Posts filed under: Coaching

Sometimes I like to explore words. One word can unfurl such depths of meaning. This winter, in our Paratus community, we looked at interesting words like hygge and fredagsmys. At...
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During many recent conversations, the idea of what to remember has come up quite a lot. People are thinking about what they have been learning during this time of quarantine,...
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I first wrote about anchors back in February of 2019. My word of the year was grounded and I wanted to give extra time to considering what helped me feel...
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As I sit down to write this blog, I notice the 20+ tabs I have open on my computer. I don’t typically have this many tabs open and the scene...
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It can feel like tug-o-war when something that is good for us also hurts us. Change one side only if you change what’s on the other.  As people most recently...
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Time change week. It can produce exhausted kids and parents, internet memes, and darkness that creeps in before you’re even home from work.  Do you see any benefits to the...
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How do you learn best? When you’re thinking through a problem, do you approach it with research and introspection or do you talk it through with someone? Many of us...
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As summer heats up, perhaps you’re feeling some inner chill–finding the balance between work and relaxation that eludes you most of the school year. I hope so! But I know...
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Within the whirl of activity (which can totally feel like a storm): meetings, flights to get to meetings (including hurdling trash cans to make these flights and overnight airport stays...
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I often wonder about the possible inner landscape of a teacher on one of those really difficult days – the rocky terrain of children’s challenging behavior, a distracted mind filled...
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