The more you complain, the less you’ll obtain! Attitude is the line that separates achievers from dreamers. Achievers are sold out to success, no matter the obstacles, and are willing to put forth the effort and pay the price to reach their goals.

Discipline over time leads to results. Over time. Not today, not immediately, not when you want. Over time. Be patient but persistent. Show up every day. Be driven by purpose, embracing the process. 🪵🪓

To improve your performance, you need to stop being a perfectionist. By having more realistic expectations, you’ll be able to manage your emotions better in games.

When you mentor people, help them learn how to exercise good judgment. Make it a staple for the way your team operates. By doing so, you can spend your time leading instead of monitoring for compliance to excessive rules. #TrustAndInspire

Outcomes aren’t guaranteed. Be the kind of person who shows up anyway. The standard is the standard.

The higher you climb in leadership, the greater the responsibility, the greater the burden, and the greater the demands. You must have thick skin and a big heart. Leadership is not for the weak. It is for the committed.

Strength in leadership comes not through force and control but through openness, authenticity, and trust. A Trust & Inspire style of leadership is not soft. It is not weak; the reality is that Trust & Inspire demands enormous strength. #TrustAndInspire

Character isn’t who you say you are. Character isn’t who you hope to be. Character is what you consistently do and why you do it. Live the standard. Be worth following.

When you believe in the vision, you’ll fight for it. When you believe in people, you’ll fight for them. Belief drives behavior.

Great administrators walk around… a lot.  This is how they validate, how they recognize, how they communicate, and how they support.

There is no accountability without relationship. There is no trust without relationship. There is no commitment without relationship. There is no sacrifice without relationship. Championship culture is rooted in strong relationships. Make time for your team.

You are responsible for your mindset. You are responsible for your effort. You are responsible for your habits. You are responsible for your choices. Take ownership.

Belief is contagious but so is doubt. One moves us forward, the other holds us back. Lead with belief. Multiply belief. Leaders set the tone.

As a leader, you must be willing to go first and give more.

There is something to doing challenging physical exercise (ideally in the early morning). It calibrates your autonomic system so that subsequent stressors of life have less of an impact. This is unlikely to be purely psychological. Calibrate your stress threshold. Every day.

Culture is built through influence. Influence is built through relationship. Relationship is built through trust. Trust is built through connection. If you want better culture, start by learning to connect with your people.

Feeling anxious? Go lift. Feeling sluggish? Go for a run. Feeling stressed out? Take a walk. Exercise is the best way to control your nervous system.

Take responsibility for your effort. Take responsibility for your attitude. Take responsibility for your mindset. Take responsibility for your habits. Take responsibility for your emotions. Take responsibility for your leadership. Take responsibility. You control you.

Leaders: you can’t develop your people into something they don’t see in you. If you want a positive team, be positive. If you want a connected team, connect. If you want a humble, hard working team, be humble and work hard. Leaders go first. Leaders set the standard.

Congratulations to Michael Cannon at Farmville Middle who is the WITN Teacher of the Week! Mr. Cannon is a former AVID tutor who is now 15 year veteran teacher who implements AVID strategies in his classroom everyday!