Last night I wrote about how To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee had shaped and influenced my life. Tonight, I want to highlight another influential woman, someone I consider to be an ambassador for women and equity. A woman who is articulate, strong and intelligent. A kiwi leader whose reputation here in New…
Author: Principally Mused
Day 3: The Influence of a Good Story #28daysofwriting
‘Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.’ Today the media is awash with stories about how a new book is set to be published,…
Day 2: Setting Goals Using GROWTH #28daysofwriting
Day two of the challenge, and I have decided that if I am to keep myself motivated, then it will be smart to set a goal. Even smarter, is to use the GROWTH coaching model to do so. It is interesting actually, because initially I had thought I would not have much to say,…
Day 1: Challenge Accepted #28daysofwriting
Last night I was fascinated to read a fellow bloggers post on #28daysofwriting. At the time I thought it was terribly clever to come up with such an idea, and I was very impressed that someone would decide to take on a challenge like that at this time of the year – especially an…
Relationships, Love and Memories
A friend shared this Meme on Facebook, and it struck a chord. Initially I was a little tongue in cheek and my first smart mouth reaction was “what if they came to the car with me…”, but all jokes aside, it left me thinking. I imagine its your loved ones and your memories that you…
Educational Coaching as a Resilience Builder
Working within an educational context is not the most cushy job one could choose. It is fraught with tensions that are often counter intuitive to what it is to be an ‘educator’. The constant juggle of competing expectations (societal, parental, political) and the ongoing changes in education, can take its toll on even the…
Educational Coaching – An Infographic
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Life is Short – Don’t Buy a Nana Car
I have been busy. I know, I know, that sounds like something I always say, but this time, its not ‘work’ busy, but ‘personally’ busy. I have had to replace my car. I have been putting off replacing my car for quite some time. Some people say buying a new car (and let me…
#Whatif
There is a hashtag doing the rounds on Twitter right now in relation to Education asking #whatif. Its origins stem from the US Secretary for Eduction Arne Duncan, who asked teachers via his Twitter account… Arne DuncanVerified account‏@arneduncan What if every district committed both to identifying what made their 5 best schools successful & providing…
Eight Songs of Inspiration
2014 has been an interesting journey, with a road that has been full of ups and downs, tight corners and long straights. At times the road has been smooth and a ‘chilled’ ride and at other times it has been a potholed, dusty, gravelled track that has been a challenge to navigate. That is the…