What is courage?

Why am I connecting it to culture?

We all have these moments where fear or anxiety or *insert emotion here* holds us back from saying or doing what we know in our gut is the right thing to say or do. And how often do we wish we had the courage to take the leap? How often can we look back at the times we did say the thing or take the action and are proud of where it led?

No matter what your answers, courage is a part of our daily lives and in our working and learning environments it is filled with moments to be courageous and grow beyond our fears to achieve what our hearts, minds and gut instincts are telling us.

I hear you, I see you, I honor and acknowledge the courage it takes every day to show up and work your a** off to make a difference in the lives of your families, students and colleagues.

And when we can accelerate the speed of courage, especially courageous conversations we can create cultures we truly desire and can feel safe to be ourselves.

Join us on this episode as Sheeba & I welcome our special guest: Aleischa Coover, the incredible principal at Imagine North Port who I have had the pleasure of working with for the past 4 years watching her lead with courage and inspire her staff and students to do the same.

As most of you know if you are following me on social I am on a bit of an adventure exploring different cities in the US looking for a new home base.

Super exciting and a little scary! For the first time since I chose which college to go to over 25 years ago I am allowing myself the freedom to choose what's next for this next chapter of my life as an empty nester.

Which leads to one of the reasons I chose the topic for this week's episode to be "How To Create A Culture of Safety". With so much uncertainty in the world it's vital to create environments that allow us to thrive. We will dive into the framework of the culture of safety and how you can implement these frameworks in all aspects of your workplace and life.

Holy bananas this year is already a doozy!!!

I got the "lesson" of slowing down due to being sick with COVID over the new year and the past couple of weeks (Thankfully, I am finally back feeling like myself this week!)...and it gave me a lot of time to ponder life and what is really important!

AND it's my connection to you! My ability to be in community with so many incredible educators and edupreneurs who are working tirelessly to make a difference each and every day despite being burnt out and overwhelmed and sick and tired and...and...and......YOU keep showing up and doing the work you were meant to do to make the difference you were born to make each and every day!

With that, I have decided to launch an E-P-I-C podcast channel to connect with YOU and this amazing community of conscious educators!

I've been missing you all over the past year that we haven't been meeting weekly so I've brought back the rhythm that allows us all to ignite our inner spark and create the change we want to see in the world!

And I promise to keep it short, relevant and impactful!

Each week we will cover topics that will give you the nuggets you all tell me you love, that give you the pep in your step to keep flowing through all the craziness that happens throughout the week.

Our topic this week is: Canceling The Hustle Culture

We will take a deep dive into why this type of culture is so addicting to our nervous systems and what we can do to change that unconscious patterning that no longer serves us, nor our students.

Why should you tune in to the Conscious Educator Playground Podcast Channel?