A thinking thought for today! “There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.” Matthew McConaughey What is the difference? Is it because you hold a title? A young mother fights breast cancer and becomes cancer-free. She is a champion. She knows what she has overcome and does not need … Continue reading Thinking vs Knowing
Category: Solution-Focused Leadership
It is a no-good, horrible nothing going right kind of day!
Have you ever had a day where nothing seems to go right? How does it make you feel? What do you do to get yourself back on the right track? When I was little, my mom would tell me it was because I got up on the wrong side of the bed. “But yesterday was … Continue reading It is a no-good, horrible nothing going right kind of day!
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
If this is your first time reading a post of mine, let me please tell you I am not an ordinary individual who always does things the way you expect them to be done. So....I love Walt Disney, crazy acronyms, inspirational videos, music, and thinking way outside the box people feel comfortable being inside of … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
Imagine, what words would you choose?
In 2004 Rolling Stones labeled John Lennon’s song Imagine the third greatest song of all time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time The list was updated again in 2010, and it remains in its same ranked position. I have utilized the theme of “Imagine” several times over my career in education in different settings and ways. It is a timeless … Continue reading Imagine, what words would you choose?
Teachers and Leaders, encourage failure!
This title may need to be explained! It is not that I am encouraging all of us to fail but to innovate and become resilient. The title is also not saying teachers and leaders encourage their students to fail. It is the approach and strategies we use to help children grow. One year the theme … Continue reading Teachers and Leaders, encourage failure!
Are you dog tired?
Leaders make hundreds of decisions daily that impact lives. Depending on the nature of their work, it can be very intense for them, testing strength physically, emotionally, and mentally. Many times leaders put in long days, and adding all of this together can be exhausting. As a leader, you try to keep the spirits up … Continue reading Are you dog tired?
How are you?
Do you ask this question to others? “Hi Jane, How are you today?” It is a simple question as part of our greeting and not an in-depth question many may need to answer. As schools returned to face to face, businesses are trying to maintain without workers due to no applicants, and companies are trying … Continue reading How are you?
What to do? According to data?
In every organization, data-driven decision-making was and is a phrase repeated often. Sitting around a big conference table, I can recall talking about the stacks and stacks of data collected by an individual for us to utilize. However, we all looked at each other with a huh what. Data-rich and information poor, why are we … Continue reading What to do? According to data?
Blessings, rights, freedom-multiple them
The alarm sounds, and we are off to a new day! The daily calendar is full! Every minute is scheduled with tasks to complete, meetings to attend, places to go, meals to prepare, messages to answer, decisions to make, and the list goes on. When is there time to notice the blessings? Instead of focusing … Continue reading Blessings, rights, freedom-multiple them
Do you know what they think?
We live in a society where we are always seeking others' thoughts, or are we? Do we want to know? Will we change anything based on what they tell us? We enjoy seeing that like on a post we make on social media! We know what we believe, and it is the truth for us. … Continue reading Do you know what they think?