{"id":3242,"date":"2017-01-11T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T02:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2017-01-11T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T02:54:09","slug":"words-lead-inspire-motivate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2017\/01\/11\/words-lead-inspire-motivate\/","title":{"rendered":"Words to lead by #inspire #motivate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2017\/01\/LT-quotes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3243\" src=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2017\/01\/LT-quotes.png\" alt=\"LT quotes\" width=\"700\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDear Soldotna High School Stars,<br \/>\nIn December, KPBSD &#8220;Student Voice&#8221; leaders&#8211;many from your school&#8211;put forth an invite to schools to connect in a creative gift exchange celebrating our district. The KPBSD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/WorkArea\/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=36365\">district office leadership team<\/a> opted-in to play, and we drew <a href=\"http:\/\/soldotnahighschool.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/\">Soldotna High School!<\/a><br \/>\nMay these words of wisdom which guide and motivate your district leadership team also offer you inspiration.<br \/>\nHappy 2017 ~ may you shine this year! Cheers!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Do or do not. There is no try. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u2013Yoda<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPBSDsupt\">Sean Dusek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/superintendent.aspx?id=488\">superintendent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><strong>Be brave \u2013 stand up as a leader today to improve our future tomorrow!<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDave Jones, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=76\">assistant superintendent of instructional support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\"><em><strong>If you do what you love, you&#8217;ll never work a day in your life.<\/strong><\/em><strong> \u2013Marc Anthony<\/strong> <\/span><br \/>\nJohn O\u2019Brien, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=32\">assistant superintendent of instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>Hire good people, give them the tools they need to do their jobs, and get out of their way.<\/strong> <\/span><\/em><br \/>\nJulie Cisco, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=278\">planning and operations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300\"><em><strong>\u201cHow you approach someone or something determines what you will see.\u201d <\/strong><\/em>\u2013Paula D\u2019Arcy <em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pegge\">Pegge Erkeneff<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/communications.aspx\">communications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><em>\u201cYou have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage &#8211; pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically &#8211; to say no to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger yes burning inside.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><em>\u2013Stephen Covey<\/em> <\/span><br \/>\nChristine Ermold, EdD, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=192\">human resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>Be strong when you are weak,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>Be brave when you are scared,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>Be humble when you are victorious.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenaifields\">Alan Fields<\/a>, principal representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><strong>Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><br \/>\nLiz Hayes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=38\">finance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><em>&#8220;Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another.&#8221;<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013John C. Maxwell \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nClayton Holland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=42\">pupil services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000\"><em><strong>Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.<\/strong><\/em> \u2013attributed to William A. Foster<\/span><br \/>\nLaurie Olson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=38\">finance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong><em>\u201cDestiny is not a matter of chance, it\u2019s a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, it\u2019s something to be achieved.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>\u2013William Jennings Bryant<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnPothast\">John Pothast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=28323\">elementary<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=21895\">secondary education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366\"><em><strong>The path toward success weaves through triumph and setback. Learning equally from each guides the way. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nEric Soderquist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=214\">information services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong>Educational leadership is a process of decision making that increases the likelihood that learning will occur.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><br \/>\nTim Vlasak, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/departments.aspx?id=46\">federal programs and assessments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/\">www.KPBSD.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2015\/10\/KPBSD-logo-4c-no-tag-SMALL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2243\" src=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2015\/10\/KPBSD-logo-4c-no-tag-SMALL.png\" alt=\"KPBSD logo 4c no tag SMALL\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Soldotna High School Stars, In December, KPBSD &#8220;Student Voice&#8221; leaders&#8211;many from your school&#8211;put forth an invite to schools to connect in a creative gift exchange celebrating our district. 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