How to Stop Hating Work

Written by Lisa Bleich. In last Sunday’s NY Times Article Why You Hate Work, Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath argue that most people hate work because they are burned out. I hear similar things [...]

Staying Motivated Through Finals

Written by Lisa Bleich. “I am so done with school!” declared my daughter “I know it’s hard to stay motivated, but you only have two weeks left.” “Gabby doesn’t have to do any more work” “Yes, but [...]

Xavier University

College Visit by Lisa Bleich Xavier University, a medium size Jesuit College in Cincinnati, with an excellent DI basketball team, has gone through tremendous growth over the past five years [...]

University of Cincinnati

College review by Lisa Bleich University of Cincinnati (UC) surprised me by its beautiful and compact, yet expansive campus.  While the campus is right in the heart of the city, it is a [...]

Do You ‘Over’ Parent?

Written by Lisa Bleich Earlier this month I attended the Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA) conference and had the opportunity to hear Amy McCready, founder of Positive [...]

Indiana University

College review by Lisa Bleich Indiana has an expansive, 1,800 acre campus with limestone buildings and lined with trees and flowers throughout campus.  The former football field was [...]

Butler University

College review by Lisa Bleich What happens when a college makes it to the Final Four in basketball a couple of years in a row?  Applications skyrocket!  At least this is what happened [...]