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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
BY NATE BOWLER

What Are You Seeing for 2020?

Taking Small Steps Will Add Up
Nate Bowler

So I sort of have a love/hate relationship with this time of up, I will do one push up. After I get into bed, I will read one
year. I love being able to reset and look at things in a different sentence from a book. Taking something that you already do
light or in new ways. I love being able to reassess goals, look and an environment that you are already in and adding one
at the direction of things that I want to do, skills l would like small habit to it.
to have and habits I would like to break. But I hate the cliché
of it all. The words “New Year’s Resolutions” have a bad
connotation for me. To me they sound like something that I “...while I have been on the board
say I’m going to do but never end up doing. Do you ever feel
like you don’t want to be forced to create “Resolutions”? of AASBO, I have seen just how
Well, then just don’t do it.
great of an organization we have.
Now, I’m not saying don’t have goals, but I have been We are focused on professional
there where I have set a lofty goal, or created “New Year’s
R word”, and it becomes too big. I’ve been reading about development and helping each
how to tackle the big goals by creating small goals. We other become better at what we
have all heard this before, but I’ve recently read things that
have changed my perspective on how to do this. Imagine do.”
something like this:

Now, you’re probably thinking, “Nate, I didn’t pick
up The Edge to read a self-help article.” I know, and
believe me, I’m definitely the last person who should
be talking about this stuff. But while I have been on
the board of AASBO, I have seen just how great of an
organization we have. We are focused on professional
development and helping each other become better
at what we do. We are constantly hearing all around
us about professional development for teachers. Our
schools preach continuous improvement. Much of the
focus at our districts is professional development of
instruction of students, and rightly so. Our focus is our
students. However, AASBO’s focus is to help school
business professionals support those aspects so that
students, teachers, and other school leaders have the
resources they need to help students.

If you are new to AASBO, I encourage you to pick up the
After I sit on my offi ce chair, I will fi le one piece of paper. phone when you have questions or think that there has to be
After I brush my teeth, I will fl oss one tooth. After I turn a better way to do something and reach out to your fellow
on the light to my offi ce, I will write one thing I want to members. We need you. Your questions help. Also, take a
accomplish today. When my feet hit the fl oor after I wake look at the courses and classes that AASBO offers. If you

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