TeacherFit Podcast

Tiffany is an educator, coach, athlete, and all-around fantastic human and it was an honor to get to know her and learn about her work. She is absolutely changing the lives of her students and her followers through her inspirational work in fitness and strength. Be sure to follow and support Tiffany at the links below and comment to let us know what you think about this episode.

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Getting a great night of sleep starts with being able to fall asleep. Try these 3 simple tips to make the process easier.

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It is all about making healthy changes that you can sustain!! 

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When I heard this parable I knew I had to share it with our community. Keep up the hard work, it matters.

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Sleep is such a powerful topic in the world of health and wellness but with so much information out in the world, I wanted to share the enlightening takeaways from a recent podcast I listened to with Stephanie Romiszewski on The Diary of a CEO podcast. For reference, Stephanie is a sleep psychologist and has worked for NASA to prepare astronauts for space travel.

Read the full blog post on this topic here

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Stop rushing from place to place, event to event, and thought to thought. Slow down, think deeply, connect wholly, and enjoy each moment.

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I was recently recommended a new podcast from a fellow veteran and business owner, From The Green Notebook, and the first episode I listened to did not disappoint. The podcast website states,

“Our host Joe Byerly will extract valuable lessons from some amazing people from all walks of life. We will discuss the importance of habits, mentorship, life-long learning, mindfulness, and the effects of ego on a team.”

The episode that I listened to featured Marine Colonel and Author, Tom Gordon, and covers leadership concepts that can be applied to everyday life. I think there are some great takeaways from the episode so I wanted to share a few with you. The full episode will be linked below and I highly recommend you take the time to listen.

Takeaway #1 - Who are you? vs Who am I?

This is a great exercise that Colonel Gordon used with his military students to allow them the time and space for introspection with regards to who they are to the outside world versus who they really are to themselves. In the world of social media, I think this can be a powerful exercise for leaders, educators, and for students to examine who we are and who we want to be. Listen to the full episode or my podcast break down on the episode to see how Tom facilitated this exercise…it is difficult to write out the practice.

Takeaway #2 - “Do not let the urgent get in the way of the important.”

I really liked this quote from Colonel Gordon when he was discussing how to bring intentionality and structure to your day. Often as educators and leaders, it is easy to feel like everything is a priority and feel that we never have enough time to get it all done. This quote and follow-on discussion are powerful in our fight against allowing urgent, and more importantly, urgent and unimportant, tasks to get in the way of completing the important. If you want to learn more about how to classify your task I recommend learning more about the Eisenhower Matrix to help.

Takeaway #3 - Five tasks to be completed daily

When I heard these 5 tasks and how Colonel Gordon used them to hold himself and his subordinates accountable, I knew I had to share them with you. I think these can easily be adjusted to meet our educational needs and to be used with students of all ages. The 5 daily tasks are:

These five tasks look simple when written, but I challenge you to accomplish them each day for the rest of the week. Once you have them mastered I encourage you to share with others and adapt them to your students and see how they do. Let me know how it goes.

I hope these takeaways were meaningful to you as they were to me. I challenge you to take at least one of them and put it into practice. It is easy to read an article but hard to take action. Let's do the hard things!

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This power couple of education was a joy to connect with and have on the show. Their passion for education, each other, and their role as parents shine throughout the episode. Enjoy this one, then listen again because there are so many great takeaways. 

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