk about visions, statements that create a vivid picture of the future. But visions can be tricky. Much of the future is outside our control. “Where do you see yourself in five to ten years?” is an interview question that most people struggle with
Justice and Compassion (opens the original)
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On Sunday, I saw the documentary Jane Elliott Against the World at FilmScene. The documentary was part of their Vino Verite series, which includes snacks and wine before the show and dessert afterward. The director generally attends, and FilmScene hosts a discussion after the show. Jane Elliott became famous in the 1960’s. At that time, she taught third grade in Riceville, Iowa. All of the students were white and Christian. But when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, Jane decided that it
Wise Guides (opens the original)
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We’ve made it through the third week of the semester. In many ways, this is a typical semester. I’m teaching two sections of Leadership and Personal Development to the MBAs. I have one Ph.D. student working on her dissertation and another working on his 2nd-year paper. The Data Center Decision Tool that the Social Impact Community created with the Hubbell Environment Law Initiative continues to draw a lot of attention. I’m working on strategic planning with the Johnson County System of Care and
9/11 (opens the original)
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With the 25th anniversary of September 11 this week, I thought I’d reshare this digital essay about my memories of that day. Thanks for reading Who Am I Now? ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</div
Blending Selves (opens the original)
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We all have multiple selves. Just this week, I was a teacher, a mentor, a co-author, a keynote speaker, a reader, a writer, a mom, a wife, a friend, a researcher, an emailer, a meeting attender, a resource, an expert, a learner, an optimist, a pessimist, a realist. As I’ve written about here before, we all contain multitudes.But all those possibilities can make it difficult to figure out our next steps. You may be considering mutually exclusive selves - single or married, employed or retired - t
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