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Ben Fagan

Oct 8
4 min

Controlling Our Goals

Goals need to be tangible, but they also need to be within our control. How do can we accomplish both?

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Ben Fagan

Oct 1
2 min

The Glue Guy

Not every team has one, but every team needs one. The Glue Guy is the backbone of any group. He or she is what keeps everything together.

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Ben Fagan

Sep 30
3 min

How to Take Control

SUCKERPUNCHES you in the face? No?

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3 Tips for a Successful School Year During Trying Times

Ben Fagan

Aug 13
5 min

3 Tips for a Successful School Year During Trying Times

During these trying times, we want to be at our best for our students. Here are 3 tips to help you find success this school year.

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Ben Fagan

Aug 3
3 min

What's in Your Quilt

Understanding the difference between what you do and who you are is an important distinction to make. This is how you can make it.

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Ben Fagan

Jul 27
2 min

Surviving v.s. Thriving

In trying times it is difficult to see any positives. How, in tough times, can we see the good and not only survive, but thrive?

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Ben Fagan

Jun 10
4 min

How to Stay Motivated

Motivation is often a fleeting feeling. What do we do when that feeling leaves us? How do we get it back? How can we make it stay?

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Ben Fagan

Jun 9
3 min

Stop Looking Around. Start Looking Down

“The grass is always greener on the other side,” a quote we have all heard one time or another. Are you enjoying the grass you stand on?

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Ben Fagan

Jun 4
2 min

What Losing the Game Really Means

You never want to strikeout with the game on the line, but there is more good than bad that comes. You just have to look in the right places

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Ben Fagan

Jun 2
5 min

The Power of Forgiveness

In life there are many things that are not in our control. What is always in our control is how we respond to our circumstances.

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Ben Fagan

Jun 1
3 min

How to Get Rid of Bad Days

Bad days happen. You never want them, but we've all been there. The key to eliminating bad days comes from simple math and a little reframi

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Ben Fagan

May 28
3 min

What Baseball Taught Me About Elephants

If baseball has taught me nothing else, it taught me how to deal with elephants. That alone is a valuable lesson.

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Ben Fagan

May 25
2 min

Just Rip It Off

You can't get to the top of the mountain if you never start climbing. Learn to show up,

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Ben Fagan

May 21
4 min

I Just Graduated, Now What?

3 tips to help you begin you post-grad journey!

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Ben Fagan

Apr 2
2 min

Frustration vs. Fulfillment

How shifting our focus inward can make all of the difference.

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Controlling Our Goals

The Glue Guy

How to Take Control

3 Tips for a Successful School Year During Trying Times

What's in Your Quilt

Surviving v.s. Thriving

How to Stay Motivated

Stop Looking Around. Start Looking Down

What Losing the Game Really Means

The Power of Forgiveness

How to Get Rid of Bad Days

What Baseball Taught Me About Elephants

Just Rip It Off

I Just Graduated, Now What?

Frustration vs. Fulfillment

BEN

FAGAN