What is God doing?
Have you ever felt like God has abandoned you or that His rationale or circumstances for the things in your life just don’t make sense? I would imagine we have all felt like this at some point in our daily walk. I would dare say both those who know God as their Savior and those who do not have had these very same thoughts.
Let me share an analogy that may help put things into perspective on how you may view this differently. I was thinking the other day as I was flying into Cleveland and looking down at the city how different it looks from above than when you are on the street below. We were making a hard left turn, right over downtown, I could see the Key Bank building, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Progressive Field, Quicken Loans Arena and yes the huge Nike mural of Lebron James painted on the side of the building that says “We are all witnesses”. It was a very sunny day and looking down was an incredible site of events taking place and the opening of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Fast forward one hour, now I am in a rental car driving toward downtown Cleveland from the airport. Wow, what a different perspective. My view is limited because of the tall buildings, trees and marketing billboards. There is also the confusion and chaos of everyday life, heavy traffic, pedestrians, long waits at each traffic light and detours due to the parade. I could feel my stress level starting to rise because it wasn’t quite as peaceful as it was an hour ago from above. Life was happening all around me as people busily went about their day. Eventually, I made it to my destination and was able to finish my day.
Buzz words for market funded schools
I recently attended a conference in Phoenix that had all the top CEO’s, and CFO for some of the top market funded schools in the nation. In attendance were some of the biggest as well.
I had a chance to talk with Brian Mueller (former CEO of Apollo), Michael M. Yu (CEO of New Oriental Education), Barbara Dreyer (K-12 Virtual Schools Market & Connections Academy), Ronald J. Packard (CEO and Founder of K12 Inc.), Chas Edelstein (CEO of Apollo) and Zhengdong Zhu (CEO of China Cast). What a great week it was to talk and be inspired by some of the best CEO’s in the education industry. In addition, to being inspired, I learned so much about the current market and the projected market trends over the next 12-18 months. I have to admit this is one of the reasons I chose to leave my former institution and pursue a career with a market funded school. This recent transition in my life will propel my career and my knowledge so much further than had I stayed in my comfort zones. I never would have had the opportunity to learn from the best in the education industry.
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