Remember all of us ARE EXCEPTIONAL!!! and we were put here on earth for a reason….

This is my first post for the new year beside posting links or short items about what I do for a living. I am not sure what prompted this maybe it was just the fact that I was surrounded by people who had their hearts and heads in the right place all day.

My first meeting today was at 5:30 am Hawaii time and I was able to watch the sunrise during the meeting and knew it would be a special day. After the last meeting of the day I sat and was able to watch the sunset. This was after great meetings with great people and remembered how lucky I am to be doing what I love to do and that we are all exceptional in our own way. We were put here on earth to make a difference in some way, shape or form. I thought about how many “students” I have worked with who were either really students, teachers and/or school/government leaders and realized how blessed I was to be in their lives and have them to “teach me” what it means to be a leader.

I just wanted to say “thank you” for allowing me to work with, learn and be a partner in your learning and look forward to the next phase of our learning together. If you have never heard the song by JoJo “Exceptional” take the time to read the lyrics below and I suggest taking the time to click on the link and listen to the song, while doing this I would recommend you think about the people in your life who have made you who “you” are…..YOU ARE EXCEPTIONAL!!

Exceptional by JoJo

You’re beautiful but you don’t know
Can’t see whats there inside your soul
Always feelin like you’re not good enough
You wish you could be someone else
Sometimes you just can’t see yourself
But I can see just who you are, who you are

You’re exceptional the way you are
Dont need to change for nobody
You’re incredible, anyone can see that
When will you believe that?
You are nothing but exceptional
(Yeah)

You never think you measure up
Never smart or cool, or pretty enough
Always feeling different from all the rest, oh
You feel so out of place, you think you don’t fit in
I think you’re perfect in the skin you’re in
You’re just perfect just how you are, just how you are, yeah

(chorus)
You’re exceptional the way you are
Dont need to change for nobody
You’re incredible, anyone can see that
When will you believe that?
You are nothing but exceptional

If you could see the one I see when I see you
You’d know how lucky you are to be you
I see through into you
And you are

You’re exceptional the way you are
Dont need to change for nobody
You’re incredible, anyone can see that
When will you believe that? (You are)
You’re exceptional the way you are
Dont need to change for nobody
You’re incredible, anyone can see that
When will you believe that?
You are,
You’re nothing but exceptional