Season 2

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! It's been about a month since I've put out a podcast episode for a number of reasons, but it was time to get behind the mic again and "just hit record" has Chris Nesi …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I'm going to be honest, today was a tough day for me in the classroom. I had a few things happen that made me pretty upset and questioning whether or not I was doing …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! The episode today is a quick one--but done is better perfect. Earlier this week I was listening to and she mentioned a great line about goals being like kitchen remodels so I had to …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! Time is one of our most precious commodities, yet too often we waste it. We turn back to the Stoics in today's episode and listen to the words of Seneca the Younger in one …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! In his book , Jedediah Jenkins reminds us that we can be our own pioneers and that we don't always have to follow the paths of others. Today's episode combines the thoughts of Jenkis …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! The thoughts on today's episode were inspired by a passage in Rick Alexander's book Rick reminds us to take small imcremental steps towards our goals and I love his message.

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! Like many teachers, I've been thinking a lot about balance lately--especially finding an appropriate balance between being a kind and caring teacher and maintaining high expectations in my classroom. The...

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I was struggling with feeling a lack of motivation this past week and I came across a great book that helped to remind me what's really important--how we respond. I hope you enjoy this …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! We've all fallen victim to our emotions from time to time and could certainly use a reminder of the fickle nature of them. Today's episode was inspired by an episode of the and Tony …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! We throw around the term "potential" so callously it seems--but what does it truly mean? Today's episode was inspired by Grant is an author and professor and gives a fantastic explanation of what potential...

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I often spend time mindlessly scrolling X and I came across this simple, yet thought-provoking I then turned to for some of Marcu Aurelius's thoughts on the importance of adversity in life.

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Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I know I can't be the only teacher who often finds himself or herself trying to truly understand the motivations of some of our students. I often catch myself assuming that I know what …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I was driving into an early morning wrestling tournament and listening to and this little nugget of wisdom that I share struck me. Today's episode is all about how you speak to yourself. I …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! If you're anything like me you've found yourself making some of the same frustrating mistakes repeatedly. Today's message helps with just that and it comes from as well as

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! Today's episode is a quick one but it's got an impactful message about what greatness truly means. Lewis Howes quotes Olympian, Shawn Johnson on her ideas of greatness in his book The School of …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! We've been discussing the idea of progress quite a bit lately and I felt like today's message from Laird Hamilton was a great one. Laird reminds the reader that sometimes too much progress isn't …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! If you haven't figured it out by now I'm clearly on a personal growth journey. Today's episode comes from Marcus Aurelius and his (with a little help from the ) and serves as a …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! If you're like me, and I'd bet some of you are, you are driven by lists and the feeling of accomplishment by checking things off your list. While it's certainly a great idea to …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! At the start of each new year, I often find myself thinking about resolutions and turning to things like the Stoic teachings, my faith, and some good books. Today's episode is based on three …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! Although the title of this episode might seem to directly contradict the message from the last episode, I promise they fit together. The thoughts from today's episode were inspired by Lindsey Wilson and her

Welcome back to the Inspired Teacher podcast! Today's episode is the first one I've recorded in a while and I hope you enjoy it. The message comes from Ryan Holiday in two different places. Be sure to heck out Ryan's …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I recently started going through some of the books I read in the past and turned back to Laird Hamilton's As I was thumbing through the early part of the book I came across …

Welcome to the Inspired Teacher podcast! I must have been feeling nostalgic when planning this episode because I drew some insipration from one of my favorite movies from the early 2000s, Van Wilder. I also draw some inspiration from one …