The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | The Value of Constraint

When we hear the word constraint, it’s common to experience some discomfort. We think of deprivation, limitation, being restricted, and none of these feel good. But in today’s episode, I want to reframe this idea of constraint in a way that feels more appealing and sells your mind on the value of constraint.

I believe that when we can truly desire constraint, everything changes. I’ve been practicing this over the past couple of years, and the change I have seen in myself is so phenomenal that I can’t wait to share it with all of you.

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The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | The Reality of Being Coached with Dena Ford

I’m introducing a very special human to you all today. I refer to all of my clients as my favorite, and today is no different! So, without further ado, I present to you Dena Ford. She’s the principal of a charter program and our conversation will offer you some truly practical insights into the reality of being coached.

Dena and I have been working together for around half of the past school year, and I personally have loved every minute of it. I’ve been itching to have her on the show for some time now to share her journey and provide all of you some perspective and understanding on what it’s like being coached as a school leader.

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The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | The Value of FUN

All throughout June, I am encouraging you to dive into your mind and consider the value of your life, your career, and your role as a school leader. It’s my mission this month to give you ideas, thoughts, belief systems, and possibilities in terms of recognizing the value you’re contributing to the world, the value you receive, and what it all means. And the ability to experience fun plays into this massively.

When we think about value, we humans usually go straight to the financial worth of something. But when we only think of value as an exchange of money, we miss out on so much that life has to offer. In fact, you could have all the money in the world, but if your mind is in the wrong place, it’s worth nothing.

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The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Having Courage as a First-Year Leader with Wendy Cohen

I’m so pleased to be able to bring you an interview with one of my clients, Wendy Cohen. We have been working together through her first full year of school leadership, and honestly, I couldn’t ask for a better client! She’s really applied herself to this work, and the results she’s experiencing are a testament to her work.

Wendy is here to discuss her story, her experience as a school leader, and what she’s learned about leadership and life through the coaching work we have done over the past year. Wendy felt really compelled to come on the show and share her story, and I can’t wait for you to hear it.

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The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | The Value of Alignment

We are officially in the last month of the school year. You have made it! I know that so many of you felt like you weren’t going to make it, but now that you have, I’ve got some treats for you in the month of June. And the first of these is this month’s topic: creating value as a school leader. And this episode is all about the value of alignment.

One of the first things I teach my clients is to align themselves to their leadership values. Alignment is really about being honest with yourself. There are no one-size-fits-all leadership values, so I’m diving into how to define what those values are for you, and then crucially, how to act in alignment with them at every turn.

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