So by now you know I like to lead with Ted Lasso. And some of the best "Lasso Moments" are not directly in the show, but on Twitter. If you're on Twitter, follow @TedLasso with notifications for a consistently funny, poignant, and bright moment in your feed. In August there was a great one, "Teachers are like great albums. Everyone can think of at least one that changed their life." The deeper beauty of this quote is that EVERYONE has different tastes in music, and one person's "best album ever" is just not someone else's cup of tea. Remember, we don't have to be all things to all people. And every lesson or day doesn't need to make it onto our "greatest hits" either. We can just be fully present/engaged, ourselves, and "there" for at least one student, peer, etc.

I want to combo that idea with the clips embedded off to the left. "You're human, so LET'S GOOO!" (If you want to check out Ted's recommendation of the ending of Coco, I put it there too.) Earlier this month I found the interview with Lucas Patrick particularly inspiring. It made me think back to coaching lacrosse and knowing how I could leverage being hard on my players in a game because we had put in the work of relationship-building in the unseen moments at practice and in the weightroom. Let's be thinking of how we can fill the emotional bank accounts for others (students, peers, our own families) while also keeping an eye on our own balance. I need my PNC app to have "low cash mode" for when too many bills come due at once (or when some crazy master shower homeowner's insurance claim & project goes wrong in a new home when your family is adjusting to a new budget). I need a better reminder of when my emotional bank account is running low sometimes! Let me know if you are on "low cash mode" in that department and I will come make a few extra deposits!

And take a listen to the Alicia Keys "Good Job" lyrics that Jim Knight, the guru of instructional coaching, shared. "You're doing a good job."