Accelerate Your Accomplishments

I’m going to coach you hard on today’s episode, empowered leaders. My goal for you always is to accelerate your growth and empowerment, and my own level of thought work and coaching has been improving at such a rapid rate that I felt I needed to share it with you here.

Today, I’m speaking to those of you who want all of your goals met, who want to become influential and impactful school leaders. I’m breaking down the core concepts that I teach my one-to-one clients to show you why these are non-negotiable if you want to create tangible results and be able to inspire others into action to reach their goals and your school’s goals.

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Everyone is New at Something

This month on the podcast we’ve been focusing on new leaders. But the truth is, all leaders are new at something and this has never been more relevant than throughout 2020. Of course, our education system had problems before, but school leaders have had to constantly react this year. And this has led to some incredibly difficult and uncomfortable decisions.

Teachers and administrators are all feeling new to the pandemic, to online learning, to hybrid learning, and to returning to in-person learning. So, even if you have kids back on campus full-time, the way you’re approaching your day is going to be very different compared to years past. And when things are this new to our brains, we need to start taking a different approach.

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New Leader Emotions

Throughout this month, we’re talking about what it’s like to be a new leader, and this week’s episode is all about the emotions that inevitably surface for all new principals. We all have a vision of what it’s going to be like when we land the job as a principal. We look to our examples, people we’ve worked under when we were teachers. But the reality is always more challenging and chaotic than we could have ever imagined.

The good news is, this is the case for every new leader and this is all part of the process of developing the skills required to become a veteran principal. But right now, it’s so easy to get caught up in all of the emotions and helplessness of taking on this new role and believing that the job is too hard or that you don’t have the skillset needed to be a success. Well, if this sounds familiar, don’t worry because I’ve been exactly there, and I’m going to help you navigate it.

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Self-Concept Evolution

I can’t believe November is already here, and I can’t wait to share this month’s content with you. We are diving into the topic of being new, which all of us can relate to in some capacity, and today, we’re focusing on the self-concept evolution that’s necessary when you step into your role as principal.

If you think back to when you first landed your leadership role, you probably discovered that the excitement and anticipation you felt quickly turned into doubt, confusion, and overwhelm about your abilities. Maybe you underestimated the amount of effort required, or the skillsets you needed to develop, and this is where the evolution of your self-concept comes in.

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