section 3. Grow Your why

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Sarah's WHY is focusing on professional learning while balancing work and time with family.  Sarah shares why her journey as publisher has led to a new direction . "What I’m learning from this is that it is possible to have it all. You can have your cake and eat it too. But you can’t have all the cake all the time. " Connect with Sarah at  https://www.sarahjanethomas.com/  and on Twitter(X) @sarahdateechur

Evo's WHY was to create the dream life as an innovator and entrepreneur. Evo shared " I started to create a business idea, develop a framework, and do some initial research, asking people in education about using my passion for teaching and innovation to drive change in the education space."

Connect with Evo at  https://evohannan.com/  and on Twitter (X) as @EvoHannan

Livia's WHY is to make a greater impact in this world. "There is great influential power when someone believes in you first. If believing in yourself is a struggle, trust and listen closely to other’s belief in you.    Draw from and lean into it  until you believe in yourself, too." Connect with Livia at  livchan.com/  Twitter (X) LiviaChanL and on https://bit.ly/episode120-chan 

Sheldon's WHY is to provide the tools and resources necessary to ensure equity in any setting.   "Each student is different. Each student has their own needs. If we don’t take the time to create those relationships,  we’re doing our kids a disservice, and I will put relationships over academics any day." 

Connect with Sheldon at  https://www.leadingequitycenter.com  Twitter (X)  @sheldoneakins  

Stephanie's WHY is  to collaboratively create impact. " I approach my Educational Leadership work in partnership with others because I know that otherwise, we can never have sustainable change and make an impact. Instead of waiting for things to just happen, you can make that change happen." 

Connect with Stephanie at  https://www.StephRothEDU.com  Twitter (X) @StephRothEdu

Rachelle's WHY is  to seek opportunities to amplify student voice. "Having students step in to talk about a method or tool that we were using, and giving their student voice to a room ​full of educators who need to hear from them, made a big difference.  Student voice is powerful." Connect with Rachelle at Twitter (X) at @Rdene915 and at  rdene915.com/  &  https://sites.google.com/view/rachelledenepoth/      

Rita's WHY is to encourage all of us to take risks and learn new things even during uncertain times. "There comes a time when we hit the wall, whether about a job, a move, a friend, a relationship, our health, or finances. It’s at that moment, we can decide whether to stop, back up, pause, or move forward." Connect with Rita on Twitter (X) @RitaWirtz,  bit.ly/reflection-18-wirtz  and at RitaWirtz.com 

Josh's WHY is to model how each kid matters. "As educators, we need to show them that we care, attend their activities and do not argue with them over small things in front of their peers. The inspiring teacher or administrator will create a culture that students will love and appreciate."  Connect with Josh on Twitter(X) @MPA_GOJAGUARS @JTSPOTLIGHTS and at https://bit.ly/episode142-tovar 

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