7 Wonders of Joyful Jubilant Learning
A collaborative learning compilation by the Joyful Jubilant Learning Community
- Listen — welcome new ideas and every teacher, listening fully opened
- Laugh — with the positive and uplifting joy others are ready to give you
- Learn — with childlike curiosity and in a collaboratively jubilant way
- Link — use others’ lessons learned as a springboard for your own, sharing your knowledge freely
- Love — tap into your passion for learning, and be of loving heart in your new bonds with others
- Live — be a shining example of the Lifelong Learner; “Be the learner you want to see in the world”
- Leap — to a new experience, stretching past the familiar, accepting leaps of higher intuition. Allow learning to transform you.
Listen, Laugh, Learn, Link, Love, Live, and Leap to Wonder
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1. The voice of Connie on You Tube singing somewhere over the rainbow.
15. All kinds of audio (and other) resources for ESL learners, and everyone else: Karen Chung Courses.
63. MBA On The Run by John Richardson. Start with these 5 Truly Remarkable Audio Books.
131. LISTEN> How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills? In one of the Family Circus cartoon strips, the little girl looks up
at her father, who is reading the newspaper, and says: "Daddy, you have
to listen to me with your eyes as well as your ears." That statement
says almost all there is to say about listening, whether in our
personal conversations or in learning in school.
161. MBA on the Run; Personal MBA With Audio Books.
10. The Daily 5 Minutes framed by 9 Questions: Learn a practice designed to reinvent one-on-one workplace communication.
48. What a Great Action Plan! sharing a 7-step coaching on taking responsibility. From: The Way to Wealth, Part I: The Journey Begins–Success Strategies of the Wealthy Entrepreneur by Brian Tracy.
56. The Daily Saint suggests 5 things we look for if we want Productivity... on Vacation?
93. The number one skill to getting more of what you want is...Ask for it..and add a reason why you should get it.
116. LINK> responsibly and honorably, with attribution and giving credit
where credit is due. Learn how at Creative Commons: “Share, reuse, and remix —
legally.”
117. LOVE> Support Responsible Commenting on the internet: Blogs and other
online spaces are filled with authors who give of themselves so
generously!
156. A ChangeThis manifesto: Pushing Past the Dip: How to Become the Best in the World.
32. A World of Change Makers. Steve Farber gives us an elegantly simple and profound piece of learning in the form of a question: "Where is it written, where's the universal law that says doing great business, amplifying personal joy and meaning and changing the world are mutually exclusive ideas?"
62. Learn how Lisa Haneberg did it: Year of the Breakthrough Tour.
92. Learn how 3 Rules teach you 6 Lessons in arriving at a 1st year blog anniversary from Vernon Lun, the Idea Dude.
106. LISTEN> Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes: Listening to this man turn his fear and trepidation into magic to be shared and success for himself was a truly inspiring few minutes.
120. Hope Saved on a Laptop. This 9/11 story is a powerful reminder that waiting until tomorrow to
chase our dreams may be too late. We owe it to ourselves to at least
begin the journey today.
122. Want to feel good about our world? I can't watch this YouTube video (and read the accompanying story)
without tearing up. This is a story about a son's dream and a father's
love which brought the dream to life.
130. LEAP> Leap Forward and Benefit from Nonlinear Growth. Never think linear about the future. Think in terms of leaps. Think leaps. Always expect the unexpected.
146. LEAP> This girl did. Just look at her now.
30. Jots and Iotas: How a Dictionary Became a Fountain of Learning. This is a sequel of sorts to #29 (see Books and Literature category) and a tribute of another sort to the word "insouciant".
70. Learn to stay on top of all the coolest news in the world of science fiction and fantasy books: the Mind Unbound on-line newsletter, Wet Ink.
78. LISTEN> Leadership books that have influenced me greatly, offered by Tim Milburn. In Part One: Authors James Kouzes and Barry Posner, Donald T. Phillips, John C. Maxwell, Max DePree, Ronald A Heifetz & Marty Linsky. In Part Two: Authors Stephen Covey, Marcus Buckingham, Warren Bennis, Hans Finzel, Cynthia D. McCauley, Russ S. Moxley, & Ellen Van Velsor.
