If there’s one thing that worries us in our role as a school leader, it’s the notion of meeting with erratic and difficult parents. When I think about this topic, one parent comes to my mind. She would scream, shout, and curse us out every chance she got – not pleasant.

Worrying about these occasions when you have to deal with confrontational parents can really stress us out and make us want to just avoid the situation altogether. However, as a principal, it is our duty to make sure we conduct these meetings properly and at least hear these parents out.

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I’m in it deep this week. I had to face the music about not reaching a goal I had set for myself and I felt like a complete failure. I was forced into a mental transformation, and I’m not going to lie, it has been super uncomfortable.

I’m sharing my story this week of how I came to terms with not meeting a target that I had set for myself, despite doing everything I had believed would achieve my desired outcome. The struggle is real, but it turned out that this is where the real work begins and I can’t wait for you to start applying this to your own results.

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This topic came to me after an amazing vacation I took recently. Sadly, however, my husband could not join me. I knew he couldn’t come, so I had to make a decision based on the principle of having what I want and wanting what I have. It took some self-coaching, but it sheds light on a problem that comes up a lot when I coach new school leaders.

Some people don’t like to hear it, but when you finally become a school leader, you will face a whole host of challenges you never even considered would come up. Do these obstacles mean that the wonderful parts of the job are not worth the difficult times you will face?

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Being a school leader is no joke. I created this podcast to support all of you leaders because the drama and the workload is not an easy task to handle. I’m here this week to discuss the idea of needing approval from others and how it affects the results you get for you and your school.

Sure, it’s easy to say you don’t need approval from others, but you might be surprised to hear how our human brains are wired to crave it. I’m covering everything from why we need it, to how it affects your leadership, to how to stop the approval-seeking cycle.

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When I started this podcast, I was in major resistance mode. I did not believe my coach when she told me I was in a position where I could make a difference. And even after I started, I avoided divisive topics for a fear of backlash, which kind of contradicts some of the lessons I was trying to put out there.

Well, recently I saw a documentary on one of my childhood heroes, Mr. Fred Rogers – a man who was authentic and passionate about his message. As a child, I loved him, but I had no idea what an inspiration he would be.

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