Discipline is the not-so-secret weapon that separates good from great. It’s what propels athletes to victory, even when they’re tired, doubting themselves, or staring down impossible odds. Entrepreneurs and leaders alike face high stakes and relentless challenges. The difference between hitting your goals and falling short often comes down to one thing: discipline. This isn’t […]
Tag: mindset
The Principal’s Guide to Avoiding Burnout and Living Healthier Lives
I had a busy weekend of attending my daughter’s hockey tryouts. In these tryouts, there were ice sessions, off ice sessions, and a session on mental health that was put on by a sports psychologist, named Dr. Matt Brown. They wanted parents to attend, and honestly, I thought it was going to be another respect […]
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset to School Leadership
There are problems in our world. There are problems everywhere you look. In fact, problems have become the main cast member throughout this pandemic that we are living in right now. And it feels so hard. Not one person isn’t affected and not one person has not had to shift and pivot to figure out […]
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 […]
Popping The Confetti in Leadership
Hey there leader! Can I just say how proud I am of your ability to pivot when things get tough. Your willingness to figure it out and lift your community up during one of the hardest times we have ever lead is admirable. The most important factor? You never, ever give up. You’re taking action, […]
Ways to Include Teachers in Leadership
As leaders, our main job is to grow as many leaders as we can in our community. In a school, that includes our teachers and our students. In leadership, leaders sometimes feel that they are alone when actually there is a whole community of leaders who are at the door just waiting to be invited […]
The Leadership Book Shelf
The importance of pouring into three buckets in order to live a life that you love is crucial. I know, I talk about this all of the time, but this is so important!! In case, you are new to my ponderings and discoveries, I often talk about the importance of pouring in three buckets every […]
Boss Mama
Today’s blog is written directly to the moms out there. Working moms, stay at home moms, home business moms, working from home moms, all of a sudden distance learning teacher moms. However, this advice could be for ANYONE! So stick with me even if you are not a mom. Heck, even the men will find […]