I just watched the powerful speech by Karen Bonanno. At the end, I wanted to stand up and applaud.
Not only is she an excellent orator, but she also really addressed the five-finger plan for a TL who ever doubted their role.
This is my takeaway from the speech.
Find my own rhetoric and ways to resonate with my audience. Begin with this in mind. To find my own rhetoric start with establishing my eminence. What can people expect I will bring to the table/school/library? Focus on one thing. It might take a while but spreading myself everywhere could establish nothing. This leads to the brand I want to establish. The difference I could make in my role and what I stand for. The relationships that I can build in my school community include those who want my help, input and collaboration and those who do not. I will cater for both. In the end it’s the little things that I do that count.
The change I make for my metamorphosis does not have to be a large amount every day. 1% of growth and 5 mins of learning can be what makes the difference in my seismic shift.
If we grow and adapt and become visible, we can take ourselves out of the endangered list. Embrace it and become the new and the essential. It is in our hands (or fingers). We can learn to fly. We build our own wings.