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Episode 54: Would you hang out with people that talk to you the way that you talk to yourself?
Would you hang out with people that talk to you the way that you talk to yourself?
Stop and think about your self-talk.
How do you talk to yourself when you mess up at work?
How do you talk to yourself when you let...
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Episode 53: The 5 Most Powerful Leadership Lessons From Atomic Habits
Over the last 32 years, I’ve read a lot of great leadership books. In fact, I made a Top 10 list of leadership books and you can check those out at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/top10
#4 on that list is Atomic Habits...
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Episode 52: The 5 Things That Are Probably True About The Parents At Your School
There are two kinds of people in your life.Â
If you just ate lunch and you are on your way to lead an important meeting, there are the kind of people that will tell you that you have broccoli in your teeth. And then...
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Episode 51: How To Significantly Increase Student Retention By Creating A "Culture Of Anticipation"
Think back to when you were a kid. What was something that you looked forward to with great anticipation?
For me it was Christmas morning and my 16th birthday. I remember when I was 6 years old, I knew that I was...
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Episode 50: How To Reverse Engineer Your Portrait Of A Graduate
I am old enough to remember using a road map to get where I was going. Yes, I am talking about the impossible to fold map that lived in the glove compartment!
In the 90’s I graduated to MapQuest and clearly remember...
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Episode 49: The 8 Biggest Strengths Of The Introverted Leader
I want you to take a moment and notice the title of this week’s episode.
The title is NOT: “5 Strategies To Be More Extroverted As An Introverted Leader”
The title is NOT: “4 Ways You Can Come Out Of Your Shell As An...
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Episode 48: You Can Overcome The “Hustle Culture” If You Stop Doing These 6 Things
“Rise and grind.”
“I’ve got a dream that is more important than sleep.”
“I pledge allegiance to the grind.”
What do these “motivational” quotes have in common? They glamorize a very dangerous thing called “hustle...
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Episode 47: How I Led My School While Dealing With Grief
I am not an expert on grief.
I am not a therapist.
Everyone experiences grief and loss differently.
I am NOT going to tell you how YOU should lead your school while dealing with loss.
I am just going to share my...
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Episode 46: Leadership Lessons From Eastern Airlines Flight 401
The date was December 29, 1972.
It was shortly before midnight and it was a warm night in Miami. Family and friends waited inside the terminal for Eastern Airlines flight 401 out of JFK Airport in New York City.
The...
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Episode 45: The 4 “Soft Skills” That Can Ensure A Long Career As A Private School Leader
As we lead our schools, we face hundreds of unique challenges every day. To properly handle those challenges, we have to use our skills. We all have “hard skills” and “soft skills”.
Hard Skills: Budget creation,...
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Episode 44: 6 Strategies To Turn Your Parents Into “Raving Fans”
Earlier this year, Taylor Swift came to my city. Somehow, my 25 year old daughter was able to get tickets to the show. That’s when I started to understand a little bit more about Taylor Swift fans or “Swifties”.
Three...
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Episode 43: The Unexpected Power Of A Handwritten Note
I want you to use your imagination.
You are driving home from school and you are stopped at a red light. You are the car closest to the red light and you are watching the cars zip through the intersection in front of...
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