Working at the craft of learning

Dave Ferguson invited a few people to kick off a blog carnival around the theme “work at learning; learning at work.”

I can’t think of a better night to write about working at learning because every Sunday night, deliverables are due for the online project management class I’m taking this fall at Syracuse University. I was randomly (as if)Â named the PM so it is ultimately my responsibility to hit the ‘submit’ button on time. It’s Easter Sunday. I have just cooked for a group. I’m beat. But, it is Sunday.

Sitting here, I’m reminded of a psychologist-turned-trainer I contracted with at my prior job. His name was Ed Lisbe. Great guy. Yup, that’s him in the picture. He’s the type of guy you can talk to for hours.

Ed once shared with me a definition of discipline:

doing what you want to do when you don’t want to do it.

So, on this Easter Sunday night, I’m working at the craft of learning. I’m doing what I want to do even though I don’t want to do it. It’s why I’m doing what I want to do.

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