The January Freeze

Anyone else go through “The January Freeze”?  You have a million things on your mind, a “to do” list a million miles long, but the “umph” isn’t there?

I’m going through “The January Freeze”.

Or, at least I thought I was.

Over the past few days I reached out to my pals Jennifer Hogan and Dennis Griffin. “I’m in a blogger’s block! HELP!”  The amazing messages they sent to me through Voxer will not be forgotten.

I am blessed!  I’m not in a “freeze”.  I can’t believe what I have gotten to experience in just January already!

• Mark French and Craig Vroom hosted an AMAZING webinar for the #AspiringLeaders cohort on what leadership is like “behind the scenes”
• Jennifer Hogan and Jacie Maslyk followed with an equally phenomenal webinar on Resumes, Cover Letters and Portfolios.
• I had the wonderful opportunity to co-moderate #OhEdChat with Craig Vroom
• I get to participate in a thought provoking book chat (How to Win Friends and Influence People) with Paul Bailey, Holly Griffin and Tamara Bonhotel each week 
• I finished reading Jon Harper’s short story collection “She Ran Home”,  & David Geurin’s “Future Driven” 
• I co-wrote a grant for a MakerSpace for our school
• I ran my first 5K of the year with a good group of friends
• AND I humbly got to celebrate an astonishing group of #AspiringLeaders mentors on National Mentoring Day (January 25th)

Freeze???

Not a freeze.  I’m just warming up.  Bring on February.  I’m ready!

#My3Words for 2018

This year I have decided to follow Chris Brogan and choose three words to guide me through 2018. Last year, I chose believe as my #oneword, and as I allowed myself to believe in myself and others, I grew. Reflecting on that and what may help me this year, I choose dream, evolve and reflect as #my3words for 2018. 

DREAM

For those who know me, in 2017, I took some of my dreams and turned them into reality. I am truly humbled by the support and the outcomes of the projects, but, I’m not done. I have a lot more dreaming to do! There are many ideas I have jotted down in notebooks and my ultimate dream of becoming a school leader is still something I am working towards. NOTHING is out of our realm of possibilities, and we need to believe that hard work will make these all attainable! I will continue to dream and will encourage others to #DreamBig with me.

EVOLVE

I plan to evolve as an educator and learner this year. I will grow with and from my PLN (Personal Learning Network) and refine my practice. As I move towards a new journey into leadership, there is no doubt that I will evolve. I have more professional goals, and as I work on these, I will evolve. I am confident that the connections that I have made with the many wonderful educators throughout the US will help me evolve this year. I’m counting on all of you!

REFLECT

I am a huge advocate for personal reflection to help growth. This year, I will reflect more often and do so with intention and purpose. I want my reflections to drive my growth and thoughts towards improvement. I plan to journal my reflections better and share with others so they can foster my growth as well.

I am so excited about the possibilities of 2018. 

It is sure to be another year of learning, newness and excitement!