What is success, extended?

Yesterday, I wrote about personal success -- as a mom, wife and daughter/sister/sister-in-law. Today, I look at some of my other life roles and a reflect on...

What does success look like?*

• As a friend: Creating small moments through our calls, texts, emails, and real life time together that help us build understanding of each other's hopes and dreams, so we can cheer each other and care for each other, adding big doses of energy-giving laughter along the way

• As an instructional & leadership coach: Building knowledge, confidence and energy for reflection and for changing and growing practice and celebrating the work we do, recognizing its impact on students

• As a community volunteer: Finding ways to build relationships that drive positive changes, especially impacting the lives of children and teens in meaningful, long-term ways

Now, to move from "writing it down" to "doing it well". Slicers, I need to print this out, sit down with a favorite pen and some lovely cardstock paper and write these goals down. Write them down and place them in a spot where they catch me eye. Catch my eye, slow down, and ask myself: What can I celebrate? Where can I grow? Celebrate and grow, taking deep breaths and moving forward into my success. Moving forward. Every day.


*inspired by a question at a superintendent search meeting