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Become a Changemaker
July 20, 2011
A mind that is racing over worries about the future or recycling resentments from the past is ill equipped to handle the challenges of the moment.
-Eknath Easwaran, Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down
-Eknath Easwaran, Take Your Time: The Wisdom of Slowing Down
"Change the story you have about yourself, rejecting the idea that you can’t go beyond regulations, there aren’t enough resources, 'they won’t let me,' and all the limiting things you tend to tell yourself. Start seeing yourself as powerful, rather than powerless. Jim Rohn was fond of saying, 'We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.... You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.' To me this implies you start seeing yourself as a leader, whether your job is that of teacher, administrator, or consultant.
"Rather than feeling alone, start seeing yourself as part of a cadre of what Loris Malaguzzi calls, 'an on-going story of men and women, ideals intact, who realize that history can be changed, and that it is changed by making it our own — starting with the future of children.' Seek out others interested in innovative ideas and other possibilities for defining quality; meet regularly to support and challenge each other. Tell yourself this is one of the most important aspects of your job. Together, build an expanded narrative about what quality looks like.
"Before you start rushing around trying to ‘fix’ things, work on fixing anything that might be broken in your leadership. The amazing thing about changing yourself is that it usually leads to others changing."
Exchange has packaged six of its leadership resources into a single "Leadership Tool Kit" and is offering the entire set at a 25% discount — separately these resources would cost $156.90, but we are offering the entire Leadership Tool Kit for only $118. Resources in the kit include: - The Art of Leadership: Managing Early Childhood Organizations
- Leading People in Early Childhood Settings CD Book
- Learning to Lead: Effective Leadership Skills for Teachers of Young Children
- Targeted Leadership — Building a Team That Hits the Mark
- Beginnings Workshops Book #8 - Professionalism
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Comments (3)
Displaying All 3 CommentsShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hello
Child friend , Every tomorrow can be changing today !
Thank you
City of Rockford Head Start
Rockford, IL, United States
Thank you for the daily inspirational / motivational thoughts....a great way to start the day!!
Independent Consultant, Trainer, Coach and Writer
Kirkland, WA, United States
AMEN. If we all approached our lives and our jobs with this kind of spirit, the world would be a very different place.
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