Strati Georgopoulos posted the following suggestions to improve our life: 1. Wake up early. 2. Work harder than you think you did yesterday. 3. Never go more than 3 days without exercise. 4. Make time to read every day.
Brigette Hyacinth posted the following points about the importance of ‘Listening’ and ‘Humility’ in a great leader: Be Humble Many people think humility is a weakness, but it actually takes strength. It makes you approachable. The more humble you are, the more the team members would be motivated to share their suggestions and recommendations with Read more about Never Punish Loyal Employees for Being Honest[…]
One of the LinkedIn posts wrote about the importance of listening, especially for a leader. When you are a leader, in whatever capacity, business, education, parenting, counselling, you are a role model. How we listen to our people is an example of how true listening is practiced. You will never know the influence you have Read more about Truly Listen[…]
I most certainly agree with Gavin McCormack’s post on LinkedIn, about the importance of parents modeling quiet reading time daily. As modern technology sweeps the globe, it is important to remember that the written form is one of the oldest form of communication. My family reads. I attribute this to the fact that we value Read more about Parents Must Model Daily Reading[…]
Dan Rockwell posted the following suggestions on how important relationship is for leaders. I believe these relationships are important for leaders in business and education. 1. Relationship & Performance – Feeling connected makes difficult work easier and boring work more enjoyable. We bring our best when we care about the people we serve. 2. Relationship Read more about How Great Leaders Build Strong Relationships[…]
There is a great deal of uncertainty and stress during this COVID-19 crisis. And, many of us are wondering what the new normal will be. Being an educator, I feel for the educators, parents and students during this time. However, we all know that this will pass and that schools will eventually resume their classes. Read more about Uncertainty is Normal[…]
Gavin McCormack posted an article on LinkedIn about the importance of relationship between the teachers and their students. This is something I have been teaching teachers for years. When you show that you genuinely care about each student, that you are sincerely happy to see them each day, and that you truly are thrilled about Read more about It’s All About Relationship[…]
Bob Archer posted a challenge to be non-judgemental today. He wrote that it would be most satisfying just to accept that person who cut us off. It just is. And, that person who was late for a meeting, just accept that he/she was late. It’s not our job to judge what made that person late Read more about Be Non-Judgemental[…]
Strati Georgopoulos posted the following suggestions which I concur with as a guidance Counsellor and as an educator and mom: – Practice self-validation. Do not rely upon others for acceptance, validation, or a sense of worthiness. This must emit from you first. Be mindful of the ways in which you betray yourself for the ‘benefit’ Read more about How to Develop Mental Strength[…]
John Maxwell’s Minute With Maxwell video speaks of the difference between finite disappointment and infinite hope. Maxwell quotes Martin Luther King’s quote, “We must crept finite disappointment but we never lose infinite hope.” Hope outlasts disappointment. Sometimes in times of difficulties, such as we are having with the COVID-19, we are disappointed about many aspects Read more about Hope Versus Disappointment[…]