Through conversations that I've overheard, things I've seen on social media, and how I've felt personally it's easy to see that many educators are starting to feel overwhelmed and exhausted. The school year is long and offers many challenges. That is why it is important for all of us that we are deliberate in things that we do to try and set ourselves up for a successful school day. This episode dives into a few of the strategies. 

The episode dives into the power of being present and the power that it can have in creating a positive day. We discuss three ways that we can work on being in the moment inside our classroom based off of Elaina Aguilar's book Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators. Mrs. Aguilar talks about three things that we can do to help stay present. She says being mindful, finding joy, and sharing laughter as ways that we can create a great day for ourselves. This episodes dives into these.

This week's episode takes lesson taught from Les Brown who is one of the greatest speakers of all time. He's a gentleman who has effected others from all over the world with his motivational talks on human potential. This episode is a tribute to him and three lessons that he has taught that we can apply to our classroom. If you are interested in learning how we can improve as an educator and learn from one of the greatest speakers of all time this is definitely an episode to check out. 

Educators are always looking for ways to make their classrooms more impactful. This episode dives into lessons from the head coach of Clemson's football team Dabo Swinney. In this episode you will find lessons that he has used to transform Clemson from a football program that no one believed in to one of the premier programs in the country. These lessons have very little to do about football and so much to do with what we can do to bring out the best in our students. 

Some other podcasts that have featured Dabo Swinney are:
Ed Mylett  - June 15, 2021
The Power of Positive University (Jon Gordon) - Feb. 9, 2018
Getting Real with Grady Jarrett - April 26th, 2021

After teaching remotely for a year and a half I returned to face to face instruction this past week. This episode dives into some thoughts that I had after being inside the classroom with my students for the week.


Coaching from Dr. Darrin Peppard and Dr. Brandon Beck
Open Road - Accelerate - https://roadtoawesome.net/results-coaching

There are little things that we do each day that drive our classroom culture. This episode dives into things to consider for this school year. 

Showing up for our students in the right frame of mind is important. There are strategies that we can use to help put ourselves in a positive frame of mind to face the school day. This episode explores a few strategies so that we can show up as our best selves and remain that way throughout the school day. 

There is so much buzz and excitement surrounding the beginning of the school year. As educators we are always extremely excited to jump into the new school year full steam ahead. Unfortunately if we are not careful this can lead to us burning out. This episode dives into tips and tricks that Courtney Dauwalter, one of the worlds best ultra runners, uses to navigate those long races. These tips are what an elite athlete uses and could be essential to us successfully navigating the school year. 

To find out more about Courtney Dauwalter check out the Rich Roll podcast.

The school year has started for some and is rapidly approaching for many. For some motivation is strong going into the year while for others the effects of last school year can be felt and the motivation is running low. This episode is dedicated to developing strategies that we can use as teachers to help us rekindle and maintain a healthy motivation for the school year ahead.

If you are looking for extra motivation check out the members of the Road to Awesome team out. There are some great minds who are encouraging and working towards lifting teachers, administrators, and school staff members up. 

You can check them out at - https://roadtoawesome.net

This summer we have taken a look at several great books that offer tips and strategies that we can use to help keep us mentally and emotionally strong. With school starting up in some parts of the country and getting ready to in many others this episode takes a look back at these strategies in the hopes that you may find a takeaway that you can use to help you in the year to come.