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For years Joel and I have been rolling up our sleeves and finding ways to make this crazy teaching career work for us. We've found tons of ways to work smarter, not harder and we're ready to spill all our secrets.  Grab that margarita or a glass of kombucha and pull up a chair!

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If you’re exhausted from trying to convince others of your rightness and awesomeness but don’t know what to do about it, you need to listen to this episode.

How I Stop Trying to Be Right All the Damn Time

Inspiration

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If you want to stop finishing your school days feeling blah and uncertain about what to do about it, you need to listen to this episode.

My 1 Daily Habit That Ended My Bad Days

Habits

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If you struggle to be gentle with yourself and are unsure what to do to make gentleness actually happen, you need to listen to this episode.

I Suck at Gentleness (and What I’m Doing About It)

Interpersonal Skills

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If you’re tired of figuring out how to improve your mindset and support others with theirs, you need to listen to the 1 mindset hack that changed my life.

The 1 Mindset Hack That Changed My Life

Mindset

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Not having enough time to do our jobs is one of the burdens of being a teacher. Consequently, it’s essential to guard our limited time and energy with our lives. This is why boundaries with our students are a must.

Boundaries With Your Students Are A Must

Interpersonal Skills

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How do you spend the tiny pockets of time waiting for a meeting to begin? How about the time when your students are transitioning back from lunch or recess and you’re waiting for them in the classroom? What you’re choosing to do can impact your overall stress quite a bit.

Simple Trick To Reduce Stress During The Work Day

Inspiration

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If you’re tired of walking into your classroom on Monday morning feeling frantic and unsure what to focus on first, you need to listen to this episode.

1 Weekly Habit to Ease the Sunday Scaries

Habits

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Don’t stay stuck in day-to-day planning. You can get ahead by a few weeks by being okay with “Good Enough.”

Get Ahead by Being Okay with “Good Enough”

Productivity

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Walnut teachers will suck your energy and passion for teaching. Marigold teachers will help you become the best version of yourself. We’ll show you how to find the marigolds and steer clear of the walnuts.

Beware of the Walnut Tree Teachers

Mindset

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Is it really tough getting a weekly newsletter out to families? I totally get it. For years my weekly updates were all over the place (poor quality and/or infrequent) until I learned a few tricks. Spend less time creating weekly newsletters rich with helpful info. I'll send you the exact guide I use!

5 ways to streamline weekly newsletters!

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