Amplifying Influence & Impact ❆ Solution-focused Coach, Facilitator and Speaker ❆ Experienced Educational Executive ❆ Champion for Rural & Regional Leaders
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝟯𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 One Idea: Take Time to Celebrate Your Progress It is the transition time of year. People are finishing school, completing studies, changing roles, and even going on holidays. Everywhere you look there are public celebrations to mark these transitions – graduation ceremonies, end-of-year concerts, and Christmas parties. But have you created time and space for personal reflection on your achievements to mark this transition? One Quote: “Transitions are a time for reflection, and a time for looking forward.” – Roy Cooper One Example: Yesterday I hosted the last session of the year of my Leaders Learning Circle for Teaching Principals. Holding space for the school leaders to reflect on their personal and professional goals highlighted progress in nearly every area. There was much to celebrate with big and small wins. Most significantly, I was reminded how leaders are so outwardly focused on meeting the needs and expectations of everyone else, that they rarely take time for themselves to acknowledge what they have achieved. And not just think about it, but actually write it on paper to make it concrete. One Small Action: Before you finish for the Christmas break, take 30 minutes to reflect on your progress with life’s projects. Three Questions: 1. On a scale of one to ten, how satisfied am I with this project right now? 2. What have I achieved that makes it that high? 3. What are my possible next small steps?
