Balancing Leadership and Personal Growth: The School Administrator's Guide

Do you find yourself looking for a better way to respond to the stresses of your job? Are you asking, "How do I relate my mob to my goals and beliefs and achieve a sense of balance between my personal and professional life?" You're not alone. Many school leaders have these questions, but the answers are not always easy to find.

After conducting intensive research and observations of school district superintendents, administrators, and school principals, Christa Metzger offers strategies for achieving a healthy work and life balance, including

Taking Care of yourself as well as you do others

Defining and applying six themes of personal growth

Nourishing your spirit, finding time for solitude and meditation, and cultivating relationships

Fulfilling your purpose as a leader and finding meaning as a person.

By learning to take care of yourself, you not only enhance your own work and life, but you also enhance the lives of people you encounter on a daily basis.