This week, I’m sharing an episode I recorded around a year ago all about the value of fun. Now, with summer approaching, this is the perfect time to reflect on the amount of fun you’re creating in your life and the fun side of our work as school leaders.

Most people, especially school leaders, don’t prioritize fun, and it certainly doesn’t make it onto the calendar. Sure, you plan fun things for others like your staff and students to keep morale high. But when you can prioritize the value of fun in your own life, so much about the leadership experience becomes lighter, and how you use your time, in general, will be transformed.

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May was Mental Health Awareness Month, so I’m taking this episode to acknowledge and honor the intention behind it, and sharing the personal meaning it has for me. I’m sharing something very personal on this episode in the hopes that it helps you understand the value of your own mental and emotional wellness, and the cost of not making this work a priority for ourselves, those we lead, our students, and our community.

At the end of April, I learned that a very dear family friend ended her life. Today’s conversation is in honor of her, and I hope her life can lead to a legacy of normalizing conversations around physical, mental, and emotional wellness for every single person on our campus and in our school communities.

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