Mary’s Minute
“Success is not an abstract concept reserved for only a
certain few; rather, it is the net value of all of the simple choices we make
each day.”
~
Rudy Ferraro
We all have the ingredients necessary to find success in
life. Someone recently shared this quote
with me, “Success is an open book test.”
Much like the words of Ferraro, it reminds us that we all can be successful
– the answers are right in front of us.
Success requires digging deep sometimes to find the answers and always
working hard, but it is obtainable. In
today’s world as possibilities for jobs change constantly; success is not as
much about the “what” we are going to do, but the “why” and the “how.” In education today we are preparing students
for jobs that do not even exist yet. We
are clearly focused on helping our students be successful, by providing them
with skills that help them perform well on the “open book test” of life. The answers are right there – we just need to
give them the tools to find them. I look
at my own life and where my career has taken me, although sometimes I say that
I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. The reason I can laugh about it is that I
never set out to be a superintendent. I
really didn’t know “what” I wanted to do, but I knew to some degree how and why
I wanted to live and be successful. I
didn’t set out with a clear plan, but each day I made small choices that led me
to a job that I love surrounded by people who inspire me. Success is an open book test – let’s go score
a 100%!
Have a great
week!
Mary
