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Reading Time: 3 minutes[Original Post date: March 26, 2012] Feeding the Sharks…Even Babies Bite Hard! I fed sharks! Incredible! To explain: My son Jake (he’s a high school senior) needed help feeding the fish at Central Campus over spring break. Central Campus is a regional academy of the Des Moines Public School District in Des Moines, Iowa. The campus… Continue reading Feeding the Sharks…Even Babies Bite Hard!
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn my last blog, I started with the Little Brain – so on to him! Being the “non-traditional student” (aka not being 20ish) and being pregnant was … I’m trying to find the right descriptor ~ enlightening. I was given greater knowledge and understanding about my situation! Seriously I was enjoying my life immensely (still am!)… Continue reading How My Past has Brought Me to The Present! ~ A Non Traditional Student, Enlightenment & Marshmallows ~ Part 18
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Spring of 1994 I took 19 credits, and I did really well academically. I like to relate it to the fact that at that time in my life, I had two brains! Yes you read that right! I was pregnant with my second child! Ahhh, the beautiful brain. FYI: Your brain weighs 2 to… Continue reading How My Past has Brought Me to The Present! The Student with 2 Brains ~ Part 17
Reading Time: 4 minutesHope you enjoyed last week’s blog post about motivation. On to more recollections of my days at ISU: In the Spring of 1994 I took Social Work 261, taught by Stephen M. Aigner. For the course, I was required to read a book about the depression titled “In The Shadow of the Poorhouse”, by Michael B.… Continue reading How My Past has Brought Me to The Present! More Recollections of ISU – Part 16
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn my post last week, I wrote about motivation…and my Grandpa Jack. This week I am continuing with this omnipresent topic of life. Motivation is what drives an individual from the inside. It cannot be learned or taught, this is just who you are! But, last week I was so wrapped up in my writing,… Continue reading How My Past has Brought Me to The Present! Part 15 – Motivation and Your Homework
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast week I mentioned the importance of understanding your own inner motivations. At the end of my post, I let you know I’m into step aerobics. I started step last October 2011 offered through Des Moines Public Schools Community Education and taught by Rhonda Judge, a wonderfully talented instructor. I first took step aerobics during a… Continue reading How My Past has Brought Me to The Present! Grandpa Jack & Motivators ~ Part 14
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere’s an example of how I helped others to learn using a visual…..read on please! To prepare for a presentation titled Weight Management Techniques for my Personal & Consumer Health course at ISU in November of 1993, I visited my local Fareway grocery store meat man down the street. He happily turned over five pounds… Continue reading How the Past Has Brought Me to The Present! Part 13
Reading Time: 3 minutesI continue to blog about recollections while attending Iowa State University in the mid-1990s. Seems like yesterday I was on campus, but alas, time has taken us all much into the future…and it is fun to have fond memories. In the Spring of 1993, I took 12 credits. The courses were: Legal Environment of Business, Business… Continue reading How My Past has Brought Me to The Present! Part 12
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was really enjoying my coursework at Iowa State University. I took anywhere from 12-19 credits per semester. I was hitting the books hard, studying constantly, and commuting back and forth to Ames. Even on occasion making the trip twice in one day – I had a couple of night classes. Go Clones! For any… Continue reading How My Past Has Brought Me to The Present! Part 11
Reading Time: 7 minutesBelow if the transcript of Amy E. Botkin’s training and development presentation on Workaholism for Business Communications ISU – Fall 1992. WORKAHOLISM I’m here to discuss something we all do, or will do sometime in the near future. I’ll give you a clue to see if you can guess. It’s a 4 letter word, ends… Continue reading Don’t Let Work Become a “Bad 4 Letter Word” Workaholism