Mid-October in schools is stressful. Conferences, kids are challenging our norms because they are feeling comfortable with school, staff fatigue — All are these are ingredients for a tough day or week. It’s also the time of year when we start to lose focus because we are too busy worrying about everything that is going on around us.
These are the times, however, where gratitude and focusing on what is working can help us get out of a “slump”. So what’s working? I know we could come up with hundreds of items, events, learning successes, professional successes, and small moments we could celebrate. So, that’s what I want you to do: Celebrate everything that has gone well.
And gratitude? Gratitude is important because, as I have learned from Sharon Esswein, you can’t be grateful and unhappy at the same time. What are you thankful for? What is it that at the end of the day you can think about and truly be grateful for having in your life.
So, you have homework this weekend:
- Keep the main thing the main thing.
- Celebrate what is working.
- Seek out a personal sources of gratitude.
Have a GREAT week next week!
Here’s the Staff Update for Oct 23-27.
A Journey Through the Principalship 