As teachers, it’s WAY too easy to fall into the trap ofteaching lesson after lesson… week after week…. just following the status quo of our overscheduled lives.

Today's episode is a call to stop and take stock of where we are guiding our students (and our businesses).

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Today we address the all-too-common Funk of May; where the "I don't want to's" show up in all kinds of ways.

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The word SHOULD is hands-down one of the most problematic words in our teacher vocabulary.

And we’re taking a deep-dive on it today. Visit the complete shownotes for this episode at ChristinaWhitlock.com/episode214

Today we're getting to the heart of why it's easier to take questions personally, rather than viewing them for what they really are.

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Decision-Making advice from an Overthinker like me seems like a laughable prospect at first... but, then again, my struggles have earned me some valuable perspective.

Today, I'm sharing five important considerations when you find yourself weighing your options.

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Welcome to the 5th installment of my quarterly reflections on What Is Working in this season of life. I will explore the flipside later this week in the Piano Confessions E-Letter.

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The Springtime Gauntlet is upon us, friends, and I am here to help you focus on what REALLY matters to you this frenzied time of year. This episode was originally published in 2022, but my words then are easily JUST as applicable today as they were three years ago. Cheers to work, rest, and play, friends!

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Today’s episode is full of good stuff, you guys. I’ve got the actual episode on Recital Music Criteria, a big announcement, and a GREAT Teacher Friend of the Week story for you. Suffice to say, I’m happy to be in your ears today.

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I'm riffing today on a message I originally sent out as part of my One Thought Thursday e-letter series. When it comes to Teacher Life, it's easy to think our rosters will always be the same... when, in fact, the opposite is true. Let's be mindful to appreciate the students in our lives today, as we never know when that might change.

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Today, a lesson learned in high school Biology comes full circle to the Piano Teacher Experience.

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