A Collection of Blogs, Thoughts and Ideas
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Passion! What will lead you, to lead them? As another school year is just around the bend, I found myself in reflection on the following: “Passion! What will lead me to lead them?” I heard my dad’s feint voice telling me over and over, “If you follow your passion, you won’t ever feel that you…
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Spring, 2017, Sometimes, You Just Need to Breathe Sometimes, it’s about being present in your world, and offering support to those that need it without hesitation! Sometimes, it’s taking a moment to see the love that is in your world and making a decision to give love back to the world! Sometimes, it’s facing a…
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Each of us is on a journey; a journey towards self-discovery, self-improvement, self-awareness, and hopefully self-actualization. While we are on our individual journies I believe that each of us has the capability to choose the words that guide us as we head towards our personal destinations. I believe that we have a responsibility to be…
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Had a fantastic opportunity to share some thoughts about #resilience with some of our students at Crystal Middle School. Some of the audio quality is not the best here, however I think that some of the video segments are pretty good examples of connecting to students, and that I was able to connect with them…
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As many of you might be aware I focus a lot on the issue of #resilience development, its importance as a personal skill for all, as an essential asset for our students, and as a trait that can be nurtured in each of us. Well, I heard a story of a student at one…
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My focus is on #Resilience development, and my concept is simple to comprehend. I believe that each person has the capability to support others with developing #resilience skills. I also firmly believe that it is an obligation for adults, especially educators, to build environments for children, and especially their students, that foster the development of…
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Resilient Individuals: Individuals who demonstrate resilient behaviors tend to be able to recognize and manage their personal perceptions and feelings, and are cognizant of their personal locus-of-control. They can perceive and understand feelings of others, understand that they matter to others, and also see that they can make a positive impact on the…
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Take a moment and consider your current understanding of the word “Resilience.” A Question: Do you consider your understanding of #resilience to be deep, or surface level? It seems that in our day-to-day culture the word has become more of a descriptor of character or action, rather than as a true understanding that the word…
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Connect, Appreciate and Build a Sustainable Transformation Connecting: When we connect, even for a moment, we demonstrate the ability to build relationship, be human, show love, and to build a community. When we connect with those in our environments we take the first step in demonstrating to them that we care, that they matter,…
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The “Success Iceberg” Are you building your “Success Iceberg?” Do you recognize the efforts of others as you view their success? Are you planning and implementing your next step to greatness? Or, do you need a little nudge to get you going? If so, read on my friends! For those that are desiring to…
Recipes For Resilience 