By Rusty Potter As students return to school, there’s one lesson I believe they need to carry into this new school year. It didn’t come from a textbook or a classroom, but from my mother, Mrs. Caroline Potter. When I…
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A thirst for knowledge: Starting the school year with purpose
By Rusty Potter As the summer winds down and the school bells prepare to ring once again, students of all ages will soon return to classrooms, halls, and campuses filled with new opportunities. Back-to-school time is more than just shopping…
Great Expectations
By Rusty Potter As the backpacks are zipped and the buses roll out, our students are gearing up for a new school year. There’s excitement, nervousness, and yes, a little groaning too. But beyond the supplies and the syllabus, here’s…
Be the Game Changer – Don’t wait for change. Create it
By Rusty Potter There comes a time in everyone’s life when we have to make a decision: will you adapt to the game as it is, or will you be bold enough to change it? We live in a world…
Be like time – It only moves forward
By Rusty Potter “If I could turn back time…” Those words, made famous by Cher in her 1989 hit, capture a feeling we all had at one point or another. Tyrone Davis echoed a similar sentiment in his soulful classic,…
The Man in the Arena: Dare to step in
By Rusty Pootter In a world where critics are numerous and courage is rare, Theodore Roosevelt’s words remain true: “It is not the critic who counts… the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.” We live…
Every day is school
By Rusty Potter Every day is school. Whether you’re behind a desk, on the job, in the gym, or just figuring life out – you are in class. The world is your teacher, and experience is the curriculum. The question…