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Begin with the end in mind.
Where would you like to be
as a leader and what types
of tools can help facilitate
the destination to which
you’re headed?

articles and a Twitter feed, Live Happy is
bound to add a little more pep to your step
and brightness to your day. You might even
find the articles would be beneficial to share
with colleagues and others.
9. Unstuck. Unstuck is a website that
helps you... well... get unstuck. Face it.
We’ve all been there. Something at work or
in our personal lives and we spin and spin
unproductively. This free program is an “in
the moment digital coach,” calling attention
to the habits and behaviors we all have that
can help us lose focus. From reducing negative thinking to boosting productivity, by
identifying how we are stuck, Unstuck then
opens a world of possibilities.
At the core of Unstuck is an approach
many of us use in leadership – plan/do/
check/act, except it has a bit of a tweak.
Using the “see, believe, think, act” process,
you can identify how you’re stuck, develop
an action plan, and refocus toward transformative changes in your personal and
professional work. The consulting company
that designed this site is one that has more

than 20 years of similar work with leaders of
companies such as Disney, Nike, Starbucks,
IBM and Facebook. It’s worth a good look.
10. Vision Board. Seems that vision
boards are making their way across the nation and into schools everywhere. Even the
Huffington Post has been writing about vision boards. But what is it?
A vision board is a sacred space where you
can bring to life goals and endeavors toward
which you are working. According to a number of research studies, envisioning a goal
that you have, such as finishing a marathon
or learning to balance a checking account, is
one of the most powerful ways to move that
goal into the achievement category.
What are your interests? From relationships to career, home to travel, spirituality
to health, a vision board is a central place
to post quotes, outline your goals, identify
interim steps, add incentives, and live in a
location where you can see and focus on it
daily. What have you got to lose? Search “vision boards” for great examples of how to
bring your dreams and goals to life pictori-

ally and symbolically, or check out happytapper.com for a few tips.
11. Lifetick. Lifetick is goal setting made
simple, but the website has components that
can support you with your staff and students,
should you want to move beyond your own
personal experience. With the free version,
you can start by setting family goals. It’s
often easier to try new programs and apply
them to our personal life before finding a
niche at work. Should you choose to bring
Lifetick into the work setting, for less than
$15 a month, you can help students and colleagues with goal setting and journaling toward those goals. Do check out the free version first because, if you are tech savvy, you
may be able to replicate some of the segments
of the programs for your district at no cost.

Apps for health & wellness
Many apps are on the market, some free
and others at a small cost, that are designed
to help us achieve balance in our lives. From
a focus on health and exercise to those that
help us think and act more positively, the
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