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My end of year reflection
I have spent the last couple of days reflecting over 2022. The one word that summarizes this year for me is GROWTH. I did a lot of growing and learning this year. I had to grow as a leader. Being a principal is the most difficult, but most rewarding job I have ever had. Every…
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Learning through Leadership
I just completed my first year as building principal. It was the most challenging yet rewarding year of my career. I learned so much about myself through the many obstacles I had to overcome. Here are the top 10 things that I learned this year. Top 10 things I learned this year: The most important…
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Live in the now
So often I hear people say, “tomorrow is not promised, live your life to the fullest now.” We all know that one day our life here on earth will end; yet, what we tell ourselves and what are actions show can be two different things. We know that tomorrow is not guaranteed, yet we all…
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Walking by faith…..My Story
Two years ago, I started to get an itch that I was ready to leave my current position. I felt like it was time for me to grow and move onto the next level. I had finished a Principal Residency program, and everyone told me I was more than ready for a Principalship. I went…
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Shift happens!
At many different times in our lives we will all experience waiting. We are waiting for a new job, a promotion, the right time to buy a home, the next step in a relationship, starting a family, and the list goes on. Waiting can be hard. It is a time that will stretch your character…
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Sky is the Limit
The late rapper Notorious B.I.G said in his song Sky is the limit, “sky is the limit, and you know that you keep on just keep on pressing, sky is the limit, and you know that you can have what you want, be what you want.” To me that means that if you believe in yourself…
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What shall you choose?
I think we can all summarize 2020 as unprecedented and chaotic. On the other hand, 2020 gave many of us the time and space to truly reflect and grow as individuals. When we are not busy with the hustle and bustle of life, we are forced to face ourselves. In 2020 there was a lot…
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Walking in Excellence
This blog post came as a personal conviction of things I have gone through this year. I was reminded during my quiet time today to always walk in excellence. This sounds good in theory but can be difficult in action. Walking in excellence means giving people grace, always putting your best foot forward, forgiveness, selflessness,…
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The Gift of Giving!
I read a scripture and it says, “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed” (Proverbs 11:25). The scripture seems contradictory at first glance. You’re telling me that if I am generous, I will prosper?!? But it is true. You do reap what you sow. If you are a person who gives…
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Run your own race!
When I was in college, you couldn’t tell me nothing! I had my entire life figured out. I was going to be a career woman, with a husband, house, and three kids. It’s so funny when I look back on my life and remember how silly I was. As I grew older, I grew impatient.…
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