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Mission/Vision

My Mission Statement Abiding in God’s love, Jim Olsen will be engaged & active, as a (1) serving christian, (2) loving family man, (3) nurturing teacher, (4) contributing scholar, and  (5) competing athlete, mutually respecting, affirming, & serving others to empower others. I am blessed to be a blessing. I will be authentic, responsible, and …

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Teaching points for Fall 2018

Prepare ahead of time. Have your homework ready to hand in when you walk into class. Need a basket for collecting HW. Please put your homework in this basket when you come in to class. Please remove the ‘snow’ (ragged edge) and fully label your papers. If necessary, you may turn in your homework at …

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Affrm’n’s & Ad’s

Affirmations, Habits, Adages, and Rules of Thumb “Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote Current Affirmations Things I want to emphasize and focus on the next 6-12 months. Rick Warren’s 5 Characteristics of a Godly Man (see here) Caring Consistent Cooperative Considerate Courageous I am very blessed. I …

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Strengths

My Strengths Generating, organizing, representing, & communicating IDEAS Communication Using technology Webpage Save

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Work On

What to Work On Page of Shortcomings and Weaknesses and How to Either Work Around them or Plans for Improvement. Need to Learn How to promote a website. Using tags; JetPack; optimizers; How to promote my twitter (get followers) ideas: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/07/08/8-things-twitter-savvy-educators-do-to-improve-learning/ Google Analytics  

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Goals

Current Areas of Focus I want to keep my desks clean. Start looking into future (medium-term) publishing [articles; book; app; websites] Keep to-do lists either the day before or in the morning Use this website Trello Habits list Long-Term Goals General Write articles Write Book Write app Websites Make a Big Impact on the Mental …

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Top 5 Idea Lists

I had a friend say once, “After I have pinned 8 things on Pinterest, I force myself to get off Pinterest and actually do one of the things.” That what these lists are all about.  Twitter and Pinterest provide (OK, with a little mining) numerous good ideas.  Here I want to keep lists of ideas …

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Inspiration

Most of my inspiration comes from God. Most of my inspiration comes from God’s Promises, Guidelines, and Commandments (which are found in the Bible). Bible Passages Inspirational Quotes

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Reflections

Including Highlights of each year and Annual reflections

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