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...
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- Dec 18, 2021
- 3 min
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 10, 2021
- 3 min
3 Ways to Help a New Teacher (105/365)
Remember your first year of teaching? Mine was far from easy. Often, I wonder if the students in that first class learned as much as I...
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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 11, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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 17, 2021
- 3 min
Take That First Step (20/365)
In 2004, I took my first steps…first steps on the road to becoming “a runner”. I remember my dad “going jogging” back in the mid 1970s,...
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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 10, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
#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, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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