Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

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Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast episodes

November 07, 201673: Family First
There are times when we are faced with a decision to show up to work or show up for our family. Learn how to put the guilt aside, prioritize family moments, and be your best at work and home without ever having to choose between the two. Tune in to this episode to hear just how to do that.
Quotables
No shame in taking a break to rejuvenate
There’s a fine line between pushing yourself to be better and overdoing it
Its important to check your MO
Your kids don’t need the worst of you and you don’t need to drag your potential and effectiveness below empty
Family is forever
Prioritize the moments when you might it appropriate to step off the job and only commit to those few times
It’s a sign of integrity to have your priorities in order as long as you don’t abuse the opportunities

Connect with Gretchen
Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

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18 min
November 07, 2016 73: Family First
There are times when we are faced with a decision to show up to work or show up for our family. Learn how to put the guilt aside, prioritize family moments, and be your best at work and home without ever having to choose between the two. Tune in to this episode to hear just how to do that.

Quotables

No shame in taking a break to rejuvenate
There’s a fine line between pushing yourself to be better and overdoing it
Its important to check your MO
Your kids don’t need the worst of you and you don’t need to drag your potential and effectiveness below empty
Family is forever
Prioritize the moments when you might it appropriate to step off the job and only commit to those few times
It’s a sign of integrity to have your priorities in order as long as you don’t abuse the opportunities

Connect with Gretchen

Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?

This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.

How?

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18 min
October 24, 201672: Upwards and Outwards
Sometimes we think we have nothing left to give and there’s no more opportunity for growth in our current circumstances. But we must think outside the box and realize we can expand our capacity upwards and outwards. Tune in to hear just how to do that!
Quotables
#underconstruction
Jump from the confined pond to the expansive ocean
Spice it up
Growth begins with us choosing the direction

Connect with Gretchen
Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?
This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.
How?
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9 min
October 24, 2016 72: Upwards and Outwards
Sometimes we think we have nothing left to give and there’s no more opportunity for growth in our current circumstances. But we must think outside the box and realize we can expand our capacity upwards and outwards. Tune in to hear just how to do that!

Quotables

#underconstruction
Jump from the confined pond to the expansive ocean
Spice it up
Growth begins with us choosing the direction

Connect with Gretchen

Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?

This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.

How?

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9 min
October 17, 201671: Your Approach Outweighs your Message
No matter how great your message is, if you can’t deliver it the way your audience needs to hear it, your message will never be heard and digested. Prepare for your interactions by focusing on your approach just as much as the message you are to deliver. Tune in to this podcast episode to hear how to do that!
Quotables
You might have some great things to tell a parent but if you approach this opportunity wrong it could backfire
Any interaction can go one of two ways and its up to you to make sure it always points in the positive direction
Focus just as much on the way you say something as you do what you say
Over time I realized its less about me and more about them

Connect with Gretchen
Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?
This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.
How?
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25 min
October 17, 2016 71: Your Approach Outweighs your Message
No matter how great your message is, if you can’t deliver it the way your audience needs to hear it, your message will never be heard and digested. Prepare for your interactions by focusing on your approach just as much as the message you are to deliver. Tune in to this podcast episode to hear how to do that!

Quotables

You might have some great things to tell a parent but if you approach this opportunity wrong it could backfire
Any interaction can go one of two ways and its up to you to make sure it always points in the positive direction
Focus just as much on the way you say something as you do what you say
Overtime I realized its less about me and more about them

Connect with Gretchen

Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?

This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.

How?

Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher.
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25 min
October 10, 201670: Trust with Katherine Reddick
Katherine is an Elementary School Principal with 17 years in public education. Her personal experience is truly powerful, and against all odds, she overcame huge obstacles and now works with children every day as an educator. Katherine released a book this spring (“Access Denied-A Woman’s Journey to Access the American Dream”) that gives deeper insight into her life growing up in foster care and how, as an adult, she’s working to stop child abuse and reform the foster care system. She has previously appeared on The View and HuffPost Live after she wrote an obituary about her abusive mother.
Quotables
Trust is the most important thing you can do in education
Every child is different
My teachers are my mentors
A sense of belonging is critical
Self determination to get better
Unite and help our kids!

Connect with Katherine
Website – http://www.saveus2.com/
Email- [email protected]
GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30209011-access-denied
Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Access-Denied-Phd-Katherine-Reddick/dp/1683482069/
Barnes and Noble – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/access-denied-phd-katherine-reddick/1123804737
IndieBound – http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781683482062

Connect with Gretchen
Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?
This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.
How?
Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher.
Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’
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33 min
October 10, 2016 70- Bonus Edition: Interview with Katherine Reddick
Katherine is an Elementary School Principal with 17 years in public education. Her personal experience is truly powerful, and against all odds, she overcame huge obstacles and now works with children every day as an educator. Katherine released a book this spring ("Access Denied-A Woman’s Journey to Access the American Dream") that gives deeper insight into her life growing up in foster care and how, as an adult, she's working to stop child abuse and reform the foster care system. She has previously appeared on The View and HuffPost Live after she wrote an obituary about her abusive mother.

Quotables

Trust is the most important thing you can do in education
Every child is different
My teachers are my mentors
A sense of belonging is critical
Self determination to get better
Unite and help our kids!

Connect with Katherine

Website - http://www.saveus2.com/
Email- [email protected]
GoodReads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30209011-access-denied
Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Access-Denied-Phd-Katherine-Reddick/dp/1683482069/
Barnes and Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/access-denied-phd-katherine-reddick/1123804737
IndieBound - http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781683482062

Connect with Gretchen

Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?

This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.

How?

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33 min
October 03, 201669: 6 Strategies to Survive Your Worst Day
There are times during the school year where every teacher struggles to make it through the school day due to numerous factors that create insurmountable stress and frustration. Tune in to hear about 6 strategies I used as a teacher to make it through my worst day.
Quotables
No drastic measures
Don’t give up or give in
Your mindset will determine your experience
[Students] need to know that you are all in for them 100% of the time 100% of the day
People can really heal you if you open yourself up to let their magic work
Put yourself first so you can be your best for your kids

Connect with Gretchen
Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?
This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.
How?
Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher.
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18 min
October 03, 2016 69: 6 Strategies to Survive Your Worst Day
There are times during the school year where every teacher struggles to make it through the school day due to numerous factors that create insurmountable stress and frustration. Tune in to hear about 6 strategies I used as a teacher to make it through my worst day.
Quotables

No drastic measures
Don’t give up or give in
Your mindset will determine your experience
[Students] need to know that you are all in for them 100% of the time 100% of the day
People can really heal you if you open yourself up to let their magic work
Put yourself first so you can be your best for your kids

Connect with Gretchen

Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College

Leave a Rating and Review
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Why?

This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future.

How?

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18 min

About Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

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Educators, this podcast will leave you feeling empowered with actionable steps to implement into your role immediately. Gretchen shares stories, lessons learned and practical tips. Buckle up for a transformation unlike no other!