80. LEARN> A story on, "Why do I read? Why do I strive to keep growing? Why do I continue to learn, even when I don't have to?" Weeds & Roses.
147. LINK> "To know me." Wizaard's [Book]Shelf on Shelfari.
72. Collaboration Starts with CEO, from BNET Intercom.
86. It pays to be open minded:
How not to shut down the conversation before it even starts.
114. LAUGH> and learn with all the dads who try so hard, then laugh a bit more with all of us who
love them for trying. Pete Aldin writes this blog brilliantly, in a way that brings out some very honest and humorous conversation from his (mostly male) readers:
Freaked-Out Fathers.
126. Helping College Grads Get a Job - FREE e-book. This collaboration became a stupendous e-book with professional and
life lessons for recent college grads and even seasoned professionals.
149. LISTEN> Your advice for global entrepreneurs. "Some things my readers taught me."
22. Learn with Ronni Bennett: Elderblogging is reported in the mainstream media, represented at technology conferences and has become a vibrant and growing segment of the blogosphere.
54. According to Wikipedia, Post Secret began as an art installation for Artomatic 2004 in Washington, D.C. Three years later, it lives on as a fascinating look at today's culture: Post Secret, "an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard."
111. LOVE> One of the secret ingredients to Unconditional Love is to start with
loving yourself unconditionally. Confidence is wrapped up in that
package. Anne Maybus over at The Tall Poppy started a string of post
around the blogosphere aimed at Confidence in a Box.
144. LIVE> From those under the age of 30, Wisdom From the Connected Generation. "I have a challenge for those of you who are Baby Boomers or older: The
next time that you professionally interact with a member of the
connected generation, provide some wind beneath their wings."
153. LOVE> The Brag Basket series, where anyone can share their accomplishments for free applause every week.
~~~Connecting and Relationships
5. Hostmanship: the art of creating hospitality.
27. Learn the Love Kat way with Tim Sanders. Sanders Says is an advice weblog about business, culture and spirit.
82. LOVE> We must begin to answer the questions: What am I grateful for? What
have others given to me? How has my own life been better because of
the giving of others? The Giving Quotient - What You Give May Determine What You Get.
87.
Our favorite Slacker enlarged something by 167% in 48 hours - find out how!
97. Learn about the Brotherhood of the Rope, then ask yourself, How strong are the "ropes" connecting you to the people you lead and to other people inside and outside your organization?
107. LAUGH> Vowing Wedding Favors.
110. LINK> Karen Wallace, The Calm Coach, generously shared her excitement with her readership, for a fellow blogger starting a new blog called, Apple Tart.
128. LAUGH> 10 Ways To Make Your Boss Laugh. People like and trust someone with a good sense of humor. A good
sense of humor shows the boss that you are happy and like your job. A
sense of humor is good for job security. Developing a great sense of
humor is a commitment.
137. Secrets of Staying Together - Deserving, and
138. Secrets of Starting Out Together - How to Turn Your Fantasy into SOMETHING Real. "I'm wishing I had known this stuff when I married 21 years ago... I had
to learn this stuff the hard way - but Chris makes it sooooo simple."
142. LOVE> "A beautiful example that I have had the honor of witnessing for 49 years." Ho'okipa Via the United States Postal Service.
75. His willingness to dwell on failures may be the biggest lesson from Warren Buffett’s mistakes: Dwelling On Failure: Who Really Does That?
102. How to be a critical thinker: Short but interesting list of ways to apply critical thinking skills.
119. LEAP> one of the best feeds you can pick up is that for TypePad featured
blogs; expand your horizons by reading outside your normal circles, for
there is a lot of creativity running rampant!
145. LINK> Make It Great! "The man owns the brand."
152. LINK> Dip the Cow in the Ocean, Head to Tail - Linking The Dip, The Purple
Cow, The Blue Ocean, The Short Head, and The Long Tail into a new way
of thinking about your philosophy.
