AskMerce | Andrew Mercer's Thoughts on Personal Growth

I competed in my first Triathlon on Sunday in Chicago.  With a strange mixture of apprehension and excitement I waited in the start corral with the other green-swim capped athletes in my division. As I stood there I mentally went through a mental checklist of my preparation, or lack thereof, for the race.  Up until [...]

My roommate and I were talking the other night about education, educational testing, and looking for the best predictors of success in his students.  We talked about what metrics you’d need to look at, how you measure unquantifiably intrinsic things, and emotions.  What surprised me the most in our conversation was how important emotions and [...]

In preparation for our upcoming workshop, Developing your Dashboard, my co-worker Johnny Noto and were having a meaningful conversation about the ways in which we are all wired and how to understand how to use that wiring to our advantage.  Instead of lamenting the hands we’ve been dealt, we were using each other to begin [...]

Last week I wrote about listening and hearing, this week’s article will focus on speaking up and how to actually be conscious of your voice. Growing up, self-advocacy and standing up for what I want and need in life and in relationship were skills that were underdeveloped.  I got good at asking for the stuff [...]