Hi Josefer, It is exciting to hear about your REFOCUS workshop for tomorrow. Hope it goes well. Would appreciate hearing about it if you have an opportunity. Yes it seems that most of what we do in the education field and in particular in the career college area is a sprint. We see to be running a marathon at a sprint pace. Whew! Something I use to recapture some of the energy that has drained away is to take one simple idea or concept of teacher improvement and share it with the faculty. For example, I might share with them how to use guided notes for their lectures. I give them examples and then let them practice developing them on their own. The result is something new for them that doesn't take a lot of time to do and can make their teaching easier and more effective. Another time I may show them some organizational strategies that will help them get papers or projects back to the students quicker. The key is everything I do is focused on the faculty. I am sending the message they are valued and here are some ways for their life to get better. Also, to fight “cabin fever” between quarters I have a little party prior to an in-service. It is amazing how the purchase of a few snacks will lift the spirits. Depending on the time of the year I theme the get together around something silly like Groundhog day. Point it the faculty gets to munch on some goodies, visit a bit and then learn about something that will help them. It is back to keeping them the center of the universe so they will keep their students the center of their universe while in class. Hope these suggestions are helpful. Gary