Spike Cook is the principal at Lakeside Middle School in New Jersey. We are going to talk about Developing a leadership platform with Mindfulness, Gratitude, and Balance. Blogging, Twitter, and all that. Spike took a break, and now he is coming back in gently. Social media can be a time and energy suck. Mindful school leader - Kirsten Olsen and Valerie Brown Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. Resonant Leadership Book Cycle of Sacrifice and cycle of renewal Inbox zero and the challenges associated with that. Ideal Week - Sign up to transform your week. SAMs Time Trackers: How you use your time. Find an accountability partner for your most important work Daily perspective of gratitude. The Magic Book Transformative Mastermind - Schedule a call with Jethro today! How to be a transformative principal? Start your day focusing on three things you are thankful for in your work. * Schedule a call with Jethro Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Take Control of your email Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey