This 2017 publication turned my attitude and my life around this summer. Anders, a NY Times best selling author, spoke directly to me and changed a ton of negative self-talk into positive action. After a “retirement” after 30 years at the university, I had convinced myself that I was to old to teach any more, was totally irrelevant to anything that would appeal to or help a 22 or 23 year old college junior or senior, and that my teaching days were officially over. I even told myself that when my boss assured me if I changed my mind, there’d always be a place for me, he was just being kind. I was totally miserable all spring semester even though I volunteered in a modified teaching capacity twice a week, and even taught fifth graders every other Sunday at church, I was discouraged and depressed. When I finally decided to…
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