Amid the whirlwind of AI trends, it’s easy to lose sight of the fundamental purpose: nurturing human potential. As a leader, you regularly steer your community back to essentials—prioritizing presence, connection, and purpose over possessions or procedural checkboxes. You facilitate rituals—like a monthly “values circle” where teachers reflect on the deepest reasons they entered education—and prompt them to consider how AI tools serve those core motivations. When a popular AI platform boasts advanced features, you ask: “How will this actually deepen student engagement and well-being?” By filtering every decision through the lens of “what truly matters,” you preserve the heart of teaching.
You also embody “being” in your own leadership. Instead of rushing to fill every moment with tasks, you set aside quiet blocks for contemplative practice—journaling, silent walks around campus, or informal check-ins with colleagues. These moments allow you to reset, ensuring your next move stems from clarity rather than urgency. When educators sense your grounded presence—perhaps in a hallway conversation or a reflective note—you remind them, without words, that they too can pause, breathe, and reconnect with their calling. In this way, AI remains a servant to human flourishing, not a master of it.
Let presence guide purpose; being always precedes having.