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Episode 197: 3 Strategies To Feel Less Overwhelmed AND Get Everything Done Before The First Day Of School
Has this ever happened to you? You looked at your to-do list in late July or early August and thought: "There is absolutely no way I'm going to get all of this done."
You walk into the school and there are boxes of...
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Episode 196: 4 Ways To Improve Your August Teacher In-Service Days
I love countdown clocks and I hate countdown clocks.
I love countdown clocks like the one in Times Square on New Yearâs Eve. I hate countdown clocks like the scoreboard in the 4th Quarter when my favorite football...
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Episode 195: It's Not Too Late For You To Have A Restorative Summer
One of the things I hear from my coaching clients every July is this:Â
"Mark, I had all these plans for the summer...and somehow it's already half over."
You know what Iâm talking about. You had big plans this...
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Episode 194: 2 Important Leadership Lessons From "The Karate Kid"
On June 22, 1984, I was sitting in a movie theater.
I love 80âs movies and there were so many good ones. Top Gun, Footloose, Ferris Buellerâs Day Off, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Rocky IV and The Goonies were...
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Episode 193: Is Your School Ready For The "Unplugged Movement" And "The Digital Delusion" Backlash?
I want to begin with a prediction.
I believe that over the next two years, one of the biggest conversations in independent and private schools will be answering the following question: âHow much technology actually...
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Episode 192: Want Less Parent Stress This Fall? Do 1 Of These 4 Things Now
As you read this, it is late June and July is just over the horizon. During my career as a private school leader, this was always my favorite time of the year.Â
Most of the reasons are pretty obvious:
My annual...
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Episode 191: Your Employee Handbook Revisions Should Be Written For Your Best Teachers (Not Your Worst)
It's mid-June, the students and teachers are gone and the building is pretty quiet.
Many private school leaders are sitting down with a bottle of water, last year's Employee Handbook, and a red pen. For better or for...
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Episode 190: Productivity Lessons From A Garden Hose (How To Go From "Mist" To "Jet")
You probably have a garden hose at your house. If you take a look at the spray nozzle at the end of your hose, you are very likely to see five words.
Mist. Shower. Flat. Cone. Jet.
When your hose is on âMistâ, the...
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Episode 189: "Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become." James Clear
Who said these four famous quotes?:
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.â
âThatâs one small step for man, one giant step for mankind
âPeople will forget what you said,...
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Episode 188: Donât Finish The School Year Without Asking Yourself These 4 Questions
I have never run a marathon. My right knee gets sore when I drive 26.2 miles.
That said, I have a lot of respect for people who have finished a marathon. My wifeâs side of the family lives in Northeast Ohio and many...
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Episode 187: The 4 Reminders You Didn't Know You Needed TODAY
Have you ever had one of those days where you leave school completely exhausted and yet somehow also wondering if you did enough?
You solved problems all day. You answered emails. You handled parent concerns. You...
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Episode 186: Confidence Is A Result, Not A Prerequisite
confidence
noun
us /ËkÉËn.fÉ.dÉns/ uk /ËkÉn.fÉȘ.dÉns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future
prerequisite
noun [ C ] Â formal
us /ËpriËËrek.wÉ.zÉȘt/ uk ...
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