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All Done in Love

 

Legend has it that when the great magician Howard Thurston would step out onto stage after the curtains rose, the music would suddenly stop, and he would slowly gaze across the theatre, as if he was about to say…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 7:08pm — No Comments

A Tale of Two Kitties

 

I first met Mr. Scoots in 2019 while I was moving into my new apartment. The timid orange cat was given his name by the other tenants in the building, because of his habit of scooting away every time anyone comes a little too close to him. And true…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 7:05pm — No Comments

Might, Can & Will: Three Words for Building Momentum

 

The students eagerly handed in their two lists.

 

They had spent hours working on them, filling the first with…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 6:53pm — No Comments

Empowering Your Audience with Stories

 

“That was just what I hoped for!” she exclaimed, firmly shaking my hand. “You gave us time to rethink what we do with a fresh outlook. This was the perfect segue for the rest of our conference!” …

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 6:46pm — No Comments

What’s in Your Suitcase?

 

¿Qué hay en tu maleta?

 

My Spanish isn’t great, but given the context, I surmised the airport employee wanted to open my duffle bag and…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 6:30pm — No Comments

How to lose a race before you even get started

 

He assumed I lied.

 

There was no hesitation—the assumption of negative intent was as instinctual as breathing.

 

But if he even took just a cursory moment to reflect, he would have recognized that for the average person to lie in this situation would go against the very basis of why…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 6:30pm — No Comments

What Story Are You Telling yourself?

He was seven miles away—but on May 18, even that was too close.

 

Most everyone had evacuated the area, but photographer Robert Landsburg turned his back to the crowd, on a mission to document the changing landscape of Mount St. Helens.…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Four Lessons from a Jazz Saxophonist: Take the LEAD

 

In 1937 at the Kansas City Reno Club, a teenage saxophonist sat in on a jam session and during a solo over the tune “I Got Rhythm” he revealed that the title was more of an aspiration than a characteristic.

 

The solo was just plain bad.

 

So bad, that the band stopped playing and the drummer threw a cymbal at the…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 28, 2023 at 6:21pm — No Comments

Be On the Scene

 

Everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere, except for Harrison.

 

He knew he had little chance to compete with the noise,…

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Added by Jonas Cain on March 4, 2023 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Hanlon’s Razor

 

I was nearly out of the woods when I saw a man and a woman in the distance walking towards me.

 

It was a chilly day at…

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Added by Jonas Cain on January 4, 2023 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Lessons From My Father

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Added by Jonas Cain on June 21, 2021 at 8:00am — No Comments

Lessons From My Mother

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The first love of my life was my mother. When I was a young boy, I used to tell her that I loved her “this much,” and then I’d hold both hands behind my back—insinuating that…
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Added by Jonas Cain on May 9, 2021 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Finding the Funny

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Pittsburgh

Have you ever known what was about to happen just…
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Added by Jonas Cain on April 1, 2021 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Five Promises of Love

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Today is Valentine’s Day, the day we set aside time to recognize and celebrate those we love. One of the most fascinating aspects of this …

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Added by Jonas Cain on February 14, 2021 at 12:00pm — No Comments

What Do You Mean When You Say "I Love You?

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In 2017 I commissioned the talented graphic artist Victoria Gorbylyova to create a promotional poster for my work. The poster would be in homage…

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Added by Jonas Cain on February 8, 2021 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Focused Persistence

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 24, 2020 at 7:00am — No Comments

​21 Tools for Online Teaching

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Teachers and training…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 21, 2020 at 7:00am — No Comments

Authentic Character

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 18, 2020 at 7:00am — No Comments

Virtual Classroom Tips

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 16, 2020 at 6:30am — No Comments

Bloom Where You're Planted

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For as long as I can remember,…

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Added by Jonas Cain on November 14, 2020 at 6:30am — No Comments

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