154. LIVE> Top 3 rural economic development resources - "and what they teach me."
170. Cultivate Greatness; Personal Development and Leadership Blog and Podcast.
14. For new supervisors and managers: 5 Things Employees Need to Learn— From You
98. Bust your toast rules. Because in the little universe of common sense, it’s always toast time.
157. Get your Personal MBA: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune by Josh Kaufman
158. Banish your Unplanned Work - The Silent Killer.
169. Lisa Gates teaches us Goal Setting: The Four Steps to Chopping Wood and Carrying Water.
~~~Creativity, Innovation and Design
19. See with your eyes with Peter Meijer's vOICe soundscapes - and draw your own sound pictures: The vOICe: Seeing with your Ears!
36. Prompts, questions, pictures, challenges that get your creativity flowing at Roger von Oech's "creative think."
124. I Wish I Had Written This. One of the finest examples of writing I have ever seen. It is absolutely brilliant.
143. LEARN> At Core77, 1000 words of advice for design teachers by Allan Chochinov. "If you teach, you (can) learn."
79. LAUGH> Peter Answers Will Astound Even The Most Skeptical. "I have to confess: I fell for this thing for a good five minutes."
~~~Discipline, Habit and Self-Motivation
11. Learn The Twelve Rules of Self-Management.
12. Learn The Twelve Rules of Self-Leadership.
58. Mythbusting: Are New Habits Established in 21 Days? from Neat & Simple Living.
112. LEAP> Would YOU be Coachable?
139. It's not about your stuff! Thoughts on organising your life - Jessica tells it like it is "her
website is a goldmine for an organisationally-challenged person like
me."
162. The Power of 48 Minutes. There does seem to be magic in the number 48!
~~~Essays, Ideas and White Papers
2. The TED Site: Ideas worth spreading. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.
73. My Business Transformation Project: Taking My Own Advice by Greg Balanko-Dickson.
83. LIVE>
103 Ways To Add Value To People - a Downloadable Ebook to improve our world with the actions we take in our treatment of others.
125. I hail the first-person singular pronoun. A very straightforward reminder of the power of word choice. And the power of the individual.
151. LEARN> Redefining Failure Masterplan. "A mantra for me when dealing with an adverse outcome. 'I cannot fail. I can only learn and grow.'"
163. 7 Ways to improve the Results of Your Leadership Development Efforts - This, and many other great articles, are available for free in an e-book from Kevin Eikenberry.
164. "Scott Ginsberg taught me 37 Exercises to Be More Approachable."
26. Learn to focus on the customer experience with Mark Hurst, The Good Experience guy.
37. Emma Bird's How to Italy site: She writes about the place (Sardinia) that she loves, with insight, humour and affection.
44. Hitting the Wall tells of an experience by Naomi Simson, the blogging CEO of RedBalloonDays. Her lesson-learned: it is up to us how we react to situations and events.
108. LEARN> By implication, for us to learn there needs to be something to learn
from. One of the first places we learn is from our parents. For those
starting in a relationship, it's a good idea to analyse what worked for
our parents (or not), so that we can learn from their mistakes.
123. Marketing Lessons from Walt Disney. A week's stay in Walt Disney World turns into a Master's Degree in marketing, thanks to the genius of Walt Disney.
148. LISTEN> "An angel on Earth." A Mind Unbound toward the unimagined truth.
150. LAUGH> Rural Advantage 1: No Rush Hour. Let's start listing reasons that it's better to be in a small town or rural setting, rather than the big city.
~~~Film, Music and Social Media
155. LEAP> How to use video to promote your small business - "a real leap for me."
33. The 10 Secrets To Our Success – The Sequel. This was a personal learning project, winnowing 36 factors down to 10, where Terry Starbucker enlisted the help of some great fellow bloggers.
46. To help you look on the bright side of life (I feel a singalong coming!) 5 Things I Do Every Day To Be Successful.
60. Getting Things Done My Way at Big Wes's Corner of the 'Net, a system consisting of Microsoft Outlook and MindManager 6 Professional.
