No Pain No Gain

Learn to accept the pain for the gain when you: 

• Search your mind
• Carve out time 
• Reach out for help 
• Work out the wrinkles 

No Pain No Gain

This old saying implies that gain will only come through pain.

Did you ever . . .

• Search your mind and soul to find a gain worth the pain?
• Carve out time in your schedule as a commitment to the gain?
• Reach out for help when you were stuck and overwhelmed on a gainful journey?
• Work out the wrinkles when the first attempt failed to gain?

Recently, I traveled The Narrows of Utah’s Zion Park. This hike journey rating of “moderately strenuous” did not frighten me. Yet the journey of walking in water and stepping on unknown rocky surfaces did cause some angst.  My instructional design journey presented me with unfamiliar terms and processes. To begin, the kickstart #DoItMessy assignments provided the path of pain to gain.

Because of the stunning views, I knew The...

The one thing academy alumni, Mandy Brown, didn’t expect to get from mentoring was the very thing she needed while in a previous role. Read more to learn what mentorship has meant to her.

Mentorship Means Community

One of the most astounding aspects of mentorship has been seeing my impact. That wasn’t always something I had. When I worked at the restorative justice program, learners entered and left the program on individualized plans, and if they never returned, the leadership assumed all went well. (Given that this population was highly transient, this assumption was and remains problematic.)  

Returning learners often forgot all the work we’d done from their last trip through the program. They’d remember me but have lost the learning we’d worked so hard to achieve. 

So either I’d never see them again, uncertain of the results of my work. Or I’d see the same learners repeatedly and notice how...