Be a Perpetual Learner: I met with Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge, a force in the education world around Culturally Responsive Education. I have been fortunate enough to work with him at multiple schools and see his work first hand. He does an incredible job pushing teachers and leaders in their practices to help them support students on a deeper level. Be sure to check out his work and his numerous books at his website: https://www.dryemis.com/. We talked about many things, but I always narrow it down to three key takeaways.

1. Find Your Passion
2. When is your ‘High Octane Cognative Capacity Time?’
3. Fulfillment over Balance

The Principal Time Audit - Thank you Edutopia - George Lucas Educational Foundation for publishing another article of mine! https://www.edutopia.org/article/principal-time-audit This is a great tool for understanding how you are using your time and how to make the most of it! Let me know if you need any help getting started with this Time Audit. Share it with anyone you know in a leadership position!

Don’t Leave a Path of Destruction: I met with Andy Rodford, a veteran school leader from Canada. Andy now runs Venture Gained Consulting where he helps school and business leaders tackle problems that they wouldn’t get to by themselves. Be sure to check out what he has to offer: https://venturegained.ca/ We talked about many things, but I always narrow it down to three key takeaways.

1. Watch out for ‘Prep Mountain’
2. Importance of Trust
3. There are 168 Hours in a Week