Hey, I’m Burke.
I run school operations for a living — buses, boilers, budgets, and everything in between.
Each week, I share the lessons nobody’s teaching in leadership books — just what works when you’re actually in the building.
If you’re in the trenches too, this is for you.
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The 41st Day
Leadership has seasons.
Some are easy like progress, wins, recognition.
And some feel like wilderness.
The kind of stretch where you show up every day and wonder if any of it’s working.
I’ve been thinking about that lately, how often Scripture points to “40.”
Forty days of rain.
Forty years in the desert.
Forty days of fasting and testing.
And then there’s always a 41st.
Day 41 is when the rain stops.
When the desert ends.
When the promise finally shows up.
It’s not just a Bible pattern. It’s a leadership truth.
The Season That Tests You
Every leader eventually hits a 40.
It’s that season when everything feels uphill:
Budgets cut.
Projects stalled.
Team turnover.
Decisions questioned.