94. According to Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, there are at least 20 Ways to Eliminate Stress From Your Life.
167. "Lisa Haneberg taught me 10 Ways to Create an Enjoyable Workplace (and more in her free ebook 100 Helpful Tips for Great Managers)."
~~~Geekery and Lifehacking
So far, all in the lifehacking category...
69. The Signed Page: "e-signings" of various novels, mostly fantasy and science fiction books, so that people who can't get to live author signings can still get autographed copies of new releases. They even accept brief personalizations.
95. Learn How to Really Change Your Life in 30 Days.
111. LIVE> Most of us wonder at what is Living. Carolyn Manning over at Thoughts and Philosophies recently reflected on it.
113. LISTEN> to your customers and readers by learning how to use surveys on your
blogs and websites: Survey Gizmo starts you off with a free option as
you learn.
174.
At Cultivate Greatness; a Huge list of GTD (Getting Things Done) and Productivity blogs.
175.
How to Have a 46-Hour Day. Great resource to read at The Optimized Life.
~~~Good Questions and Great Dialogue
42. Liz Strauss is coming up with some amazing questions in her "questions to get closer to you" series - they really make you think (hard).
51. At Come Gather Round, Dick Richards, author of Is Your Genius at Work? asks a series of 10 questions about your work.
59. 20 Questions so we learn to Make It Great! from Relationship Geek Phil Gerbyshak.
76. Developing Mental Toughness: Answer the Difficult Questions.
121. What do you believe in? This grew out of a famous scene in the movie Bull Durham. The
question...what do you believe in generated some remarkable answers
throughout the blogosphere. The learning comes from asking yourself the
question.
135. Do you deserve happiness? It is not a trick question.
160. Attitude is Everything, an interview with Jeff Keller, author of the book.
55. One secret to a healthy life (and a great presentation) from Presentation Zen.
74. Lessons-learned from Marc Andreesen. The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 1: Why not to do a startup.
77. Learning the Five Disciplines of a Learning Organization, according to strategist Peter Senge’s vision of a learning organization as a group of people who are continually enhancing their capabilities to create what they want to create.
168. "Rosa Say taught me about Aloha."
171.
Steve Pavlina; "Steve is a great, great writer and thinker."
172.
Pohaku is a spiritual leader teaching the Ancient Polynesian philosophy of Huna. It is an incredible journey.
176.
Starting a Business, Starting a Small Business at Entrepreneur.com. "As someone who is building his own company, this is a valuable resource."
7. Learning to Fall.
38. Hilda Carroll's Living Out Loud site is full of gentle ideas, thoughts, words, quotes, possibilities and reminders that we can learn how to be happy now.
49. A quote to inspire can be found at Never a cloudy day…
88. Learning--in an odd place: Stacy Brice learns some cools off and learns cool stuff in an unexpected place.
89.
If a picture paints 1,000 words, how many words does a funny picture paint? Terry tells us the answer.
99. Learn at a great motivational site: Make it Great with Phil Gerbyshak.
29. Brother George and the Mid-Term; How One Test Changed My Life (and my Learning), a story on Starbucker's favorite personal learning experience, one he says is "right up there as one of the most important in my life."
43. At A Modern Goddess Online, Nicole Graham shares a You Tube Video by Shawn Gallaway called “I Choose Love”. About choices: Winston Churchill said “You create your own universe as you go along” so say to yourself “enough is enough… I’m going to have a great day from this point forward.”
50. On learning the best you can do as a parent: The Confessions of a (Relatively) Perfect Mom
91. For road (sky and sea) warriors everywhere, the category called Travel Tips on Genuine Curiosity has a wealth to learn from.
141. I used everything you gave me ~ living large with joy. "a comment on post about a book can make the world of difference to someone struggling to find their place in the world."
3. The Alexander Technique: a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body.
47. Still Knitting is from Jellywares. "This post got me to try my hand at knitting with the end result a pair of nice warm gloves!"
96. Learn one of the best twists on the old 80/20 rule, called the 5/95 Rule: Do the 5% that will generate 95% of the momentum you need to generate breakthroughs.
