Being a human is tricky. Juggling it all with grace, patience, and knowing that it is all going to have a similar pattern and work out, is a super power. The thing is, we all want that, but we fight it. We tend to run away from the hard stuff because it is too painful. […]
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The Leadership Edit
If you don’t already know this from my posts on social media, I am obsessed with my word for the year….clarity. I have been searching for clarity and making it a priority to have a clear plan with actions for all areas of my life. I mean ALL the nooks and crannies of my world […]
Building a Community of Productive Struggle
“The struggle is real!” I am sure we have all heard this before. But all too often it isn’t accompanied with what actions we can take to embrace the struggle. Don’t worry, I got you covered so stick with me on this one! As I sat with a group of administrators at a table (pre-covid…) […]
Starting Up and Shutting Down Your Day With Three “Survival-In-A-Time of a Pandemic” Habits
Hold your horses! This is not another habit and routine type of blog post. This is a real–life, no–bones, survival–in–a–time–of–pandemic, necessary post if you’re serious about becoming the best version of yourself while leading an entire school community who is looking to you to have all the answers. It’s about finding not just work–life balance but finding […]
High Yield Areas
There’s a lot to pay attention to when it comes to school leadership. That’s the beauty and the beast of it. The beauty is that you are so needed for ideas, input, solving problems, topics of conversation, everything, etc. The beast? Well, the beast is that you are so needed for all of the above […]
Who Is At Your Table? – Inviting Your Circle and Extending Your Sphere of Influence
Who are you as a human? A leader? A worker? What has happened in your life to make you who you are today? Think about the people who influenced you, inspired you, built you up, challenged you, or questioned you. They are a part of the residue of who you are and who you will […]
Cultivating a Thriving Culture Leadership Course
Toss the confetti! I am so excited! My course is officially launching this week and the link is below to sign up for my FREE LIVE webinar on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 pm MST. Click here for the link to reserve your spot in the FREE webinar! This course is called Leading A Difference […]
The Three Questions When It Comes To Generating A Thriving Culture
Before you read this post, download the free PDF that goes with it so you can get started immediately! Culture is everything! As a leader we are cultivators of culture. I know everyone has a culture but is it the one you want? Is it one that you can make sense of? If not, how […]
Resiliency and the Man Of Many Faces
Leaders, in a distance learning time, now is the time to decide how you will lead out this season. Whether you’re a leader in school, classroom, home, parent, marriage, company, etc., now, more than ever, eyes will fall on you as to how you navigate through these unchartered waters. This is a lot on you […]
Engaging Students Through A Joy List
Kids are amazing. They are interesting and sometimes they are hard too! However, they have a lot to teach us and if we just open up our minds and our eyes, this just might be the ticket to getting them to listen to us teachers or parents. Engaging and getting kids to realize the importance […]