Isn’t it nice when you get a little bit extra? Whether at a restaurant, a store, a movie, or whatever it is, most times we are pleased when we get a little bit extra. We recently had a wonderful trip to the Finger Lakes region in New York State. Our last stop was the Village…
Below is a letter that my friend Stephen Broadwell shared with me that he received from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg years ago. Stephen writes to many influential people that he is curious about or admires and hopes to hear back. Justice Ginsburg was kind enough to do so. What wonderful advice from an…
Two weeks ago I wrote about my friend and final four college basketball official Roger Ayers and the story of my first playoff game with him. I shared about his leadership and style, and how he made me feel throughout that stressful moment, especially because it was my first time in such a setting. If…
Here is another great story about who’s really in charge from the bookLeading Narratives, a great book of stories from Dan Spainhour. Use code Marotta20 for a 20% discount. Organ Meeting All the organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was in charge. The brain said: “I should be…
This blog is dedicated to all the new school leaders and teachers starting new positions this year. There will be plenty of new things, new experiences, and new situations that you are faced with, so my best to you. It is my hope that you have some mentors, friends, and coaches as I’ve had along…
Peace. We all want it. We all need it. There’s so much happening around us right now with political turmoil, the racial inequities that are being brought to the surface, and the anxieties and worries of people’s jobs. There’s also the educational uncertainties. What is school going to look like in the fall? What…
I have received a lot of great feedback and comments on last week’s blog about the yard sale and seeing things not for what they are, but what they could be. It made me think of one of my favorite poems that I first heard from Dr. Rob Gilbert and The Success Hotline. (973-743-4690) He…
We recently had our biennial yard sale. We try to do it every 2 to 3 years to help us clean out our house and get organized. We also enjoy meeting our neighbors and the interactions that come throughout the day. Many are return customers and even remember what they had bought at the previous…
It feels like it doesn’t it? This whole time of Covid with the school closures and now the focus on re-opening? It feels like we are running in mud, or like the song Against the Wind. This summer I took a camping trip up to the Finger Lakes region of New York State. West of…
No one wants to go to another meeting, and no one wants that meeting to go any longer than it has to. Many of our required school meetings are virtual these days. Most of the time there is an around the horn part of the meeting, or the question is asked does anyone else have…