Hopeful Insights

I can’t tell you the number of times I have stopped and started a weight loss program. I always start off so strong, but I start to give up when I do not see results immediately. I end up going back to bad habits and then repeating the cycle again. I told myself this year…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…