Let’s Start Schooling Dreams

Garth Beyer

Even though I’ve worked on writing this for nearly a year, and worked on researching this for 16 years, this may not work.

Just over a year ago Seth Godin asked everyone, “What do you think we ought to do about education?”

Well, here is my answer: Start Schooling Dreams (click the link to download)

Start Schooling Dreams is my 35,000 word manifesto answering the question. It’s completely free and I will be working on creating different formats of it to suit your liking – I simply couldn’t wait any longer to give it to you.

I want to make one thing clear before you open up and start reading. The goal here is to start asking questions and you’ll hopefully realize this very quickly as you read. This also means that I want you to ask me questions. Let’s get a discussion going, let’s connect, let’s change what school is for.

Feel free to print this out, email it to friends, family, teachers, random school administrators.

After you start reading, I encourage you to come back to this page and leave a comment giving a shout out to “that one teacher.”

Lastly, thank you for giving this a shot, for facing the obvious, for making time to act. I truly appreciate all you’ve already done, all you’re doing, and all you’ll be wanting to do. What do you say? Let’s Start Schooling Dreams.

 

Stay Positive & Yea, Things Are Going To Change

Garth E. Beyer

The Misunderstanding Of What Trial Is

Garth Beyer

Trial is not talking to a friend about an idea.

Trial is not writing the idea down.

Trial is not giving it to someone else to do.

Trial is doing, taking action, shipping, and putting yourself at risk.

 

Stay Positive & Worry About Errors Later

Garth E. Beyer

What’s The Rush

Garth Beyer

I walked into a café yesterday and as soon as I reached the counter I was asked what I wanted. I had yet to look at what specials they had to offer. Of course, the majority who walk into a café know what they want (despite the minute they take to look over everything on the menu just to order the usual). So let’s just say the barista wasn’t rushing me to order. However, he was rushing to take my order. The quicker he gets it, the quicker (earlier) he can start to fulfill it. But then what? An order done gets you a customer. But businesses – if they want to be successful – should not be going after customers, they should be going after friends. Friends are certainly going to buy more, visit more often, and bring their friends with them. Spare the minute rushing to take an order and use it to connect, to make a friend.

 

Stay Positive & People Don’t Order It Often, But Here Is Food For Thought

Garth E. Beyer

A Few Golden Words This Past Week

Garth Beyer
  • “It’s time we accept reality.” “But we’ve come this far…”
  • Everything that is real, was at first, imagined.
  • More people should sue for feet falling asleep, so people will stop standing around – George Carlin

Stay Positive & What Have You Recently Heard That Stuck?

Garth E. Beyer

The Quick And Short Way

Garth Beyer

Robert Frost never got to finish his sequel. His sequel goes something like this: “After taking the road less travelled, I soon found myself at another fork in the road.”

When one stops looking for the quick and short way, and instead goes the route of challenges, obstacles, and facing fear, the long and rough shapes itself into the quick and short.

Most people realize this, however, its “tragic” because now you have to do the long and rough more often.

 

Stay Positive & It’s Scary, But Not A Bad Thing

Garth E. Beyer

The Best Time To Start

Garth Beyer

The best time to start is when you have all your ducks in a row.

Th best time to start is when you are fully invested for.

The best time to start is when you have a safety net.

The best time to start is when someone waves the green flag.

The best time to start is when success is a guarantee.

 

The thing is. The best time to start isn’t the only time to start.

It just so happens that the way to bring the best time to start in your life is to start when things are ambiguous, when they are uncertain, when it’s not safe, when you feel uncomfortable, when it’s a heartfelt risk.

 

Stay Positive & Start Now

Garth E. Beyer