Previously on The Empowered Principal Podcast, we’ve spoken about action and inaction. Today, we’re looking in depth at a big part of that subject: procrastination. Procrastination stops us from getting things done, not least because playing a game on our phones, in the moment, brings us palpable satisfaction.

We all procrastinate at some time or another when we should be taking action. In this episode, I’m diving into the reasons why we genuinely think procrastination is bringing us pleasure. I also share some tips for identifying when we’re procrastinating and how to overcome it using the same thought process that your brain uses to allow you to procrastinate in the first place. Read more

This week, I was planning on talking about time management, but as I was working on the original topic, today’s episode emerged instead. I felt compelled to share it with you immediately as it is something I am currently experiencing.

I’ve been studying life coaching for some time, but it’s only recently that I’ve decided to share what I’ve learned with others. I held back because I feared criticism and failure. Today, I wanted to talk about this fear because I know that many of you are also holding onto talents and passions that you could be sharing with the world.

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In the previous episode, we continued with our exploration of how the STEAR Cycle works and took a look at how our thoughts create our emotions. We used the Cycle to understand how different thoughts about the same situation can create different feelings, and talked about how awareness of our thoughts can help us decide how we want to think and, in turn, feel.

This week, we dive deeper into the STEAR Cycle and explore how our emotional response to our thoughts influences the approach we choose to take in our daily lives.

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Hello again, empowered principals! This week, I’m sharing one of my core teaching tools: the STEAR Cycle, an extremely powerful device that allows you to observe your brain in motion.

For these first few episodes, we are learning the foundation of what self-coaching is, how it works, and how to apply it to everyday situations at work and at home. I want you to have this basic understanding early on in the podcast because we’re going to dig really deep in order to help you gain a thorough understanding of how our brains work the way they do.

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Welcome to the very first episode of The Empowered Principal Podcast! I am your host, Angela Kelly Robeck, and I’m a Certified Life Coach who coaches elementary school principals who want to strengthen their emotional fitness as an educational leader.

The Empowered Principal Podcast is designed to help you understand your own psychology and thinking about the job so that you can either feel better about your current work or clear your thoughts to make a decision about what type of work you’d like to do in the next phase of your life. My goal with this show is to be a highlight of your workweek by offering you ways to feel better about the work that you do for children.

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