Here are pdf files from my "How Was Your Day?" presentation at the BOOST conference in Palm Springs, CA on Friday, April 24. Enjoy! Nathan

1. When hungry, eat your rice; when
tired, close your eyes.
Fools may laugh at me, but wise
men will know what I
mean.
–
Lin-Chi
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2. A GOOD TEACHER IS LIKE A CANDLE - IT CONSUMES ITSELF TO LIGHT
THE WAY FOR OTHERS.
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3. WHAT DOES THIS IMPLY?
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4. Haven’t you accomplished more when
you felt good about coming to work?
Aren’t you spurred on to do greater
things when you know that your
colleagues will respect and be receptive
of your ideas?
Don’t you feel more capable when
everything and everyone around you
support who you are and what you do?
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5. NATHAN EKLUND
SEARCH INSTITUTE
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6. Degrees of intentionality
The school or youth center as
a place where students go to
learn, play and develop.
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7. Degrees of intentionality
The school or youth center as
a place where students go to
learn, play and develop.
The school or youth center as
a place where adults go to
work and thrive (and enjoy
themselves).
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8. What makes for
a GOOD
day at work for
you?
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9. What makes for
a GOOD
day at work for
you?
What makes for
a BAD
day at work?
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10. What makes for
What can
a GOOD
SAVE a bad day
day at work for
at work?
you?
What makes for
a BAD
day at work?
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11. Out of our control:
students parents funding
media mandates politics
crises society random events
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12. Out of our control:
students parents funding
media mandates politics
As long as we are in
crises
controlrandom events
society
of our
relationships with one
another and in control
of ourselves,
NOTHING IS EVER
COMPLETELY OUT OF
CONTROL.
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13. WHAT WOULD THE IDEAL BE
PROJECT
HOW WOULD YOU CREATE IT?
4/24/09 BOOST CONFERENCE
DATE CLIENT
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14. Chaos and
stress
Certainty
Ease
Agreement
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15. Chaos and
stress
Certainty
CREATIVITY
Ease
Agreement
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16. WHAT ARE COMMON
WORKPLACE ISSUES?
• Promising practices within your organizations:
• Pick two: one in which solutions and practices have
emerged and one that remains vexing
• Symptoms versus the disease!
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17. SYSTEMS
CHANGE
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18. SYSTEMS PERSONAL
CHANGE CHANGE
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20. WE’VE BEEN TOLD THIS BEFORE.
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21. The reasons you Ways in which you
chose your now operate
present position and behave
Professional goals How you’ve changed the job
Potential job
Potential influence on others How the job has changed you
New challenge Distance from your own goals
stress and Distance from your self-image
personal
toll
The further the distance, the greater the risk.
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22. Nathan Eklund
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612.692.5545
www.howwasyourdayatschool.org
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