Dr. Carmen C. McPherson, Assistant High School Principal and the creator of GYE NYAME Educational Services (GNES), a company that works with organizations to assess and identify learning needs.

Dr. McPherson-Varner shares her 26 plus years of educational experience graduating from London South Bank University, UK, to the USA Education Administration, and her Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership. Dr. McPherson transparently shares her struggle with doubts and fears and, from her own personal experience of public "progressive discipline" after being placed on Administrative leave (publicly), birth the concept of Graceful Leadership.

Listen as she shares how to lead on any level, and in all areas, more importantly, how to lead with a heart, gracefully.

Anyone can be an influencer but no everyone can impact. Is your goal in life to achieve or is it to fulfill?

Just Keep Moving. Take note, celebrate your small wins, and navigate through life.

Curveballs will come, how we deal with them is another issue. Being grounded is the first step. In this episode, I discuss how vital it is to be still, regroup, and be grounded. It is essential to stop and take time to think. Don't act in impulse by doing what first comes to mind. Don't act rashly without thinking. Give yourself some time.

Nobody enjoys acknowledging their own flaws and shortcomings. When it comes to accountability, that's exactly what is required.

Avoid getting trapped in the blame game. When we look at setbacks as failures, then the inseparable twin of "failure and fault" sweeps in.

When we consistently blame others for everything that goes offbeat in our lives, hiccups, bumps in the road, mistakes, or plain failure we basically wipe away some of the possible solutions to our ideal problem.

Curveballs will come, how we deal with them is another issue. Being grounded is the first step. In this episode, I discuss how vital it is to be still, regroup, and be grounded. It is essential to stop and take time to think. Don't act in impulse by doing what first comes to mind. Don't act rashly without thinking. Give yourself some time.