So many of us said goodbye to 2020 with starry-eyed hope for 2021...only to feel a sucker-punch at all that this year has offered up to us. I’ve felt the same way in many aspects.

But while 2021 wasn’t the year we had hoped, I choose to look at the positives. I want to take learnings from this year and grow from them in the new year. Hit a reset button, if you will.

This week on the podcast, I’m reflecting on four big bright spots of 2021 that have impacted society on a global scale. And I’m sharing my own three big lessons from the year. Some of these lessons we’ve already put into action at my micro-school, LEADPrep, and I’m sharing what that looks like.

I hope you’ll listen to this positive message and take some of the bright spots and learnings to heart, too!

Jump in the Conversation: * [1:21] Hope for 2021 & a sucker-punch * [2:30] Finding the positive and hitting the reset button * [2:44] 4 bright spots * [4:05] Learnings from 2021 * [6:17] Difficulty seeing ripple effect of positives * [6:38] 3 big lessons from this year * [7:35] Being exhausted and low stamina doesn’t change hearts * [12:18] speaking of moving on, hit the reset button

Links & Resources * Email Maureen * Maureen’s TEDx: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools * The Education Evolution * Facebook: Follow Education Evolution * Twitter: Follow Education Evolution * LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution * EdActive Collective * Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids * Micro-school feature on Good Morning America * The Micro-School Coalition * Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition * LEADPrep