177. There is great learning about the mental state of relaxation called "runner's or rider's high."
~~~Language, Words and Vocabulary
8. Learning to articulate ALOHA in one’s language of intention.
16. All kinds of language and linguistics reference works from Karen Chung.
18. Courses on phonetics and the acoustics of speech.
20. Learn from an Exploratorium exhibit how we produce vowels: Vocal Vowels.
31. The Seven Most Important Words. A lesson-learned commentary and sharing, about Bill Swanson’s 33 Unwritten Rules of Management.
39. Go to WordSell for its unique blend of humour, visuals, marketing advice and patent love of words (not to mention the word nerd challenge!)
52. Gretchen Rubin teaches us the happiness of seeing the world a little more clearly, by learning the term "service heart."
101. English 101: Tip sheet covering commonly mis-used words.
21. Learn: About fascinating science topics in 2-minute bytes from "A Moment of Science"
24. Great comic understanding: The Dilbert Blog. Scott Adams entertained himself during boring meetings by drawing insulting cartoons of his coworkers and bosses. Eventually a bespectacled character named Dilbert emerged from the doodles.
127. LAUGH> Belly Laugh Day. Having FUN is a way of life at Southwest Airlines, and when [the airline] was
contacted by Elaine Helle, the organizer of the Belly Laugh Day, I knew
that Southwest had found a kindred spirit.
129. The Laugh Gap (between the sexes) Explained by Tierney Lab, putting Ideas in Science to the test.
~~~Podcasts
9. Learning the 19 Hawaiian Values of Managing with Aloha
34. An inventory of a daughter's values, and a story you must read. A Return to Hope on a Laptop.
85. Steve Grossman discusses why "People would actually rather work with
someone who is incompetent and likeable than competent and unlikable." Be a Great Player AND Likable.
84. LEAP> Towards A Leadership Breakdown Or Breakthrough was written with student leaders in mind, but is terrific coaching for all who are learning to be effective leaders.
100. RubiStar: Cool free tool for creating scoring rubrics, including problem-based learning assessments.
103. Using Del.icio.us in Education: Ways that educators can use Del.icio.us.
104. MediaLiteracy.com: Gateway Site for Media Literacy Education: Curriculum resources, speaker bios and much more to help in media literacy education.
105. generationnext.pdf (application/pdf Object): Pdf describing the educational needs and expectation of the Millennial generational cohort.
115. LEARN> what ‘tertiary education’ is, and what it means to you: Tertiary Education: Whose responsibility is it?
173. Stanford Entrepreneur Education Resource Center. "This site is incredible. Such great minds. Videos and Audio of brilliant speakers."
13. Written to help managers understand that the profession of management should be a calling, not a promotion or title: The 10 Beliefs of Great Managers.
40. Learn about the mind, the brain, and our multiple intelligences from Robyn McMaster at Brain Based Biz.
118. LIVE> in the way that families do; cherishing each other. A Mother’s Aura.
133. LISTEN> How to Listen to Your Teenager without Appearing to Have Attention Deficit Disorder. Being a good listener means focusing attention on the message and reviewing the important information.
136. The Present is the Road to Happiness. We want and we believe, but we often forget we need training. Think about it.
~~~Storytelling, Yarns and Tall Tales
4. Storytelling - Patricia Digh of 37 Days.
41. Mabel and Harry is a fun place to dip into for stories and anecdotes about leadership at work.
90.
LAUGH> A fine (and funny) lesson on why you should be ready to deal with your customers - no matter what they're bringing. "Our System Isn't Set Up for Death"
~~~Strong Teams and Powerful Partnerships
81. LINK> Learn from this list of 9 principles that have proven successful over time in Developing Powerful Partnerships.
134. LISTEN> Hone Your Listening Skills. "Listening is
one of the foundational skills of project managers. Without a high
level of competence at listening projects are doomed to drift. Given
the general characterization by wives that husbands don't listen,
anytime we have project managers who are men we have a potential
breakdown."
~~~Talent, Skills and Capacity
25. Learn from Marketing guru,
Tom Asacker at a clear eye. On customers, brands and marketplace success.
