Ask Yourself

Ask Yourself

  Here’s a simple goal for today. Ask yourself this question:What do I have to say? Then go out and say it. You can say it out loud.You can write…
WHWTSHTF?

WHWTSHTF?

  It’s going to happen. You know it will. And there’s only one question you need to ask of yourself when it does happen. WHWTSHTF? Seriously. What happens? How will…
Almost Everything Can Wait

Almost Everything Can Wait

  “Almost everything can wait.And almost everything should.” -David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried, It Doesn't Have To Be Crazy At Work   There are going to be times when…
How Ideas Become Powerful

How Ideas Become Powerful

  It’s simple really. Ideas become powerful when they are shared. Ideas like to be shared. Ideas want to be shared. Ideas need to be shared. It’s what gives them…
A Pair of Socks

A Pair of Socks

  If every day is a gift, you have to figure out what type of gift it will be. Most days are going to be equivalent to receiving a pair…
Don’t Be Wile E.

Don’t Be Wile E.

  The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote have famously been battling each other since 1949. I remember watching Wile E.’s ill fated attempts at capturing the Road Runner when…
A New Perspective

A New Perspective

  I’m so glad to be able to move forward now.  There has been enough talk about what the last year plus has meant for all of us.  Finally done,…
Summer Learning Gain

Summer Learning Gain

  Each year, we hear about the potential learning loss that students will experience over the summer. This year, we’ve been warned of the unprecedented learning loss that students have…
Mission Statement

Mission Statement

  If you are fortunate enough to feel like you are on some sort of mission, that you are passionate and motivated, that you are truly trying to make a…
A Great Job

A Great Job

  There are days when someone will say to you:Great job. I love the way you handled that situation. There are many more days when someone will say:You handled that…