I’ve got a bit of a treat on the podcast today. I’m bringing you an interview with somebody whose work I’ve become very familiar with lately, and it’s been truly wonderful to find somebody exploring the same path that I am.

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath is a neuroscientist and educator who specializes in human learning, memory, and brain stimulation. There is literally no one better to undertake the mission of improving our schools than Jared. As well as conducting research and lecturing at Harvard, he has worked at over 50 international schools, and I can’t wait for you to experience the value he has to offer all you educational leaders.

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We are now into June, and that means that most of you, if not all of you, are at the end of your school year. That’s amazing, you did it! But you and I both know, it’s not long before you have to really focus on what’s to come next year.

Last week, we discussed how to gain influence as a school leader. In this episode, we’re taking a good hard look at the process of reflection so we can really analyze what worked this year, what didn’t work, and how you can learn from everything that happened this year to be a more influential leader when summer is over and it starts all over again.

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As we’ve discussed this month on the podcast, acting courageously as a school leader is incredibly important. We’ve discussed what courage is at length on the show, but what specific things can you do as a principal to act in courage every single day?

Being a principal is not an easy job, there is no question about that. You have parents, students, and teachers all looking to you for decisions and guidance every step of the way, and that can become overwhelming. However, if you can take action every day and be sure in yourself of what you are doing, you can make your job so much more enjoyable.

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Last week, we talked about fear and how it paralyzes you from taking action. I’m taking it a little further this week and giving you the tools you need to be able to go from inaction all the way through to taking action with conviction and from a place of genuine belief.

Whether you’re a school leader thinking about taking the next step in your life, or you’re a teacher who wants to move into a job as a principal, there is only one thing holding you back, and that is your thoughts. I’ve experienced this firsthand when I first started to dream of starting my business as a coach. I know that if I could get through it, you can too.

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We’re wrapping up the month of April with a great topic, especially as the end of the school year gets closer – goal-setting. I’m going to be using monetary goals as an example in this episode, but you can apply this work to literally anything in your school or home life.

As a school leader, I’m sure you have a lot of experience setting goals. However, a lot of the goals we are forced to set can be things we have little control over or are impossible to achieve. After a while, understandably, that starts to really bring up a lot of negativity around setting goals four ourselves, professionally and in our personal lives.

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