Pride...  Dangerous?  It can be.  But it can also be a powerful tool.

If you want to change the world, start by making your bed!  Maybe you've heard Admiral William McRaven's speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sK3wJAxGfs) where he talks about how making your bed each day can help you change the world.  How starting the day with a  simple routine helps you begin to accomplish all the bigger tasks in the day.  How do you start your day as a principal?  What routines do you do or do you have your team doing that set the day in motion?  That build the momentum for success?  I have two I recommend:  A Morning Memo, and A Morning Meeting.  In this podcast I share a little bit about each.

I don't know if it is snowing where you are right now, but it is here.  And I am pretty sure every kid in my district is looking out the window with fingers crossed hoping for a SNOWDAY!  Do you remember snow days?  Were you fortunate enough to grow up in an area that occasionally had enough snow that schools had to shut down for a day... and you as a kid suddenly had a day of nothing to do?!?  Now we have eLearning Days and Virtual Days and  even if it snows it is more likely we will have a school day, just one that looks a little different.  Where have the snow days gone?  Why have they gone?  When do we pause and just take a surprise day?  Hey!  Do you wanna build a snowman?  Come on SNOWDAY!