It was a good thing I was sitting in the row behind my daughters. They would have been mortified had they seen me taking notes.
We were at a campus visitation day for high school seniors and their parents at the University of Colorado at Boulder. For the next half hour we would be treated to a sample lecture, given by Dr. Angela Thieman Dino, Ph.D., Professor, Presidents’ Leadership Institute.
Now, there were several reasons I decided to take notes during this lecture. First, this was the second college I had visited in as many days and, I’m telling you, I was ready to enroll. I was busy contemplating what to major in and which dorm or “village” would best suit my needs and interests. I wanted to see the list of on-campus student organizations and start signing up for various intramural teams. I was ready to ditch my vehicle and buy a brand new cruiser bike. I was ready to learn, baby!
And, since I’m a writer now, I thought I better take some notes just in case this turned out to be something I wanted to write about. If anyone asked me why I was taking notes, I would say, “I’m a writer” and hope they understood that that explained everything.
Plus, as this woman started to speak on this topic of authentic leadership, I realized that what she had to say might pertain to my life or my job, whether I stuck with my current reality or ended up quitting everything and matriculating.
A String of Pearls 