Dear Students…: Weekly Thoughts to Establish a Growth Mindset

By Antonio Corrales

Dear Students…Weekly Thoughts to Establish a Growth Mindset is a compilation of weekly thoughts dedicated to all students going through an academic journey looking to get inspired when facing challenges. The purpose of the book is to motivate and encourage students to follow their dreams as much as possible. These thoughts are for students to know that everyone faces challenges, regardless of their appearance, level of success, experiences, and struggles. It is ultimately not about the challenges we face, but what we make of them, how we approach them, how we view them, and how we learn from them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669845904

Antonio Corrales

DR. ANTONIO CORRALES is a university professor and doctoral program director in educational leadership at the University of Houston Clear Lake. He is the first Latino to be in charge of the doctoral program in educational leadership within the University of Houston system. Before arriving to America, he ran for governor in Venezuela at 25 years of age, which forced him to abandon his native country for political reasons. He is a former teacher, campus administrator, and central office administrator with deep expertise in research, planning, and training. He has several years of experience in providing managerial leadership and administrative support to various departments in a variety of school districts as well as both private and public organizations. He has served in executive and administrative positions at public school districts and higher education institutions, as well as managing and advising multimillion-dollar projects for multinational companies. In addition, Dr. Corrales owns a successful consulting company, Sterling Evaluation & Assessment, which focuses on strategic marketing, program evaluation, and school turnaround. Besides publishing articles on at-risk student populations and school turnaround, Dr. Corrales is the author of the books Undoing the Damage: Repairing a Broken School District; Always Look 3 Stoplights Ahead: 9 Principles for Establishing Successful Schools; Frank, A Political Monster: 12 Rules to Succeed in Organizations; and Dear Students...: Weekly Thoughts to Establish a Growth Mindset. During the past years, Dr. Corrales has focused most of his leadership efforts and research on systematic brain development and measurement in terms of student executive functions within PK through 12th grades in public schools. Dr. Corrales has dedicated most of his time to improving the types of individuals public schools are producing in terms of work ethic, grit, capability to adapt effectively to new and challenging situations, emotional intelligence, military readiness, career and college readiness, and academic achievement. Finally, Dr. Corrales has established a variety of social media platforms to communicate with his students and educators around the world. Dr. Corrales earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Universidad Metropolitana in Venezuela, and his MBA from Reutlingen University of Technology & Business in Germany. Following Dr. Corrales’ move to the U.S., he earned his master's and doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership at the University of Houston Clear Lake.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Testimonials

• Are You Growing?

• Detachment and Acting Out of Frustration

• Avoiding Our Destiny

• Keep Your Swagger When Facing Difficulties

• Holding Dreams Accountable

• Time to Move On

• Faith and Leadership

• Just a Little Push

• Good Leaders Admit When They Are Wrong

• Feelings Are Overrated

• Difficulties Feeling Good?

• Designing Your Future

• Love or Money?

• Rainmakers Must Be Respected

• Dealing With Unpopularity and Being Disliked

• Destroying Your Competition by Mastering Your Own Practices

• Building Character Is Full of Random Acts

• Motivation Is a Myth

• Willingness to Connect

• No Pain No Gain

• Overpromising and Overdelivering

• Letting It Flow

• Misreading a Situation Feels Like a Failure

• Walking Through Your Own Desert

• Allergic to Being Average

• Being a Salesperson

• Naysayers, Haters, and Supporters

• Helping Others Will Not Always Be Welcomed

• Every Occurrence Has a Purpose

• Leadership Is Inspiring Others

• Winners Always Hustle

• Stay Hungry!

• Your Impact Determines Your Value.

• Keep Pushing During Dry Seasons

• Digesting Detachments

• Discipline to Not Play the Hero

• Your Audience May Change

• Don’t Take Your Present for Granted

• Being Perfect

• Attitude Is Everything.

• Others May Want You to Fail

• Finding Your Why

• Be Thankful

• To Prosper, Be Grateful

• Vulnerability, Sustainability, and Mental Health

• Teamwork Is Imperative!

• Forgiveness Conquers All

• Ghosts From the Past

• Becoming Unique and Out-of-the-Box

• Dreams Versus Reality

• Always Stay Hopeful

• Overcoming Cloudy Times

• Are You Going to Give Up on Your Dreams That Easily?

• Finding Energy in Our Own Sources

• Running Away from Challenges

• Creating a Team with Chemistry Can Be Challenging.

• Greatness Is Not Without Opposition

• Facing Our Own Fears

• Outworking Others

• Who Cares If Others Are Not Convinced?

• Walk In There Like You Own It

• Blocking Your Own Mental Noise

• Are You Willing to Be Obsessed with Success?

• Sometimes You Are Going to Fail

• Choosing Love Over Hate

• Embracing Our Heritage

• Being Superman or Superwoman

• Just Show Up

• Life’s Curveballs

• Being Amazed and Thankful

• Next-Year Momentum and Who Cares?

• Living an Extraordinary Life

• Controlling Your Destiny

• Finding Energy

• Building Trust

• Our Own Speed Versus Life’s Speed

• Making Excellence a Must

• Open-Minded to Learn

• Understanding Your Thoughts

• Why Do You Want to Be Rich?

• Detractors and Goals

• Leap of Faith Within Your Current Leap of Faith

• Gaining Control of Your Time

• Hanging Out with Successful People

• Failure Is Irrelevant

• Educational Leadership

• My Mojo

• Effective Educational Leaders

• Making the Mental Switch Before Achieving Your Goal

• Consistent Hunger

• A New Perspective About Failing

• Focus on Your Weaknesses Instead of Your Strengths

• Focusing on Perfecting Your Product

• Being Positive

• The Biggest Battle Is in Your Head

• Growing During Quarantine

• Learning to Focus and Enjoy Those I’m Able to Help