Anyone can create change, so long as they have the heart and drive for it. This week's guest is a model for this. Not liking what she saw in education, Monique Sayers looked inward and got to work. She gathered a community of other passionate change agents and co-authored a book of resources, stories, and insights that they hope will transform education to become the highest good of all.

In our interview, we talk about bringing the "woo woo" into education--because love shouldn't be brushed off. We also share what's holding us back from real change, what leaders need to do to really impact our kids, and why energy is evolutionary and ever-changing.

This might be a new way of looking at educational change, and I love that she's bringing a new perspective to it all. There's room for us all, and while one size doesn't fit all when it comes to learning, the same can be said for transforming education. Who's in?

About Monique Sayers:

Monique Sayers is the visionary for A New Paradigm of Education which is a culmination of her life's work as a passionate educator, mother, and awakened meditation healer. She offers this vision to all of humanity to awaken and bring forth a new paradigm that will serve ALL students for their highest good.

She's taught over 20,000 students from all over the world TEFL/English, primary school, and Online classes. She's taught in classrooms across China, Bali, Uruguay, and her mother country, Australia. Monique also set up free global online English classes for all students to access as she truly wanted to create accessible learning for all. Her skills are diverse, ranging from being an Australian Life-Saver trainer at the beach, a training consultant in an office, and a meditation guide in the inner home. Her favorite classroom is the ocean and her greatest teacher is her daughter, Coral. As part of her service to the planet, she combines her background of teaching foundational skills combined with courses in meditation, visioning, and other new paradigm ways of learning. You can connect with her on LinkedIn or join her Facebook group of innovative changemakers.

Jump in the Conversation:

• [2:50] - How Monique got built a collaborative group
• [5:45] - Change is happening before our eyes; what are we going to do with that?
• [7:24] - Kindred spirits finding one another
• [10:11] - There's a shift globally around stepping into love
• [10:49] - Debunking the past of education and healing the wounds
• [11:24] - If we do our own work, we can help students better
• [12:11] - The ego and systems are holding us back
• [13:58] - We're stronger together
• [14:54] - We're not made to do things alone
• [15:24] - What's for the highest good of students?
• [16:54] - What's best for one student isn't best for others
• [17:55] - One size fits all never fits all
• [20:05] - What's next for shifting the paradigm
• [22:59] - Turbo Time
• [26:18] - What you need to know about collaborating for change
• [28:13] - Monique's Magic Wand
• [28:48] - Maureen's Takeaways

Links & Resources

• A New Paradigm of Education
• A New Paradigm of Education: How to Support the Next Generations of Change-makers and Radically Inspire NEW Ways of Education
• Episode 42: The With Heart Project
• 10% Happier App
• Email Maureen

• Maureen's TEDx: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools

• The Education Evolution
• Facebook: Follow Education Evolution
• Twitter: Follow Education Evolution
• LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution
• EdActive Collective
• Maureen's book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids

• Micro-school feature on Good Morning America
• The Micro-School Coalition
• Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition
• LEADPrep