I’ve officially lived in Portland, OR for 150 days. And while I’ve been somewhat quiet about my experiences, outside of sharing on social media, my life has been anything but quiet.
There is so much I want to share that I’ve been thinking about, reflecting on, rolling around in my brain, but for now, I’m settling on sharing my intentions for 2019.
While goals are usually a destination we work towards, intentions are more like a lens to see your actions through. In my works with educators, I’ve found that oftentimes when we create goals, we become so entrenched in meeting them that we lose the power of the journey along the way. This is why I put more emphasis on creating intentions for my daily, professional life, rather than listing all of the outcomes I hope to get to.
I wrote more about goals and intentions here.
With all the changes that have occurred in my life over the past 150 days since I moved to the West Coast, my intentions for 2019 are few. But my hope is to allow myself the freedom to have perspective and reflect more on what I’m doing daily to grow and better serve others. The outcome will always be evolving, so I am not putting all of my energy into molding it to what I envision. With the help of the educators and students I serve, and my PLN, I’ll get there, wherever there is.
My 2019 Intentions:
Give myself the freedom and space to create
What does the creative process look like for me?
How can I feel more comfortable being creative?
How can I feed my creative nature?
Pay attention to how I schedule my time
Am I scheduling in time to be creative?
Am I honoring the time I schedule in for my own growth?
How is my growth reflected on my calendar?
Take advantage of opportunities to learn
What am I doing to create opportunities for participatory culture and take advantage of opportunities to participate?
Am I reading other’s words, opinions, and discourse and sharing these things?
How am I curating these experiences?
Share the work I get to do
Am I writing about my experiences?
Is my use of social media in my professional life intentional?
Am I having conversations about the work I get to do with educators and non-educators alike?