Taking a Break to Focus: Sometimes We Need All Need to Take a Break

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The last few weeks have been very difficult. While I’m not going to go into the reasons, it has been a combination of personal and professional stress in many ways for me. So, as I started thinking about the need I have for a “spring break,” I realized that sometimes it is important to stop things to focus.

Part of what I’m working on is a ladies Bible Study on excellence. The study has me focusing on the book of Daniel. The man, Daniel, had an “excellent spirit.” Well, near the end of the book, he had a perplexing problem and stepped down from his leadership post as second in the kingdom to focus on that one issue.

So, I guess it is somewhat poetic that I would call a stop to focus on understanding Daniel and excellence.

I don’t usually stop for anything but right now it is necessary. I need to focus and make sure that the work I do is grounded, accurate and excellent. I cannot teach about excellence and not be anything but that.

Sometimes excellence requires dropping things and focusing on that one thing. So, here I go.

This post is day 73 of 80 days of excellence. I’ve created an email list below for those of you want to be emailed the full posts written as part of this series.

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Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis has been an educator and IT director in Georgia since 2002. Today, she also works as an instructional technology coach, staying side-by-side with active teachers and students so her work stays grounded in real classrooms.

She's a mom of three, wife of one, and loves talking about the wise, transformational use of technology for teaching and doing good in the world.

She has blogged at the Cool Cat Teacher Blog since 2005 and hosts the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk (radio, public access TV, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms), interviewing remarkable educators around the world. Vicki focuses on what unites us — a quest for truly remarkable, life-changing teaching and learning. The goal of her work is to provide actionable, encouraging, relevant ideas for teachers, grounded in truth and shared with love.

If you talk to Vicki for long, she'll encourage you to "Relate to Educate," to "innovate like a turtle," or to be "a remarkable teacher." She loves homemade sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls and runs half marathons with her sisters. You can usually find her laughing with her students or digging into a book.

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2 comments

David Smith March 27, 2018 - 7:14 am

True and insightful great spiritual application. Thanks.

Deb March 28, 2018 - 9:59 am

I have really enjoyed your posts in this series. i have forwarded a number on to colleagues and we have had great discussions. I can tell that they are shared from your heart and that makes the impact greater.

Taking a break is great modeling We all need to choose when to do it, to take care of ourselves and to know that the good work will be there when we choose to return

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