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President's Update - December 11, 2014
Poet Edith Lovejoy Pierce said, “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.” As we lo...
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President's Update - November 13, 2014
We had our annual inservice at the Grand Rapids Public Library this past week. For one session we watched a TED talk by psychologist and author Shawn Anchor. He presents that one strategy to increase your happiness ...
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President's Update - October 9, 2014
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible".- Tony Robbins
It’s been approximately 358 days, or for those who prefer smaller increments, 30,931,200 seconds since our last con...
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President's Update - September 11, 2014
As I write this, tomorrow begins my opportunity to make the ultimate impact on someone. I’ll be a first time father around 3 pm on September 10, 2014. I hear being a father is a lot of things; fun, stressful,...
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President's Update - August 14, 2014
Former Tonight Show host Johnny Carson once said “Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you re...
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President's Update - July 10, 2015
My term as President has begun! I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible as we collaboratively work toward our shared goal of helping libraries and library professionals succeed. As a united and seamless edu...