Essentialism

Essentialism

Reading this book has been a game changer for my life.  I have not had a hard time saying no to activities that I do not feel like doing.  I haven't had a hard time saying no to people when they asked me to work on something I don't have time for either.  However, I have a hard time saying no to myself.

I am a goal setter and if there is something that I can do to further my ambition to be a better teacher, administrator, coach, brother, son, or husband I go for it.  Up to this point, I have always struggled with over committing myself to a lot of things that I love.  I am like a frog that is placed in a pot to be boiled.  The only difference is that I am the person cooking myself.  I turn up the heat higher and higher until it is too late and I realize how overwhelmed I am.  This is a weird analogy, I understand.  Thanks for sticking with me through that...

Essentialism is going to be a book that I reread once a year to maintain a healthy lifestyle and perspective.  I am a highly ambitious person and do not want to allow those ambitions to get in the way of my personal or family time.  My family is very important to me, and when I have kids, I want to be in a place where I have good habits.  I want to be able to express to my wife and my children that they are my number one priority.

Priority, even this word has taken on a new meaning for me because of Greg's words.  I never want to use this word to express anything other than one sole priority.

Anyway, I am very excited for the Twitter discussion and to be sure I am ready I am going to read for a bit right now and have some quite time to myself.

See ya

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Is it Safe to Stop Worrying about DeVos?

I'm not sure how many share the sentiment, but when Betsy DeVos was actually came into office I was #shook. Her inexperience, and comfort in her own ignorance made me think she would push to enforce an oversimplified, impractical, and hopelessly romantic one-step solution to the numerous, deep-rooted, and complex issues facing our educational system today. Luckily, it's looking like she might be all talk. Ideally, the Secretary of Education should improve the educational world for our teachers and students, at least a little. Not moving at all may be better than taking to many steps in the wrong direction, however. It has been six months, and Devos is still struggling to become fully staffed and slow to implement her school choice initiative. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/07/25/what-has-betsy-devos-actually-done-after.html We'll continue to keep an eye out.
Read more

Afghan Robotics Team Makes it to the States

One of the results of president Trump's travel ban was the exclusion of an all girl robotics team from having the opportunity to compete in the United States. Although I understand the intention of the ban was to keep everyone safe, I am one of the many who believe in providing everyone with an opportunity to seek a better life, and especially a better education. This was a classic example of how the ban limits many with good intentions. While it may be safer to say no one can come to the United States, the overwhelming majority of people who will suffer are those seeking a better life, an opportunity, and education. I considered how hard these girls had worked, and what sacrifices they had to make to qualify for an international competition. It is a shame that so little discrecion or care was used in crafting the ban. Fortunately, these girls were able to come after getting their visas rejected twice and the "international outcry" that resulted from the injustice. ...
Read more

What Georgia Educators are Facing

Being an educator in Georgia is no easy feat. The Georgia Partnership for Education came up with 10 problems that the field of education is facing in Georgia. Of the issues specific to Georgia some stood out to me. Georgia has seen a trend of more and more teachers leaving the profession, and less and less teachers interested in joining the field of education. Districts have also been given more responsibility, and the demand for quality leadership has increased. Our high school graduates have not been soundly prepared for college (based on incompletion rates) and are ill-prepared for the workforce. Students in impoverished areas receive $1,200 less per student. Georgia also has about 10% of students with mental health issues that directly affect their school performance. http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-top-education-issues-2017/EUiJGHsurmxSYeNuowylpK/ In my experience as a Georgia educator, I feel these are genuine concerns. Many of the problems that our school f...
Read more