The Empowered Principal® Podcast Angela Kelly | The Key to Thriving Schools with Jessica Sinarski

How can we make brain science accessible and entertaining to children and adults alike? What does it mean to break down what’s going on inside of our brains into child speak? And how can we translate our understanding of neuroscience into action steps that ultimately lead to healthier, more robust, thriving school communities? 

While our understanding of neuroscience has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, learning how to apply it in our daily lives is a whole other ballgame, and my guest today is here to fill the gap. Jessica Sinarski is an author, speaker, and specialist in brain development whose superpower lies in connecting with kids at the brain level, and she’s here to talk all things neuroscience and emotional literacy.

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The Empowered Principal® Podcast Angela Kelly | Mid-Year Reboot: Overcoming Obstacles

Do you consider it a problem when you’re on a learning curve and feel like a novice at something? What if I told you it’s incredibly valuable to be in this zone, and that the obstacles you’re facing aren’t there to punish you but exist to condition and strengthen you?

Obstacles are part and parcel of your desire to create impact, have influence, and contribute to the world in bigger and bolder ways as a school leader. You’re likely facing obstacles you could only dream of at one point in your career, and now, they’re a reality. Obstacles are a key part of the dream-come-true experience, but what’s preventing you from seeing this are your objections.

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The Empowered Principal® Podcast Angela Kelly | Mid Year Reboot: Generating Momentum

Welcome to the third session of The Mid-Year Reboot for School Leaders! This is my favorite session of the entire class because we’re diving into the topic of generating momentum and how it’s a key element of the goal-setting process as a school leader. 

If you believe that pain and suffering are necessary components of setting and achieving goals, you are not alone. We grind our way to the finish line, wondering why we don’t feel fulfilled when we hit our goals, and what you may not realize is how you’re energetically dropping momentum along the way when you perceive the achievement of the goal as the ultimate prize.

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The Empowered Principal® Podcast Angela Kelly | Mid Year Reboot: Creating Alignment

This week, you’re hearing a clip from our second session of the Mid-Year Reboot that was centered around creating alignment. Alignment is the lens through which you make all of your decisions, and if your current school leadership experience looks like overexerting, overworking, and over-scheduling yourself, listen in.

Most school leaders are so focused on taking action and the “doing” aspect of their jobs that they don’t spend enough time cultivating the belief that the leadership experience they want is possible. If you’re craving a balanced approach to school leadership that leans more on ease, flow, and connection instead of coercion, manipulation, and force—you must first create alignment and I’m showing you how.

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The Empowered Principal® Podcast Angela Kelly | Mid-Year Reboot: Deepening AwarenessWhile January is a fresh start for those following the calendar year, it marks the mid-point of the school year for educators. This is the perfect time to check in with yourself and to feel delighted in your work for the rest of the year, instead of pushing yourself to the finish line.

To help, I’m inviting you to my upcoming training series called the Mid-Year Reboot. I ran this training throughout December, but I wanted to offer it to those of you this January who were busy during the Holidays and taking a break from school leadership conversations.

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