Invest in excellence--for your students every day, your colleagues year after year, and yourself for a lifetime. Jimmy Casas, veteran educator and author of Culturize, believes that by cultivating a mindset that centers on investing in students, colleagues, and--most of all--themselves, educators can shift schools away from a culture that runs on compliance, blame, and fear. In Live Your Excellence, he shares inspiration, stories, and strategies to help overcome the negative undercurrents that exist in school culture today. Jimmy explains how educators of all stripes can embrace an investment-based approach to everything from collaborative leadership to challenging students to feelings of inadequacy. His insights into navigating the complexities of working in schools will be an invaluable resource for all of the educators who desire--more than anything--to rediscover their own excellence and make a difference. Dave Burgess Consulting books What can you do to achieve excellence as an educator and inspire it in your students and staff every single day? In this outstanding book, Jimmy Casas answers that question with refreshing honesty and insight. --Manny Scott, Original Freedom Writer, author, speaker This book is a gift to any educator who wants to make their school better than it's ever been. --Dr. Jody Carrington, Author, speaker, game changer This is a wonderful book filled with great ideas and strategies, but what makes it special are the stories--some will break your heart, some will help you put it back together, and all of them will remind you of the importance of living our best lives and helping others live their best lives too. --Jim Knight, Senior partner, Instructional Coaching Group