I totally bombed my first teaching job interview.

And that was just the first of maaany more #TeacherFails to come.

For starters…

There was that time I showed up at the wrong building for an important meeting. 🏫

That time one of my students said I should be on an episode of “What Not To Wear.” 👗

That time my grade level partner told me I was “hard to work with.” 🙄

That time my car ran out of gas on the way to school, and I  had to walk the rest of the way in heels. 👠

And that time I discovered I put my underwear on inside out while I was in the bathroom. 😂

I mean… I could go on for days.

And not just with silly failures.

I could probably write an entire autobiography on all the ways I felt like a failure as a teacher.

I wanted to be awesome in the classroom, but I felt like I was nevvver doing enough.

If we could chat over a Starbucks latte, we’d probably be there for hours…

But seriously.

There. Are. So. Many. Ways. To. FAIL. As. A. Teacher.

Or rather… FEEL like we’re failing…

As teachers.

As wives.

As moms.

As friends.

You name it.

Because as a teacher, you’ve got no less than 5,324 things on your plate at all times.

There’s an abundance of ways to feel like you’re failing in your personal or professional life (or both!).

And that’s what was always the hardest thing for me.

Knowing that I had so much potential to be great at school AND at home…

But feeling like I was constantly failing to reach my potential… everywhere.

So if you’re feeling like you’re failing at something in your life right now, you’re not alone.

And I’m here to tell you that even though I’m still a work in progress when it comes to this whole “failing thing”…

I’ve learned soooo much over the past few years that has completely shifted the way I see failure and its purpose in my life.

If you’re sick of feeling like you’re:

— Failing at school

— Failing at home

— Failing in your relationships

— Or failing to take better care of yourself

… I’ve got some good news.

You can Fail Forward toward anything you want in your teacher life.

In fact, failure is the best path toward success.

I have so much more on this topic to share with you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why your personal and professional successes will always be achieved through failure (and how you can speed up your your success by doubling down on your failures).
• How to look for the lessons inside each failure that make your success so much easier to achieve.
• How to tell the difference between your self-sabotaging failures and your successful failures, so you can avoid the negative thought patterns that will only slow you down.

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TRUTH: You don’t have to sacrifice your health or happiness to be a great teacher.

DARE: Regret-proof your #teacherlife by doing things differently.

(Re)discover the life you thought you signed up for.

Say goodbye to the #teachertired and say hello to the very best version of yourself.

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Let’s support each other with honest conversations about not being perfect, pursuing what matters most… and doing life together.