You are ENOUGH!

I recently watched a wonderful movie titled One Night in Miami, a fictional story of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke. As I thought about Malcolm X's message to African-American people I thought it must’ve been so difficult in those times to believe in yourself and to believe in the possibility of yourself and of people of color. In a world where you are not accepted how can you accept and believe that you are capable. This year racial justice movements are all around us and it gives me hope that the efforts of the past were not in vain, that they were capable of pushing us forward now. As a school leader it is easy to compare my school and the efforsts of my school to others. Right now, I am reminded that this is not a time to compare ourselves to others. We are in a pandemic, we must accept who we are and the accomplishments we have made in our given situations. We must not compare ourselves to other networks and or other organizations, instead we must set our own bar and our own plan for what we want. When we are clear that what we are doing is the bar and it is acceptable we are accepting ourselves as we are and pushing ourselves to be the best version of ourselves. Take a minute to jot down the story you want to tell at the end of this pandemic. What do you want to be true about your development and about student achievement? (For example, at the end of the next six weeks I want to develop in strong family communication to ensure that all of my students are meeting their goals.) Now I want you to think about what are all the things at play that could be holding you back from getting to that goal. Are there people in your life? Are there situations occurring that could distract you? What will you do to safeguard your goals? Jot it down and walk away with a plan. Share in the comments a goal that you have so we can support you and hold tou accountable.