The Heart of a Woman Who Leads

Some days, I wake up as four different women all at once. A mom making breakfast. A wife holding her family together. A doctoral student chasing a dream. A principal leading a school. Each version of me needs something different, yet they all depend on the same heart.

There are moments when it feels like too much. When I am answering emails with one hand and wiping away tears with the other. When I’m thinking about my dissertation, while also helping my son with his homework. But then there are moments when it all makes sense. When my students remind me why I lead. When my children remind me what matters most. When my husband reminds me that I am never alone.

Being a mom has taught me patience, love, and grace. Being a wife has taught me partnership, safety, and balance. Being a doctoral student has taught me curiosity, dedication, and discipline. Being a principal has taught me courage, passion, and care. Each role stretches me in ways I never expected, but together they show me what strength really looks like.

There are days when balance feels impossible and the noise of it all feels louder than my own thoughts. But there is beauty in the mix. These roles do not compete, they complete each other. Together, they remind me of the true power of being a woman. We are multitaskers by necessity and nurturers by nature. We lead with heart, we love with strength, and we show up even when it is hard.

That is what power looks like. Not perfection, but presence. Not control, but courage…and maybe that is the lesson hidden inside it all. The power of being a woman is not about doing everything perfectly. It is about showing up fully, again and again, with grace, grit, and a heart that refuses to give up!