I just finished reading The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything and have to say that I really enjoyed it.
While the book spends a little too much time in the realm of ‘celebrity worship’ (i.e., there are LOT of celebrities that have found ‘the element’ apparently), the book is still a very good read.
The [...]
I’ve just submitted my last requirement for my last class in the Spring 2009 semester. Whew. I’m now 43% complete with the doctoral work…should be done with coursework around this time next year.
Current Status (May 2009)
39 hours complete
52 remaining (27 hours coursework, 25 hours dissertation)
43% complete.
Coursework completion ~ mid-2010
Dissertation completion ~2012.
I’m taking another six hours [...]
Mark your calendars!
The 3rd annual University of Texas at Dallas Project Management Symposium is taking place August 13 & 14. Call for papers is open until Feb 6 2009.
I just submitted a paper to be considered for this years symposium…keeping my fingers crossed that it gets accepted. I was luck to get a paper accepted [...]
For those that caught my review of Zinsser’s On Writing Well, you may have noticed that I mentioned picking up Zinsser’s “Writing to Learn“.
This book is an easy read and is worth picking up if you’re interested in writing. The book is less of a discussion of ‘how’ to ‘write to learn’ and more of [...]
I’m quoted in the local newspaper regarding a local City Councilman and ex-teacher who bought a ‘degree’ from a diploma mill.
http://wylienews.com/current_issue/headline_councilman_18.html
Just received a call from his wife asking why I’m trying to ‘deliberately destroy his family’. I’m sorry Ms Young…but I’m not. Your husband has done that all by himself.
