“But when you’re in the midst of a suck-spiral (yeah, I just invented that) a multitude of missed opportunities, poor management decisions, and meat-grinder projects can leave you feeling hopelessly trapped. And when  you’re trapped, it’s really easy to externalize every problem AND every solution. Resist! You’re not a victim. You’re a capable, curious, intelligent ADULT with the power of choice.” ” via Trina Rimmer » Stuck in a job that sucks? Ways to Get Over the Suck in Stuck. Life Lessons Work MORE >>

In part two we looked at four ways in which we can use social media to enhance our storytelling. In this third and final part we’ll consider the key benefit and share a few tips. Stories Sell. We may not always like to acknowledge this, but a lot of what we do as learning and development professionals is about selling. We sell the benefits of different ways of doing something, we sell the concept of a new process, we sell people tools and techniques that can make them more effective or efficient. There are many ways that social media can help us with this, but here are a few ideas. MORE >>

If you’re building elearning courses, then you should expect to have a graphics editing program as part of your tool chest. In a previous post I mentioned a few free (or low cost ) graphic editors if you don’t already have one. Free Desktop Image Editors. Free Online Image Editors. There’s even a good discussion about graphics applications in the elearning community. Jump in and share a favorite of yours. There’s a difference between having a graphics application and being a professional graphics artist. Many of us work alone and have to do our own graphics. How to Remove Backgrounds. Tidbits. MORE >>

The biggest problem I see with trainers and educators? Simple. They talk too much! They feel a need to lecture — to impart their knowledge on trainees. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) aren’t much better in this regard. They often think that their “expertise” means they must have all the answers to students’ questions. But just having a lot of knowledge on a particular subject doesn’t ensure that you can activate learning. Great learning happens through questions — in the asking, not the telling. Questions are the key to driving learning success. Sages tell. Guides ask. MORE >>

“An alternative is to be happy wherever you are, with whatever you’ve got, but always hungry for the thrill of creating art, of being missed if you’re gone and most of all, doing important work.” ” via Seth’s Blog: If your happiness is based on always getting a little more than you’ve got… This can be a challenge, but it’s good advice I’m trying to follow. Be Good Life Lessons happiness life Work MORE >>