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Colleagues,
In contrast to my regrets from my earlier days of teaching in p-12 and higher ed, my greatest joy in being a consultant has been the relationships. The biggest change in who I am now versus when I began this business in 2019 is the value I place on getting to know people. It has made my life so much richer in so many ways. We spend time on tasks, and we invest time into people. So, what have you done this week? How much have you spent? How much have you invested? Who will you invest with today? Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues, In celebrating our 300th episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, I’m reflecting on the relationships I’ve developed with so many people. I wish I had been as relationships focused when I was still teaching at Clemson University. My office sat at a T intersection and there were three junior faculty members (untenured) with offices at the same intersection. We were a very diverse group and we all got along extremely well. Except we never did anything together. Our interactions were always with one of us standing in a doorway and the other looking up from their computer. I do not wish I had worked harder or longer at my job at Clemson, but I do wish I had taken more time away from my computer. Time to form deeper friendships with Allison, Faiza, and Nafees. I took my work too seriously and undervalued relationships. I hope you can say something different. I’m happy to acknowledge Kaleidoscope Adventures as a sponsor of yesterday’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! I appreciate their support and encourage you to connect with them if you are thinking about planning a school trip!  Cheers!
Frederick Colleagues, This morning, we released the 300th episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! I don’t know what we talked about as I’m writing this before we do the live recording, but the important part of the show is not the content – it’s the people. When I began the podcast in August of 2021, I never dreamed of how many incredible people I would meet and get to know. I have several deep friendships that grew from podcast interviews (shout out to Will Parker and Darrin Peppard) and many new colleagues who I have come to value highly. The podcast has broken down the isolation of being a solopreneur and helped me become a better interviewer, trainer, and servant leader. And what about you? What about the relationships that are right in front of you, but which you may be missing? More on that tomorrow. Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode.  Cheers!
Frederick Colleagues,
This will be a week of reflection as tomorrow we release the 300th episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Mara and I are both pretty excited about it and it has me thinking a lot about people. You’ll hear me say this multiple days this week – I can’t think of a single project at work that I wish I had worked harder on. I don’t even wish I had kept on top of my email more. My regret is not valuing and investing more into the relationships. I was (and still am) too task focused. I missed so many opportunities to build relationships. Why is that important? Because people are our purpose. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
Gratitude. Today, I am thankful for… I heard a speaker talk about the power of gratitude to increase happiness and I am in the middle of an experiment to test it. I began adding a gratitude section to my morning journal back on March 23. I know it makes me feel a bit lighter in the moment, but I’m not sure what impact it is having beyond that. Will it help you? Maybe try this… Hit “reply” and type three things you are grateful for. The smaller and more specific the better. Try it, and pay attention to what you feel. Cheers! Frederick |
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