Last month, I led a webinar all about leaving school leadership. It might seem like it doesn’t make much sense for me to guide people through the process of leaving their roles in education, but I did it in my own life. Whether you’re hating your job right now, or you’re unsure if it’s what you want for your future, know that I’ve been in your shoes and I know exactly what you’re going through. 

We want to enjoy the Monday through Friday of our lives. We don’t want to dread every Sunday evening as it comes to a close, and we don’t want to be consumed day and night by how life isn’t fun anymore, or how we’re not making any progress professionally. So today, I’m inviting you to dig deep as I help you get clear on what you want moving forward. 

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As a school leader, you see the big-picture vision for your students, staff, and overall community, which mostly involves implementing new practices or instructional topics for your school. But doing this is often met with resistance, and teachers aren’t always 100% sold on your ideas. So, how do you create teacher buy-in?

This is a topic that comes up a lot in my coaching work, and this week, I have a story that comes directly from one of my clients that I’m using for context so you can apply what I’m sharing to your situation. Whether you’re not yet confident in your decision-making as a principal, or you’re unsure of how to sell your teachers on your vision, we’re covering it all on this episode. 

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I told you at the beginning of 2022 that I’m going to be spending time talking about how you can earn more in school leadership, and today is that day. So many school leaders believe they don’t have any control over their income, but the great news is that this is simply a myth, and I’m showing you why.

Creating demand as a school leader is an incredibly important skill to cultivate if you want a higher income. But whether it’s more money, time, or whatever brings you joy, it all starts with predetermining what you want, examining your beliefs, and getting busy expanding your portal of possibility. 

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Most of you are now coming back off the holiday break, and I’ve been seeing the same struggle across the board with my clients. After a couple of weeks of lounging around, resting up, and having fun, they’re feeling resistant to getting back to work, experiencing what I’m calling the after-break blues.

We’re in the midst of winter, which means it’s dark, cold, and gloomy, and many teachers and school leaders are experiencing a dip in energy and morale. On top of that, it’s also the middle of the school calendar year, which means the motivation and delight at the beginning of the year have probably faded a little. But the good news is that this is just a temporary phase, and today, I’m showing you how to start feeling better.

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I have been talking to school leaders throughout the past month, and they’ve been telling me all about the worries and stresses around one of the biggest focuses in their work: testing. They came back from the holidays, and their brains started panicking about testing, so that’s exactly what we’re talking about in today’s episode.

Both kids and teachers have been out sick, quarantining, and everyone was already so far behind anyway. So, with everything that we’re facing in 2022, what can we do to ease our minds while giving our kids the best chance of being successful in their tests?

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