by Jim Chaput | Apr 6, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Trish and I had a funny interaction last night. She drafted a message, then asked me, “What do you think of this?” Me: “Looks good.” (I meant it.) She promptly edited it and then asked me about version 2. Me: “Looks good.” (I still meant it.) She then...
by Jim Chaput | Apr 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Here we are at blog post 100. I can scarcely believe how fast the days have gone by. Although this project is quite challenging at times (when I need to finish something tonight to publish tomorrow), the has been the most therapeutic habit I have ever developed....
by Jim Chaput | Apr 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
A few years ago, I was helping an intern prepare to coach a class and I asked her how she would know the class was a success. She did not know how to answer and I knew that improving her ability to coach would be a struggle until she had an answer. To know whether you...
by Jim Chaput | Apr 3, 2019 | Jim's Blog
If you have a role model of success, it is tempting to look at what that person does and try to emulate their behavior. Is that what got them there? Probably not – it’s more likely that they had to do other, simpler things for a long time. What you see...
by Jim Chaput | Apr 2, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Virtue: a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of goodness in a person. Virtue signaling: an attempt to show other people that you are a good person, for example by expressing opinions that will be acceptable to them, especially on social media. Do...
