One a Day

We all have talents.  We all have special things that we do and connections that we make that make work—and life—more meaningful to those around us.  I really believe that it is important for us to celebrate our talents but, we tend to focus on our weaknesses and overlook (or underestimate) our talents.  So, to end this week think of something, one thing, that you can do—every day—that will make a difference to someone else.  Some ideas:

• Offer to help a colleague complete a task
• Select one person, every day, and make a difference to that person
• Send a hand written thank you card
• Call someone in a new position and check how they are doing
• Have a non-work related conversation with someone at work.  Find out something new about them.
• Share a lesson plan or teaching strategy
• Go for a ten minute walk and come back with a list of 5 things that you can do to improve your school
• Volunteer for something (or someone) in your community
• Bring in some treats to work
• Or, the next time you are stuck in line with a stressed mom whose kid is melting down, offer to have them go ahead of you