What will it look like when we arrive?
“In the many years I’ve spent in the business world, I’ve realized the huge advantage of being able to bring people along to our way of thinking. Every
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“The Impediment to action advances action.”
I just finished Ryan Holiday’s “The Obstacle is the Way; The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” and enjoyed much of the perspective. Several passages stuck out from the
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The Importance of Actionable Feedback Provided and Requested
I just had a wonderful conversation with Meghan Lawson, who is not only a very good friend but also has one of my favorite blogs out there! If you are
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Don’t Forget to Water the Garden
One of the things that I have learned as I get older is how much I don’t know. I am not as adamant about certain things as I once used
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3 Things in Education that Have Stayed the Same and How They Have Changed
I wrote the post below in August of 2018, which seems like a VERY long time ago and a different world. Still, the three things I reference in the post are
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Empathy Leading to a Co-Created Action
I have been reading the book “Persuasion; The Art of Influencing People” by James Borg and have been enjoying it. This portion where he defines “empathy” and then provides examples
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Initiating Change in a New Environment
I have said this many times, and I still believe it to this day; some of the best things that have happened to me are not going to something but leaving something.
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What did you once consider necessary in your life that you no longer utilize?
I was reading a blog post (it is private on a district domain, so I can’t share!) by educator Anna Sage, who made such an eloquent connection between the
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5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader
I originally wrote this post in August of 2014, and it was an exercise for me to think about what are some important questions that not only a school community
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Supporting the Future Hopes and Aspirations of Those You Serve
This is a question I have been asking educators to consider for a long time about students in our schools: Do kids create “because of” or “in spite
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