“It might just look like a tiny starfish pin. But to me — and to the students I hand it to — it represents something so much bigger. It’s a reminder that leadership isn’t always loud or grand or headline-worthy. Sometimes leadership looks like kindness. It looks like encouragement. It looks like showing up for just one person, in just one moment, and making a difference that only they may ever fully understand. We may not change the whole world — but we can change someone’s world. And that’s the heart of what student leadership is all about.”
Tag: Student-Centered
The Art of the Word “Maybe”
The word no ends conversations. It closes doors. It tells a student — or a colleague — that there’s no path forward. And yet, so often, that no is based on systems or assumptions we’ve never challenged. A form, a deadline, a requirement — something that feels immovable until someone dares to ask, why not?