Something magical happens when you read to your child. An audiobook can’t do it. It is YOUR voice that creates the magic. More than 30 years later I can still hear my dad’s voice reading The Old Man and the Sea to me. I will cherish those memories until the day I die.

When we hire from the outside, we pay more to get less. Despite costing more, external hires perform worse and quit more. Promoting from within fuels individual growth and collective success. If there are never strong internal candidates, we've failed at leadership development.

“Let every student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the maine end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life” - Harvard College, 1646 Mission drift much? romanroadspress.com/2016/02/could-…

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A wonderful tradition! Let's do more of this in high schools and #highered.

Spend most of your budget on a photographer. The details will fade, but the photos will be shared and loved for generations to come.

What college ought to be: learning to think well through intellectual debates and compassionate rhetoric for the glory of God. Notice, too, the mature and professional way that the students are dressed.

The second wins hands-down: private balconies, more plants, interesting doors, better paint color, bicycle parking. #architecture #cityplanning

If you had to choose, would you rather go to London or Rome? Why? #Travel #FamilyTravel

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In search of a cookbook: - Healthy meals (vegetables, high protein, low or no gluten, real ingredients) - Full color photograph of finished meal - Step by step instructions - Side dish ideas - Recipes serve 6-8 people - NO celebrity chef/influencer on the cover or inside Ideas?