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Daring to Serve

I slept and dreamt that life was a joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” – Rabindranath Tagore “You’re on earth. There’s no cure for that.” – Samuel Beckett “Life is either a...

Atychiphobia – Fear of Failure

“Failure is not an option” – Gene Krantz (Chief Flight Director during the Apollo 13 crisis) “You must accept that you might fail: then, if you do your best and still don’t win, at least you can be satisfied that you’ve tried. If you don’t accept failure as a...

The Life of Your Business – the Business of Your Life

Sometime ago, I came up with a slogan I used for several talks I gave to local business groups – “For the Life of Your Business and the Business of Your Life”.  I thought it was a clever play on words that I could use as a tool to get across my main message.  I found...

Aviation Programs at SWIC

We recently had the opportunity to speak with Keith Mueller, the Aviation Coordinator at Southwestern IL College. We were interested in the status of Aviation and Aviation Education in our region. Keith – “I’m a strong supporter of aviation education and skill...

SILT

Certainly, as Educators, our Library/Media Professionals are one of our best resources for disseminating information.  But information, being organic, grows and flows beyond the school doors. In the Southwestern Illinois region, we have an organized, dedicated group...