Over the past couple of weeks, I have written about focusing on what we can control and looking for opportunities in our struggles. As I continue to think about this process, I feel there is a need to discuss how we change. There are only four ways to create change. To generate growth in our … Continue reading Change
Month: August 2020
Opportunity: Part II
“It can have meaning if it changes you for the better.” —Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl, the author of Man’s Search for Meaning, was imprisoned and survived Nazi concentration camps. During this time he lost his wife, parents, home, and the manuscript that his entire life’s work had gone into. Yet, he emerged from this horrific … Continue reading Opportunity: Part II
Opportunity
As I think about my time as an educator, I realize that I am as grateful for the trials and tribulations, as I am for the successes and victories because the bad things helped prepare me for the good ones. The tough times taught me lessons that would later open the door for great opportunities. … Continue reading Opportunity
Simple
This has been a challenging time; there are a lot of questions that we just do not have answers to at this point. But, as we move forward in this ever-changing world, it is important for us, for the time being, to stop trying to find complex answers to complex problems. Oftentimes in convoluted situations, … Continue reading Simple
Leading and Learning 