45. Hmmm... had to think where to put this one, and so included two links: One business owner admiringly gives another one a nod on their successful release: Our New Arrivals at Innocent Drinks.
61. At Life Beyond Code, learn Ways to distinguish yourself #176 - Stop believing in your own (weak) excuses.
71. Identifying, Managing, and Nurturing Top Talent by BNET Editorial.
132. LISTEN> The Seven Deadly Sins of (Not) Listening. As we learn communication during our school years we experience many
speech classes and writing classes. But how many have ever taken a
class on listening?
159. 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself, a ChangeThis manifesto by Rajesh Setty
166. "Buzzoodle Ron McDaniel taught me we need to fire all our non-sales people."
6. Dashboard Spy: a source book to everyone involved in executive dashboard design and implementation.
57. Beyond Mind Mapping: Enhancing meaning with a visual vocabulary.
68. FreeMind: Amazing free, open source software for brainstorming, note taking, note organizing, course outlining.
~~~Web/ Tech
23. All new things tech: Emily Chang. eHub is a constantly updated resource of web applications, services or sites with a focus on next generation web (web 2.0), social software, blogging, Ajax, Ruby on Rails, location mapping, open source, folksonomy, design and digital media sharing.
28. Beth Kanter pushes the envelope for non-profits: Her expertise is how to use new web tools on projects that include training, curriculum development, research, and evaluation.
140. 5 Quick Ways to Get More from Google Search. "The Tech Queen, Leah Maclean always hits the spot and teaches me something new (and designs brilliant websites to boot:)"
17. Shorter poems and prose passages suitable for reading aloud and memorizing, with audio files of readings in standard US and British English.
35. 6+1: The Ferrari Analogy for Organized Writing by Liz Strauss. (Starbucker gives his story on this submission in this comment).
53. Learn what a rejection-letter-rejection form letter might look like, thanks to writer EM Sky.
64. Author Simon Haynes of the Hal Spacejock series has kindly provided an example of a completed outline for one of his novels. For any writer wanting to learn how to outline a book, this generous contribution will be invaluable.
65. Also from Simon Haynes: How to plot your novel, and
66. Getting unstuck in the process of writing.
67. Learn to use the free, open source software that author Simon Haynes uses in creating his book outlines, including the outline provided in link number 64 above: FreeMind.
165. "Drew McLellan taught me How to anchor your tagline in your target's mind (which I'm still learning more about, thank you Drew!)"
Our Stellar Cast of Contributors:
If a link on this page was your gift, this is the person you can say thank you to!
1. - 7. David Zinger of Zinger on Strength-Based Leadership
8. - 14. Rosa Say of Managing with Aloha and Talking Story
15. - 21. Karen Chung at National Taiwan University
22. - 28. Steve Sherlock of Steve's 2 Cents and Tertiary Education
29. - 35. Terry Starbucker of Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
36. - 42. Joanna Young of Confident Writing and Coaching Wizardry
43. - 49. Jacqui of Rainbow Designs
50. - 63. Dwayne Melancon of Genuine Curiosity
64. - 70. EM Sky of Straight from the Barrel and Mind Unbound
71. - 77. Greg Balanko-Dickson of Business Performance Coaching
78. - 84. Tim Milburn of studentlinc
85. - 91. Dwayne Melancon of Genuine Curiosity
92. - 98. Phil Gerbyshak of Make It Great!
99. - 105. Susan Heywood of Direct Marketing MBA
106. - 112. Chris Owen of Pink Apple Connections
113. - 119. Rosa Say of Managing with Aloha and Talking Story
120. - 126. Drew McLellan of The Marketing Minute
127. - 134. Greg Balanko-Dickson of Business Performance Coaching
135. - 141. Karen Wallace of The Clearing Space
142. - 148. David Rothacker of Rothacker Reviews
149. - 155. Phil Gerbyshak of Make It Great!
170. - 176. Travis Wright of Cultivate Greatness | Leadership Training
177. GP of INNside Innkeeping in Montana
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