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Aug. 21, 2018

Ep #34: Go All In

A lot of us get caught up in not knowing what to decide, what choice to make, or what we should or shouldn't do. We get confused about what our emotions are telling us and we become paralyzed with indecision! …

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Aug. 14, 2018

Ep #33: Organize Your Office Space

On today's episode, I share how to use the STEAR Cycle to organize your office in a way that you truly love! Because our external space is a representation of our internal space and the internal workings of our mind, …

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Aug. 7, 2018

Ep #32: Welcome Back to the New School Year

Whether this is your first year as a principal or your twentieth, if you are excited to be heading to the office but you find yourself swimming in anxiety or stress about all that is to come in the new …

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July 31, 2018

Ep #31: Why I Invest in Coaching

Join me today as I break down the reasons most people are afraid of investing in a coach. Coaching may or may not be for you. But if you have the same questions and fears that I had when I …

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July 24, 2018

Ep #30: Words of Gratitude for Dr. Angela Lauria

Okay, so I wrote a book you guys. I finally overcame the fear of not knowing how and wrote my book after loving writing and wanting to write a book for years! Join me today as I share the lessons …

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July 17, 2018

Ep #29: Question Everything

Today, we are talking about increasing our awareness through questioning. Questioning... everything! We have thousands of thoughts running through our minds each day - thoughts that, in many cases, we're not even consciously aware of. Sit back,...

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July 10, 2018

Ep #28: Kicking Perfectionism to the Curb

This week, I’m expanding on perfectionism and our nature to seek external validation: how it affects our work and personal lives, and how it would serve us to kick it to the curb once and for all. Join me in …

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July 3, 2018

Ep #27: Achieving Emotional Adulthood

As I’m sure you’re aware, summer is in full-swing, which means it’s time to deal with a touchy subject; family relationships. Sure, some of us have a great time with our families, however, for others, it can leave us wading …

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June 26, 2018

Ep #26: Internal Alignment Vs. External Validation

As a leader, feedback and criticisms are something you're going to experience fairly frequently. How you deal with these, however, is completely up to you. It's easy to get caught up in the cycle that is people pleasing, but today …

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June 19, 2018

Ep #25: Do You Owe Anyone Your Time?

Tune in and discover how using our time in a way that suits us and being clear in our decisions will fulfill the needs of our social-self and our essential-self. I’m providing you the tools to take control of your …

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June 12, 2018

Ep #24: Change-Back Attack: How to Handle Evolving Relationships

As leaders and educators, our aim is to be the highest versions of ourselves, allowing us to serve our colleagues and students, as well as ourselves. I'm all for transformation and striving to be the best we can possibly be, …

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June 5, 2018

Ep #23: Reflecting on the Year

It’s the end of the year – you made it! You’ve been a school leader for the whole year and now is the time to sit back and reflect on a job well done. Of course, there will always be …

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May 29, 2018

Ep #22: Planning with Total Focus

In this week’s show, I impart the wisdom I’ve collected – with an analogy from my former superintendent – about how to keep going toward the outcome you set out to achieve, even if it means changing course in order …

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May 22, 2018

Ep #21: Compassion Vs. Condoning

On this episode, we’re going to talk about why judging other people’s actions and spreading your thoughts about those judgments is not going to help make the changes you want to see in your school. I have a story to …

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May 15, 2018

Ep #20: Words of Gratitude for Martha Beck

This week, I want to share some of my personal gratitude and love for Martha Beck, along with some stories of how her teaching has influenced the ups and downs of my life. If it wasn’t for Martha, I honestly …

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May 8, 2018

Ep #19: A Tale of Two Leaders

We generally have an idea of the kind of principal we want to be when we finally receive the news that we have achieved the position. But it can be challenging when your vision and expectations don’t match up with …

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May 1, 2018

Ep #18: Doing Your Best Work in the Face of Criticism

Join me this week where we will break down criticism, talk about what it means, and find a savvy way to handle our emotions when we encounter this thing that we inherently don’t like. Whether you are an educational leader …

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April 24, 2018

Ep #17: How to Effectively Set Boundaries

Join me this week where we will learn how to deal with people who are making you uncomfortable and how you can take back control without relying on the other person to change their behavior. I’m giving you a step-by-step …

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April 17, 2018

Ep #16: The Blame Game

It’s easy to start looking around you when things aren’t going great, but is it really anybody else’s fault that you’re not getting the results you want? Join in as we discuss how our brain tricks us into thinking other …

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April 10, 2018

Ep #15: Harnessing Responsibility

Join me this week as we look at why we associate responsibility with negative thoughts and why disempowering yourself in this way is NOT serving you. Luckily, I have prepared direct instructions for how to take responsibility for negative outcomes,...

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April 3, 2018

Ep #14: Being Decisive as a Leader

Join me as we work together in kicking indecisiveness to the curb by defining what it really means to decide something. When you understand the different methods of reaching a decision, you can implement my step-by-step process of things to …

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March 27, 2018

Ep #13: The Desire to Quit the Job

It’s that time of year when you’ve been working hard as a school leader for months, summer is on the horizon, and your workload is mounting. We’re wearing down, our staff is getting tired, we’re getting tired, the kids are …

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March 20, 2018

Ep #12: Making Decisions as Your Essential Self

Tune in and find out how we can identify which aspects of our professional lives are not bringing us joy. When we know what we don’t want, we can build our ideal life by making decisions; not thinking about what …

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March 13, 2018

Ep #11: Why Enthusiasm Matters in Leadership

Today, I share what a difference it makes when we choose to bring enthusiasm into our work as educators. Even if you don’t consider yourself an “enthusiastic person,” you’re going to learn how you can create that energy for the …

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