Returning to Botswana- Celebrating My Epic Failure — I am humbled to celebrate my return to Botswana. Botswana is not only the birthplace of my wife and children, but it’s also home to my most epic failure. But as my return to Botswana approaches, after over 25 years, I can confidently say that I no longer dwell on…

Like a jazz musician skillfully remixing notes to create a harmonious masterpiece, we value harnessing the power of digital technology to engage students to read, write and make sense of the world… And as technology has evolved, we’ve evolved our teaching practices to continuously incorporate the most effective and engaging…

Student interviews her teacher about his entrepreneurial mindset and side hustling — If you’ve been following my FAQ series with inspiring entrepreneurs, then you might already be familiar with the power of the Entrepreneurial Mindset. The Entrepreneurial Mindset taps into your own skills and characteristics to give you the tools to start and sustain a successful business. I’ve had my own success…

As we wrap up National Poetry Month, I want to celebrate this month with an Ode to Black Wall Street and Hustlers. It is my belief that art forms, such as poetry, can be extremely powerful for resistance, healing, and liberation. …

As a side hustler and an active advocate for side hustling to achieve financial comfort, I believe that it’s important to discuss how side hustling ties into the American Dream. And when we talk about the American Dream, is it a fallacy or fantasy? This question is especially important as…

BALM Podcast — I recently had the wonderful opportunity to join Nicky Cuesta as a guest on her podcast, Building a Leadership Mindset. The Building a Leadership Mindset podcast’s mission is to help empower those who are ready to take action in their lives. The podcast’s core method for helping those become leaders…

When I talk about getting things done as efficiently as possible, I often like to use the phrase, “Work smarter, not harder.” As a Teacherpreneur who balances teaching young people to read, write and make sense of the world while also pursuing my side hustle, advice like this is the…

Work smarter, not harder, that’s the motto I live by as a hustler and an educator. Which is why when I found out about Chat GPT, I had to see for myself how it could help evolve the learning experience in my classroom. My students had an upcoming Mock Trial…

FAQs for the Botswana Women Entrepreneurs — During my travels, I had the great pleasure to meet and learn from two women from Botswana who exemplify the ethos of the Entrepreneurial Mindset. Both of these exceptional women have over 25 years of proven success in their fields and are currently expanding their enterprises. The Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile®…