I'll never forget how to spell principal thanks to the little "my principal is my PAL" trick I learned in grade school. As I've gotten older I've learned a little bit more about what principals actually do (they do not, in fact, live at school and sleep in the school closet). Principals are truly responsible for being a PAL to everyone – teachers, staff, parents, students, board members, and community members!

School Principal's Day is celebrated on May 1 this year. So take a moment to tell your principal how much you appreciate all that he or she does on a daily basis. Send a free ePraise card or hand-write a note of thanks; include a gift card to the local bookstore or coffee shop, or decorate their office while they're out to lunch.

As you may or may not know, May is a month filled with recognition opportunities! There are so many reasons to celebrate, such as Cinco de Mayo (stay tuned for my upcoming post on that), Teacher Appreciation Week with National Teacher Day, National Nurses Day and Week, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day, just to name a few!

They often urge us to come in every six weeks, yell at us for washing our hair too much or damaging our beautiful locks with styling tools. But overall, their job is to make us beautiful and give us a boost of confidence.

We all know one, a person who seems to keep it all together AND keep cool as a cucumber in the process. Secretaries, assistants, receptionists, whatever you call them at your place of business does not matter. What matters is that they rock – on the daily. 

Today is their day. Say thank you. Get them a coffee, give them a gift, write them a card, send them home early, fill out a free ePraise card for them.