A Note of Thanks

This is the second post in response to question prompts in Seth Godin's Freelancer Course, found on Udemy . Please feel free to comment or include your answers to these questions in the comment section. Who do you want to change?  People who think they can't. Can't change. Can't understand. Can't find value. Right now, my scope is limited to education. Given the right lens, I think that could be expanded. How do you want to change them?  Prove that technology isn't scary. That it has value. That is can be and needs to be used in the classroom. If for no other reason than to get students to ask questions, and feel comfortable searching for the answer. I want to encourage different thinking. Show examples. Connect others. All of this is difficult because I am not in the classroom now. I've debated on whether I should go back to school so I can have that classroom experience. If I could guarantee that I would be like the great educators I follow and re...

Question 1 of 6 for the first assignment What do you want to do? Not your job, but your work, now, tomorrow and in the future? The first question of the first assignment and I'm already stuck. And this is why I need to be forced to do this introspection. I have not been able to put what I want to do in terms of an actual service but here is what I know I want to do regardless of what role I'm in. Be curious . Be given the freedom to try new things. I was thinking today about all the tools I've been able to try in my current role (perhaps a later post). Encouragement of this desire to learn, either passively or actively, is a requirement for me. Share information.  I think better when I have people to bounce ideas off of. Whether that's a responsive PLN or just a mentor relationship with a boss or co-worker, I want to be able to share what I know and what I learn, so I can better apply it. Ask questions.  Not so much in an investigative journalist kind of w...

In the few years since I let my note-card side-business fade away, I haven't had much need for this space. Matter of fact, I wasn't sure it was still here with the website gone and the email address deactivated. But through the wonder of of the Internet and the unlimited server space of Google, here it is. Constantly curious but often unmotivated, I've taken several free online courses on various topics, and even managed to complete two. I recently started one from author, speaker and all-around idea font Seth Godin . This time, it wasn't free but it fascinated me and I'm a huge fan of how Seth views work and how work should be. I'm telling you this because as part of this course, I need a public (I think my sister still reads this) space to outline my thoughts in response to Seth's prompts.  For the next few weeks, I'll be outlining who I think I am as an individual in the freelancer economy. And even though I am not a freelancer nor do I th...