Monthly Archives: January 2024
Wellness Programs Are Not The Solution To Deeper Issues
- Posted on Jan 21, 2024
Do you ever feel like we’re so focused on the icing that we forget about the cake? 🍰 In the world of work, we often get so caught up in the superficial aspects that we overlook the core issues. The same applies to workplace wellness programs. While they can be beneficial, they often only address
Do What Brings You Joy: Returning to teaching college and how I’m sharing what I’ve learned with other faculty
- Posted on Jan 17, 2024
🎊 𝐈’𝐦 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 1/13/2024! This March will mark my two-year anniversary as a Sociology instructor at Montgomery College! It continues to be a joy to mentor students into being the next generation of inter-culturally competent and ethical critical thinkers. During my service as a
What To Do When Dream Jobs Become Nightmares
- Posted on Jan 12, 2024
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲? Looks like I’m not the only one. At least twice in my career, I’ve walked away from what seemed like golden opportunities because they didn’t live up to the hype. And I’m not alone. A study