Blog - College
Online Learning and Family Quarantine: How Teenagers Are Experiencing the Pandemic
Jul 02, 2020We’ve each had a unique experience during the pandemic. Some of us have lost our jobs, others of us have been busier than ever. Some of us have stayed healthy, others of us…
Read MoreHow A Band Is Bringing Hope, Confidence and Community to Teens Around the World
Feb 24, 2020Photo credit: Sam Greenhill Anxiety and depression is a growing crisis for young people. I’ve spoken at new student orientations at colleges for a number of years, and recently, the lines have been…
Read MoreThe Opposite of Micromanaging: Your Key to Being a Better Parent and Leader
Aug 19, 2019Are you struggling to help your kids or your employees become more independent? Whether you’re a parent or you lead people in another capacity, your job is not to micromanage—it’s the opposite of…
Read MoreWhat New College Students Need to Hear More Than Anything
Aug 16, 2019Note: If you’re a parent or student reading this in 2020 and wondering how to manage having your college student at home, check out this blog. And if you’re an administrator at a…
Read MoreDear Parents Dropping Your Kids Off at College: You Did the Best You Could.
Aug 16, 2019Note: If you’re wondering how to manage having your college student at home, check out this blog. And if you’re an administrator at a university hoping to find virtual or in-person inspiration to…
Read MoreIn 20 Years as a Speaker, This Was my Greatest Honor
May 22, 2019PHOTO: (L-R) Trustee Lev Kubiak, President Michael Victor, Curtis Zimmerman, Cole Prots, Taylor Cavaretta, Rachel Hull and Maddie Weitz. WHEN THE PHONE RANG Last fall, the phone rang in my office. I was…
Read MoreMental Health on Campus Starts with New Student Orientation.
Apr 11, 2019Note: If you’re reading this in 2020 and brainstorming how to manage a virtual or modified New Student Orientation, I’d love to talk! I’m offering the keynote speech that I usually deliver at new student…
Read MoreHow to Live the Dream Even When Life is Hard
Jan 22, 2019You know it and I know it: Life can be hard, and living your dream takes hard work. I often answer that I’m “living the dream” whenever anyone asks how I’m doing, but I’ll…
Read More5 Secrets to Engaging New Students at Orientation
Nov 12, 2018Note: If you’re reading this in 2020 and brainstorming how to manage a virtual or modified New Student Orientation, I’d love to talk! I’m offering the keynote speech that I usually deliver at new…
Read MoreWhat All First-Years Need to Hear at New Student Orientation
Nov 12, 2018For administrators, New Student Orientation can be a checklist item, or it can be the highlight of your year and a life-changing experience for students. Which one of these describes the way you…
Read MoreWhy I Signed a Shoe
Jul 30, 2018For ten consecutive years, I gave my keynote at Florida State University’s New Student Orientation, which involved six weeks of speaking to 6,000 students and 10,000 parents. It was awesome to see how…
Read MoreSeven Things Parents Need to Know When Their Child Goes to College
Jul 15, 20181) The new college students aren’t the only ones in transition. Think about the next chapter you’d like to write. 2) The longer your student is off at college, the less you…
Read MoreSeven Empowering Tips for First-Year College Students
Jun 28, 20181) Remember, nobody knows you. So why not be the person you always wanted to be at college? 2) Failing is an event, not a person. If you make a mistake, fail…
Read MoreFRONT ROW with Nick Shine: Three Rules to Rescue Your College Finances
Sep 26, 2017My son is a junior in High School this year and we are just beginning the journey toward his next educational step- College! We have been bombarded with postcards, articles, emails and invitations…
Read MoreClass of 2017-Keep your feet on the ground
May 03, 2017For all those students graduating high school and college, and for all their parents, here is an inspirational story to remind you that, even when you don’t know what you’re going to do…
Read MoreHow to Save $40k in College
Sep 09, 2014College is expensive. There’s no way around it, and if you want to go to a four-year private institution that offers almost no merit-based scholarships like I did, then you’re really in…
Read MoreHow to Build Your Future
Aug 21, 2014My friend Dr. Will Keim, who is an amazing speaker, says the reason you go to college is to find out what you love and to get good enough at it so someone…
Read MoreYou Are So Wrong
Aug 14, 2014I am about embark on a college tour, during which I’ll be speaking to over ten thousand parents and college freshmen around the nation. I love speaking to college students and inspiring them…
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