Day 24: Change is Inevitable; The Dots Connect; Beat-Downs Work

I am a week away from embarking on my second journey into educational administration.  This time, I will be an assistant principal at an intermediate school that is home to 5th and 6th graders.  

This is the second time that I am stepping away from coaching, and the first time that this change was initiated by me, so this time carries a little more pressure.

Pressure to be successful.  Pressure to find joy and happiness.  Pressure to find purpose.  Pressure to belong.  Pressure to make it work.

I am nervous.  I am nervous in the way that all people get when they experience change.  But I am also nervous about what this means for my family; especially my 3 little girls.

Last night as I was tucking London-Mila in bed, the last thing she asked me was when my next basketball game was.  I am used to Lex asking questions like this, but this made me realize how much my little one’s love coming to my games.  I would LOVE if my kids grew up in the gym watching daddy coach and cheering on daddy’s team.  For time and mental health reasons, I just can’t keep doing it right now. 

I hope that I am making the right decision.  I am holding onto faith that my dots are connecting like they are supposed to.  One thing that popped into my mind is that while I feel that I am a ‘good’ coach and basketball has been my entire life, for my entire life, what if I am trading ‘good’ for ‘great.’ 

I am not saying that I am expecting to be a great administrator.  What I am saying is that maybe I am trading a ‘good’ life for a great one.  One in which I will have more time and freedom (and mental freedom) to do more and live more and experience more personally, professionally, and with the fam-bam.

I have been doing these ‘posts a day’ all year, and today (yesterday) I posted this video of Diddy talking about how life and your purpose is ever changing.  You have to be willing and able to redesign and clarify your purpose in a changing world.

That is what I am doing.  Wish me luck!