Our guest this episode, Tara Martin, shares how her life journey's experiences have inspired her to embrace a beginner's mindset, find her courage and challenge herself to grow. We explore how her passion for encouraging others to embrace their authentic selves, cannonball in and fulfill their true potential drives her mission to innovate, share ideas, influences and lessons learned and to inspire us to keep social-emotional learning at the heart of our work. Tara hopes to have an impact on the world by championing others and amplifying their achievements.

Tara's Inspirational, Influential and Impactful recommendations:

Person - Dave Burgess

Book - Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess; How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 

Podcast - Unlocking Us by Brene Brown 

Cause - Anything that supports children

Dream Travel Destination - Greece

Connect with Tara: 

Twitter - @TaraMartinEDU 

Instagram - @tarammartin.real 

Website or Blog - tarammartin.com 

Facebook Page - Tara M Martin 

Podcast - The REAL Journey Show

Tara Martin is an enthusiastic educator, national speaker, and author who thrives on change and refuses to settle for the status quo. She has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional coach for several years, and most recently, a district administrator. Tara is the author of the inspirational book, Be REAL: Educate from the Heart and Cannonball In, a motivating children's book illustrated by Genesis Kohler. Tara firmly believes machines and artificial intelligence will never replicate an individual’s REAL identity–the unique strengths, talents, and life experiences of every human. Tara's passion for education and love of writing led her to a new role where she coaches and serves educational authors as the Director of Public Relations and Communication for DBC, Inc. Tara’s ambition is to lead a culture of innovative change, keep  social-emotional learning at the heart of our work, and encourage others  to Cannonball In and fulfill their true potential!