"Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. If you work hard on your job, you can make a living. If you work hard on yourself, you can make a fortune." - Jim Rohn

“Suffering and pain are always mandatory for broad minds and deep hearts - truly great people, it seems to me, should feel great sadness on this earth.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

Join us in celebrating the journeys of Canadian Para athletes and see how greatness moves us forward! Watch the 30-second preview now and visit our website to see the full video, join CAN Crew 🇨🇦, and learn more about the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games #GreatnessMovesUs #Paris2024

"Mattering" is the belief that we’re significant to the world around us. When people feel they matter, they feel seen, important & needed through how others treat them. Scholars have deemed mattering to be a core instinct that drives all human behaviour. That’s why, when someone doesn’t believe they matter at work they: - won’t share their voice if they don’t believe their voice is significant - won’t use their strengths if they don’t believe they have strengths - won’t contribute if they don’t believe they have something to contribute - won’t care as much as if they feel cared for Actions that leaders/ teams can take: see some excellent articles by @ZachMercurio - "How to Create Mattering at Work": zachmercurio.medium.com/how-… and "The Cost of Not Mattering at Work": zachmercurio.medium.com/the-….

23 incredibly specific things you've probably noticed that also have incredibly specific names: 1. Spoliation — when parts of an older building are reused to make a new one.

"If you feel resistance before you begin, it's usually procrastination and you need to get started. If you feel resistance after you begin, it's usually feedback and you need to make adjustments." -@JamesClear

1st-grade teachers are just as important as college professors. While their responsibilities may differ in scope and complexity, their impact on students' development and learning is equally significant.

Effective teachers don't focus so much on rules, but more on relationships, routines, & expectations. If you focus mainly on rules, you will spend most of the year enforcing them. But if you focus on relationships, routines, & expectations, you rarely have to defer back to rules.

"If you want a simple formula for having a good day, then get a workout done and do your most important task before lunch. Knock out those two things by noon and you really feel like you're ahead of the day." -@JamesClear

Fascinating!!

North Van's Savannah Bauder named top university rugby player in Canada sd44.ca/Pages/newsitem.aspx?…

CUEBC: Connect 2023 #ProvincialProD In the packed session about ChatGPT and AI in education. #TheFutureIsHere

finally got to meet the brave impactful ⁦@c_todd! ⁩ … if you don’t know her story and her foundation ⁦@AToddLegacy⁩ check it out. 🙏🏻♥️

Self Care September - Day 1: Find time for self-care. It’s not selfish, it’s essential actionforhappiness.org/self-… #SelfCareSeptember

The great thing about having teachers with different talents, passions, and even personalities is that they all reach students that someone may not be able to reach. Celebrate the greatness every educator brings!

"One version of confidence is: I've got this figured out. Another version is: I can figure this out. The first is arrogant and close-minded. The second is humble and open-minded. Be humble about what you know, but confident about what you can learn." -@JamesClear

"One sign you haven’t done enough reading is if you find yourself agreeing with whatever book you read last. At first, it’s easy to be swayed by any reasonable argument. Once you’ve read a lot, you can see that even the best arguments have limitations." -@JamesClear

How do you catch a fish without a fishing pole? 🎣 With your bear hands. 🐾

"Small things matter when they accumulate. This is one of the main lessons of my work—and one of the principles I try to follow in my life. The details, when finely polished and carefully combined, add up to something remarkable." - @JamesClear