I recently spoke with a principal who conducted a “gratitude challenge” in his school. Over a very short period of time, he wrote dozens of thank you notes to all the people who had a connection with his school-teachers, paraprofessionals, central office staff, PTO, etc. Then he hid those notes around the school. Students, upon …
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What’s your GPS?
A few nights ago I was scrolling through Netflix and Hulu, as I often do in the evenings, and it struck me how many shows and movies exist in our popular culture that either originated in the 1980’s or are set in the 1980’s. The Goldbergs, This is Us, Fresh Off the Boat, Freaks and …
Purpose Check-Up
Happiness is a byproduct of purpose and there is a fair amount of research that connects an understanding of one’s purpose with better health, wellness and resiliency. Yet for years, I associated happiness with things I considered successes. As my career took me to new heights, I subconsciously conditioned myself to believe that my purpose …
