Summer is in full swing which means swim practice, summer school, family events…and well three professional conferences in three weeks. By July 11th I will have been in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and Washington DC for three amazing conferences. Oh and on the 4th I am running my 2nd half marathon of 2016. While … Continue reading It is NOT the Quantity but Quality of Time.
Wow-March is back. I tend to forgot how crazy busy this time of year can be until I am in the middle of it shaking my head. Thanks to my awesome PLN I know I am not the only one out there feeling a little frazzled right now…. So how do we find the … Continue reading Finding Fulcrum Between Work and Life
During the 2015-16 School Year we have had the chance to really dig into our professional calling to teach. We have done this using Dr. Adam Saenz’s book The Power of a Teacher. These series of posts reflect the extension work we did in our school book club. Setting appropriate boundaries between work and personal … Continue reading Occupational Wellbeing-Reclaiming the Margins between School and Home.
So now that you are practicing the “Sunday Principle” it is time for more practical tips for Sunday and the rest of the week to refresh and engage with those around you-in real life. A few weeks ago I was at a conference about 20 minutes away from a dear friend of mine-one whose birthday … Continue reading When Did Facebook Replace Connecting with Our Real Life Friends?
So you tried your first day off of technology. If you are anything like me, at times you felt like you left your car keys at home-or had that nagging feeling your were forgetting something. Hopefully halfway through the day you didn’t think about it as much (until you did that unconscious reach for the … Continue reading Do You Need the Sunday Principle? Step Three: Keep Going!
So a week of *gasp* one hour off social media/phone/tablet/iPad/iPod/computer how did you do? Was it painful? Were you in a panic? How about day 5 or 6-did it get better or worse? Regardless-we are moving on to Step Two: 12 hours of limited connectivity. Think of this as a ‘vacay in the mountains’ where … Continue reading Do You Need the Sunday Principle? Step 2-Rip it Off Like a Band Aid
Principal in Balance: Learning to Lead in Work and Life 