A major cheat code in life: Being a pleasure to deal with. Kind when others aren’t. Calm when things go sideways. Reliable under pressure. Intelligence alone is overrated. Be someone who lightens the load for folks around them. People value people who make their lives easier.

That tiny blue line is childhood. The rest is adulthood. Every laugh, every smile, every playground game, every “look what I made!” moment matters. They’re only children once and only for a very short time. Let them enjoy their childhood.

This 🙌❤️ Be the reason a child loves coming to school today!!!

There are lessons every educator learns that no college class ever covered — how to comfort a child who’s lived through trauma, how to keep showing up when compassion fatigue hits hard, how to stay steady when your own heart breaks for your students. These are the lessons of

The most important skill in the 21st century is the ability to live happily with uncertainty.

The cheat code nobody talks about: Being reliable. Answer emails quickly. Show up on time. Do what you said. Keep small promises. Remember details. In a world where everyone is flaky, reliability looks like genius. It's not talent.

Effective #leadership is a learned skill. So it makes sense, the traits that make a leader effective are learned, too. In fact, they're the building blocks of dynamic, inclusive, and visionary leadership. #MondayMotivation #LeadershipInAction

Negativity is a choice. Refuse it. No matter how often it tempts you.

Instructional Leaders…

It’s the leader that must drive the culture. [ PG 16 from “The Power of Positive Leadership” ]

Every student needs someone in their comer. So does every staff member. Be that someone.

If you're anxious, do the work. Get lost in it. You'll feel so much better.

Compassion for all.

Dear son,

The hardest part of being a great principal? You carry all the responsibility but very little authority for real change. You’re told to lead, but bound by mandates and policies. Many of you still find a way to protect, inspire, and encourage your staff, regardless.

Action = Data Data = Improvement Improvement = Winning

School culture is built moment by moment, interaction by interaction. (Reminder via leader Emily Paschall)

An interesting drive to #work