Author: Lindsay Freeman, Principal, Roscoe Collegiate Elementary As the school year closes and the summer months begin, I reflect on the journey from beginning to end. Being a principal has blessed me. I have been able to help students and adults in ways that I never could in the past. I have been an advocate, a listening ear, a supportive …

Author: Nelson Coulter Sometimes we get stuck. The rut seems to grab hold and won’t let go. Getting stuck happens to everyone. Getting unstuck is not rocket science. Try this recipe: Get off the accelerator. Spinning the tires even faster won’t get us out of the rut. Reflect carefully. Figure out what got us stuck in the first place. Seek …

Author: Nelson Coulter Football can serve as a nice metaphor for organizational endeavor. The VISION of the football team is to win games and championships. The MISSION of the offense is to make first downs and score points. The ACTION PLAN of the offense is to effectively executive plays in a coordinated way. In football, there are many offensive schemes that can …

Author: Nelson Coulter I recently read God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning by Meghan O’Gieblyn (2021). My top takeaways: Science presumes a third person perspective, yet consciousness is a first-person experience. We have yet to understand the phenomenological experience—the entirely subjective world (color, sensations, thoughts, ideas, beliefs) The “hard problem,” as described by Chalmers, Chopra, and others, …

Author: Nelson Coulter Blessings come our way in a multitude of forms: kindness extended, forgiveness offered, assistance, deference, prayers, time given, a listening and nonjudgmental ear, a simple smile, an encouraging word, ………. the list goes on and on. Most (and some of the most meaningful) cost not one penny. Blessings have a boomerang effect. The more we choose to …