There is a phrase I increasingly find myself repeating to others, especially in the past several weeks: Own your outcomes. I am not the originator of this statement, but I fully embrace it and I pass it on when mentoring others, whether it be professionally or personally. Own your outcomes. I am solely responsible for …
On February 17, 2022, I turned 53 years old. Everyone kept asking me was doing for my birthday. But for the first time in several years, I did not have specific plans. I spent my birthday in quiet reflection and sketching out plans for what I wanted to really focus on in my life moving …
Photographing children is interesting to say the least. They are moving targets and completely do their own thing. I may be especially challenging if the child isn’t very familiar with you. Little Donovan is generally very friendly and outgoing, but last week during our photo session, he decided to play it cool and coy. In …
One of the most fulfilling experiences every year as a Rocket Mortgage team member is being a volunteer for Innovations for Learning / TutorMate Online Literacy Program. TutorMate is the nation’s preeminent online volunteer tutoring program, helping thousands of at-risk first grade students learn to read. Today was our End of Year Celebration where we …