I was watching a #WorldCup match and got more interested in the referee than the game itself. The way he handled a player arguing a call, calm, silent, unhurried, sent me straight back to one of the hardest days of my career as a principal. In my newest blog post, I write about a call I had to make in real time (ending an abusive phone call, then locking down my school), and about learning the difference between defending a decision and being willing to learn from it afterward. Leadership isn't about always being right in the moment. It's about knowing what guides you when the moment doesn't give you time to be sure. Make The Call: bit.ly/4b1cVfu

For years, I measured my commitment by how much I sacrificed. The longer the hours, the harder the grind, the more I believed I was proving something. Then one day, I took a walk at the end of my workday. And everything felt different. I've been sitting with a question lately that I wasn't expecting: What if I'm not falling behind? What if I've simply arrived somewhere? There's a difference between chasing a life and living one. I'm still learning to tell them apart. My latest reflection is here: bit.ly/4o0fm79 Let me know what you think.

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