I encourage you to reflect on what you can do better, what’s out of your control, and what the general pattern of your interactions with others is marked by.

When we assume, our hearts and minds are closed. Conversely, when we show up with open hearts and curious minds, many possibilities begin to unfold – oftentimes, possibilities we could never have imagined.

Choose to remember that the relationship is bigger than the disagreement.

Let’s never forget that there’s a human on the other side of that student and make it a priority to always put the human part before the student part.

Choosing to be Great involves making time to laugh, especially at yourself.

I truly believe there are few callings as high and noble as working in schools.

What’s one thing you can do, with respect to your own professional habits, that would result in the greatest good for your district, your school, or your classroom?

The difference between what we are doing and what we’re capable of doing would solve most of the world’s problems (Mahatma Gandhi).

“Starting strong is good, but finishing strong is epic.”

Can you imagine what I felt at that moment? My paradigm shifted. Suddenly I saw things differently, and because I saw differently, I thought differently, I felt differently, I behaved differently...Everything changed in an instant.