Embracing Change

I feel the need to start by restating something from my first blog post,  "I am looking at switching gears in my career as an educator. This switch would involve leadership, which is something I have always feared, being the person in charge." This change both excites and terrifies me. I am starting to embrace the possibility that this change will be just what I needed and that I already have the skills necessary. Through my coursework, I was tasked with listening to and reading about Simon Sinek. This was a valuable refresher for me. I was lucky enough to take Simon Sinek's "Finding your why" course about 5 years ago. This course was transformative in so many ways. It not only helped me find my "why" but also helped me get to know more about the leaders in my own building.  My "why" is to help others so they can make positive changes in their lives.  I have been trying to do this in the classroom throughout my 20-year career, but now I thi...

Never in a million years did I think I would write a blog. Yet, here I am, writing my first entry.  I'll admit it isn't my idea to be doing this.  It is actually part of an assignment. You see, I am looking at switching gears in my career as an educator. This switch would involve leadership, which is something I have always feared, being the person in charge. I have always been somewhat fearful of authority figures. Chalk it up to bad experiences and anxiety (as well as the tendency to not want to disappoint others), but I have always been nervous when talking with my principals and teachers over the years, as a child and as an adult. Now I am looking at being one of those leaders! There are a few leaders I have admired in my career as a teacher and as a student.  I can't say with certainty that there is one particular leader that I admire most. Instead, it is more of a compilation of the traits that different leaders have demonstrated that stand out. The leaders who ...