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Oct 20 2020

Do Something About It

Why doesn’t someone help those poor people?”

“When is someone going to clean up the trash in the hallway?”

“What is the boss going to do about advertising our event?”

“If only we had more money in our budget, think of all we could do”

“I wish I had more time in a day, then I could really accomplish some great things.”

We all do it.  We all complain, make suggestions or wonder aloud. 

We want something to change.  We want to right a wrong.  We think something could be done differently.  We want a better situation. 

We’ve all been there.  I certainly have. Every one of us has a different situation, a different story to tell.  We talk about stuff.  However, do we really ever do anything about it.  How many of us actually pursue solutions?  How many of us actually think outside of the box?  How many of us put true action to our words? 

Larry Powell was the Fresno City Schools Superintendent back in 2011 when he decided to do something about the district’s financial struggles. He gave up nearly $800K in salary over the next three years.  He was in a position to do this.  We may not be able to sacrifice part or all of our salary toward our budget or for another staff person. 

The point is that he didn’t just complain that they didn’t have enough money … he did something about it. 

Are we going to talk about stuff or are we going to do something to make your situation better?  

 

Jamy Bechler is the author of The Leadership Playbook, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He is also a certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach. Bechler spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. He has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: Administrator, Be the change, Education, Educational Leadership, Fresno, Larry Powell, Make a difference, Principal, School Superintendent, Superintendent

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