Are you waiting to up-level your school leadership career until you’re “ready”? Do you believe you have to be older, have more experience, have certain qualifications, or gain more skills to list on your résumé before you can fully go for it?

So many of the people I work with feel compelled to know everything, to be emotionally in control all the time, and to be confident in every way possible to be the school leader they want to be. This is especially prevalent for those of you who have just landed a leadership role, or for those you aspiring to get to this place. And this week, I’m showing you why you can be an effective leader with a half-managed mind.

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I have seen so many people talking about their stress levels continuing to be high despite being on vacation and school being officially out. So, with that in mind, I’m addressing this topic specifically on today’s episode. And from next week on, we’re going to dive into the main focus of the podcast for July: leadership.

Something that all leaders go through at one stage or another is the inability to switch their brains off at night and get proper rest. I went through this myself, and I know a lot of you have too. We don’t even want to be thinking about work, yet there it is, firing up in our brains, especially in the middle of the night. So, in this episode, I’m showing you why this happens, and what you can do about it.

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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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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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I’ve got something a little different for you this week. To close out this month’s topic, I’m offering you a variety of thoughts about positivity, all based on the real-life experiences of my current clients. These are school leaders in the throes of the end of the year just like you, and what they’re going through is going to offer you unprecedented insights.

It’s okay that you’re exhausted. The pandemic and everything that the past 18 months have thrown at you have worn your patience thinner than you ever thought it could go, and you’re not alone in wanting it to be over. Oozing positivity feels impossible right now, and what I’m sharing today is going to put all of this into perspective.

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