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Jan 17, 20222 min read
How to Convert the Hamster Wheel to the Flywheel (168/500)
Do you feel like you've been on a hamster wheel since the 2020s started? Ready to convert to a flywheel? The key is becoming an...
Dec 18, 20213 min read
What's next? (166/500)
A week ago, I stopped my writing streak at 165 consecutive days. After writing through some challenging phases, personally...
Oct 9, 20212 min read
Writing to Learn, Learning to Write (104/365)
On June 28, 2021, I made a commitment...to myself. I set out to write and publish ("ship") my thoughts for 365 days straight. Building...
Aug 22, 20213 min read
What Habits Will You Build This Year? (56/365)
What came first, the chicken or the egg? This is my current mindset, my current reality, when it comes to building habits. For example:...
Aug 13, 20213 min read
47 Things I’ve Learned (47/365)
Learning has a consistent theme of my life from August 2020 to August 2021. In honor of turning a year older and (maybe?) a bit wiser,...
Aug 11, 20212 min read
3 Ways to Multi-Task in Chaos (45/365)
To Multi-Tasking or Not to Multi-Task? “Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking of it.” - Daniel...
Jul 19, 20211 min read
Greasing the Gears (22/365)
Monday mornings are a great time to reflect on the week behind and the week ahead. Listening to this podcast during my Monday morning...
Jul 16, 20212 min read
4:15 Comes Early Sometimes (19/365)
4:15 am comes early sometimes. In January 2020, I was nearly 30 pounds heavier that I am now. The stress of five years of unexpected...
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Where Am I? (17/365)
The literal responses to this question is: I live and work on the south shore of Long Island. I work roughly an hour east of New York...
Jul 13, 20211 min read
3 Time Management Hacks (16/365)
“Time is our greatest commodity.” - Warren Buffett I think of this line often, and especially when I’ve over-scheduled my calendar or...
Jul 11, 20214 min read
Casting Votes (14/365)
Two weeks, “a writer”. Three months, “a writer”. These are two personal milestones I’ve hit in the last 24 hours. Today marks the latest...
Jul 10, 20212 min read
School Culture...According to Dabbawalas (13/365)
My writing challenges: Dive deep Focus on brevity Write for readers Repeat daily My post “Leadership Lessons From Dabbawalas” (by my...
Jul 4, 20212 min read
What System Are You Building? (7/365)
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” - James Clear, Atomic Habits Today marks one week of...
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Learning Leadership: Looking Back and Looking Ahead (4/365)
This summer marks seven years since I launched my first blog post as part of what was then a new blog, Learning Leadership. At that time...
Jun 30, 20211 min read
#LearningLeadership365...Here we go! (3/365)
When was the last time you did something for the first time? How about for the second time? Several years ago, after my first attempt to...
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Will You Choose to Make Today, Great? (2/365)
“Make it a great day, or not, the choice is yours.” This is our daily morning sign-off over the school’s public address system. It’s the...
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Start Before You're Ready (1/365)
For the last several months, I’ve contemplated starting (restarting, actually) my blog. I’ve prepared, researched, organized, and slowly...
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