Cole Nelson

husband, dad, educator, rugby player

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

If words of affirmation is your love language, enroll in online college classes. No one gives unconditional positive feedback like a student required to reply to a discussion post.

[Nina Rees @ninasrees]

"Every kid learns differently. They are learning outdoor skills and conservation, how to be patient, social & emotional skills that come with it. All of those things go way beyond fishing."-Cole Nelson, @JohnRexSchool teacher. https://t.co/Ti76KUivci via @theoklahoman_ @OPCSA

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

The CDC says it’s time to stop using speaker phone in public.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

@Anthony_Hall1 That would be a pay cut haha

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

@Anthony_Hall1 @jordannnakinss This is classic unranked behavior.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

If I had to choose between spiritual giftedness and spiritual fruitfulness, give me the fruit EVERY DAY.

What good is an impatient prophet, a great communicator with no self-control, a word of wisdom or knowledge that’s unkind or lacks gentleness?

Give me the fruit.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

If his video opens with “Hey, it’s your boy . . .”

He is most certainly not your boy.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

If your hands are always full, you can’t give high fives. The work of encouragement is just as important as the work of accomplishment.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

A leadership lesson I wish I had learned earlier: it’s okay to be vulnerable about your weaknesses with those you lead. If you care about more than yourself, you will be honest and communicative about your shortcomings with your team. If you don’t, they’ll be everyone’s ceiling.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

If you “don’t know who needs to hear this”, the answer is probably you.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

One of the best friends I’ve made is fear. I’ve decriminalized it in my life & realized that fear and peace can coexist. Anything worthwhile that I’ve done has been accompanied by a healthy dose of fear. So instead of avoiding fear, we’ve just become comfortable with one another.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

One of the best things that ever happened to me was the identity crisis I had about my “calling”. Losing what you think you’re “called to” opens your eyes to the lie YOU’ve created about your identity. Conquer that and you can live un-phased by change & the opinions of others.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

I’m learning that it’s not enough just to let someone sit at the table. That should have been an open invitation from the start. It’s time to stop talking and start listening. To sit at a table where everyone looks like you and your opinion is king, is the antithesis of heaven.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

@espn I’d still hang it on my door.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

C’mon businesses. Life is too short to only unlock one door.

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

@Anthony_Hall1 Who’s waiting til 2021?

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

@Anthony_Hall1 @jordannnakinss That soap makes it’s way down at 9.81 m/s^2

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

What’s the BEST that can happen?

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

I miss church and contact.
I’m ready to close the social distance.

[Rugby League Best Tries Hits and Biffs @NBiffs]

Two minutes of absolute bliss!!!
Sit back and enjoy some of the biggest and best Rugby League hits of all time....
#nrl #hits #bighits #loveit #rugbyleague #great #beastmode #beast #legends #classic

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

There comes a day when every leader must decide what their shoulders will be:

a bulldozer for their own agenda or a platform for others to stand on.

(hint: choose the latter. Pun intended).

[Cole Nelson @coleanelson]

Complex is not always best and simple is not always easy.

Sometimes the simplest solution requires the hardest work.