Deborah Martel Rogers' Blog

This week's quote:   "We have the power to tear down or build up the children who walk into our lives every day." (From  Kids Deserve It , by Todd Nesloney and Adam Welcome, 2016)

“Every time you want to act in the same old way, wonder if you want to be a prisoner of the past, or a pioneer of the future.”

Week of April 16, 2018 About Transparency, Collective Efficacy and Change  About Transparency : "Transparency creates trust and inspires others."  "Transparency is the number one bucket filler on the change matrix." "Be transparent about change." About Collective Efficacy : "A celebration of success is the number one mover of collective efficacy." "Nothing builds collective efficacy faster than evidence that something is working." About Change : "We are agents of change. We're change-makers. We change people for a living." "Start each school year asking: 'Where do we want to go? '  Be transparent about change." "Leading change is like a rubber band ... when you feel the tension, you know it's working!"                 - John Erick               (Lead 3.0 Symposium: Leadership, Technology and Innovation, San Francisco, CA, April 2018)

Semana del 9 de Abril del 2018 Las citas de esta semana: " Un líder es quien conoce el camino, entiende el camino, y muestra el camino."                        -John C. Maxwell "Si puedes soñarlo, puedes hacerlo."                      -Walt Disney " Hay ocasiones en las que un líder debe adelantarse a la multitud, partir en una nueva dirección, con la convicción de que está liderando a su gente de la forma correcta."                         - Nelson Mandela "Yo creo que si haces algo y el resultado es muy bueno, a continuación deberías hacer algo maravilloso, no quedarte contemplándolo durante mucho tiempo. Descubre el siguiente paso."                       - Steve Jobs " Si tienes una idea importante que destacar, no te hagas el listo...

Week of April 9th, 2018 This week's quotes: " A leader is one who knows the way, gets the way, and shows the way."     -John C. Maxwell "If you can dream it, you can do it."    -Walt Disney " There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way."    - Nelson Mandela "I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next."   - Steve Jobs " If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack."   - Winston Churchill "And I say to you today, my friends, that you may be able to speak with the tongues of men and angels; you may have the eloquence of articula...

Where There is a Will, There is a Way, by Deborah Martel Rogers,  Harris' TOSA  (Support Staff Member)        En Enero de 1999, el mismo mes y año en que nevó en Bakersfield, California, el último año del siglo pasado, el año en que mi amor y yo nos conocimos, tomé la decisión de dejar de fumar de una vez y para siempre.  Algunas personas me dijeron que no debería celebrar antes de tiempo y que volvería a "recaer" (para ser honestos, yo ya había intentado dejar de fumar unas 12 veces antes ...).    Sin embargo, de alguna manera, comencé a tener más y más fe en mí misma y en el proceso: Hoy no. Ahora no. No, gracias. Paso a paso. Eso fue todo lo que necesité.      Hoy, unos veintiún años y once meses más tarde,  en medio de una pandemia. puedo decir con orgullo que no me tuve que comer mis palabras: Por ahora, he hecho lo que dije que iba a hacer. Gracias, Dios, por darme la fortaleza y la sabiduría para continuar toman...

    In January 1999, the same month when it snowed in Bakersfield, California, the last year of last century, the year when my love and I met, I made the decision to quit smoking for good. I was told that I should not be too happy, that I would "fall" again (I had already "tried to quit" other 12 times before ...).    Somehow,  though, I started to have more and more faith in the process: Not today! Not right now! No, thanks! One step at a time. That is all it took.      Today, nineteen years and about four months later, here I am, proud to stick to my ground: So far, I've done it!! Thank you, God, for giving me the strength and the wisdom to continue to make the right decision to choose a healthier life.