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02.09.21
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The Benefits of Writing a Letter to Your Future Self

 One cold February day while I was still in college, my roommate brought in our mail, and for the first time in years, I had a handwritten letter addressed to me. The return address was that of a program... READ MORE
12.17.20
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Expectations: How to Set Them and Why They Matter

From goal setting to challenges, here at Outward Bound, we are no strangers to learning and growing. We know that being able to move forward and work within a team doesn’t happen overnight, and it certainly doesn’t happen without conversations... READ MORE
09.03.20
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7 Tips for Guiding Your Team Through Conflict

 Conflict can be the result of bringing different people together in a stressful situation, or from a situation where the best path forward is unclear. Conflict is no stranger on Outward Bound courses, and our students learn conflict shouldn’t be... READ MORE
08.27.20
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5 Simple Ideas to Incorporate Service Into Your Daily Life

Service is a manifestation of compassion in action. Not only that, but service is a foundational tool to be a compassionate leader. We strive to cultivate compassionate leaders by incorporating elements of service on our courses. Whether it’s picking up... READ MORE
08.12.20
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Adapt to Survive, Serve to Thrive

Many of us have made drastic changes in our lives this year. We’ve been forced to adapt to a changing landscape around us—sheltering in place for months, wearing masks to leave our homes and physically distancing ourselves from others. We’ve... READ MORE
06.11.20
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Finding Success in a Failed Attempt to Complete a 100-Mile Run

It was around mile 60 when I started to really question if I was going to be able to complete the somewhat absurd challenge I’d set out for myself: running alone on a 100-mile course I plotted in the unrelenting... READ MORE
05.26.20
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Why “Having It All Together” Shouldn’t Be Your End Goal

 You’ve met them. The people who seem to have it all together. The ones floating through their lives, relationships and work with ease. How do they do it? When life is rocky, it’s easy to think, What do they... READ MORE
05.19.20
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Attention is Currency: Reclaim Time in Your Life

 “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard How do you fill your time? When I was first asked this question by a stranger at a dinner party a year ago, it... READ MORE
04.30.20
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What Does Responsibility Have to Do With Being Resilient?

 It was day 18 of a 21-day course in the Oregon Cascades, and our crew was eating macaroni and cheese in the shadow of Mt. Thielsen. We had navigated class III rapids and hiked over 60 miles on the... READ MORE
03.12.20
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How Successful People Spent Their Summers as Kids

 The thing I remember best about successful people I’ve met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they’re doing, and it seems to have very little to do with worldly success. They just love what they’re... READ MORE