It’s spring break for the kids and I am so glad that I was able to get a break from it all. I have only been doing this for a few weeks now but the mental drain of trying to do everything from scratch has been great. The picture above really summarizes how I have been spending the bulk of my time. With that being said the past couple of days have not been all rest and relaxation. I have been using my time effectively to reorganize my thoughts and analyze the progress we have made thus far so that we can finish the 4th quarter of this academic year on a high note. I am learning that this work is more like a marathon and not a sprint. There have been days where I feel like I am not getting through to them at all and then there are days when we have incredible breakthroughs and it further motivates me to continue to push on. Keeping my eyes on the end goal is the kind of focus I need at this stage in the game. In our leadership program we will begin to really start to dig into the meat of the program. We will start to define leadership and identify how we can make that definition applicable to our daily lives. Despite the grueling grind of dealing with the work that I do I am confident that we will be successful in getting these students to the next level in their academic career. When I see my students I see future fathers and mothers as well as future doctors and lawyers. In other words I see endless possibilities and what I desire most for them is that they see that in themselves as well. Families are the backbones of our society and building strong families begins by building strong individuals. We have a long way to go but I think we are definitely on the right track.
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