Hi, I’m Joel Gudheimsson. I’m a principal at Sweden’s largest high school for hospitality, restaurant and bakery education.

Over the years, I’ve asked myself the same question, again and again:

Is it possible to lead others — without losing yourself in the process?

This newsletter is my way of thinking out loud.

It’s not advice from above — it’s notes from alongside.

A quiet conversation about what it means to lead in schools today:

with people, pressure, hope, and doubt.

Each week, I share short, honest reflections from real school life.

Some are tools. Some are stories. Some are just questions I’m still carrying.

Because leadership isn’t a performance.

It’s a relationship — with others, and with yourself.

You’re warmly welcome to read along.

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