Waiting is the worst. Waiting for culture to change. Waiting for seeds to grow. Waiting for change to acclimate. The bottom line is that change rarely happens quickly, until it does. Occasionally, you will see drastic change or dramatic results. It may seem like those things happened in an instant, …
Leaders Show Up
If you’ve worked with students for very long (or people in general), I’m guessing the following conversation rings some bells: Student: I want to step up and be more of a leader. Me: That’s great! Here are some things to keep in mind. Student: ***Misses the next month*** Me: … …
3 Thoughts on See You at the Pole
Yesterday was when schools all around the nation observed See You at the Pole. This event began almost 30 years ago as a group of students planned to gather around their flagpole and pray for their classmates, teachers, administration, and country. Over the years, it has grown, even crossing national …
2 Steps to Developing Student Leaders
Do you ever hear something and find it popping back into your mind from time to time? Like a song that gets stuck in a loop in your head, but a sentence. I’m guessing we all do this with different things and to varying degrees. A criticism, a compliment (generally …
The Pendulum Swing
I think there are two types of people in the world: those who have a plan before starting something, and those who build the plan as they go along. Maybe it’s more of a pendulum arc, where the you are somewhere on the swing of the pendulum, but it’s possible …