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Colleagues,
The last three weeks have been crazy – Mara and Ranford were married on October 4, I was in San Francisco with my mom and oldest daughter Gwen from the 10th-18th, and then gave my first big keynote on the 21st! There have been moments when I have been fully present, like when Mara and I walked down the aisle together. And there have been times when I haven’t been present – like watching the sunset at the beach and worrying about all the work not getting done. Being present gives me energy and lifts my spirits. Worrying does the opposite. So why do I sometimes choose to worry? It is, after all, a choice. What will you choose today? This weekend? Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues, As I write, I’m in San Francisco trying to help my 92-year-old mom. She’s still doing great, but we are working on getting me more integrated into her medical and financial processes so I can be there to help if/when needed. I am so blessed that mom is still here, but watching her world get smaller, and her independence diminish has been very difficult. It’s easy for me to get depressed about all the things she can’t do. But when I do that, I lose sight of what she can do. Like enjoying a butterscotch latte at Java Beach.  Cheers!
Frederick Colleagues, Here’s another takeaway from this week’s episode on The Assistant Principal Podcast featuring my coaching call Penny Connors: Delegate wisely:
Also, if you are thinking about student travel, tune in to this webinar I did with our wonderful podcast partners at Kaleidoscope Adventures! 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, In today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, I have a coaching call with Penny Connors, an aspiring leader currently working on her administrative licensure. At the end of the show, Penny shared her big takeaway: We need to embrace our own journeys and build a support network aligned with both where we are and where we want to go. We dig into that more in the show, including a discussion on the four layers of support:
I hope you’ll tune in! Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode.  Cheers!
Frederick Colleagues,
This email from Seth Godin was so insightful. Seth points out that just because we can measure something with more accuracy doesn’t mean we should. Accuracy and usability are not the same thing. Do we really need more data? Or do we just need to get better at using the data we have? Cheers! Frederick |
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