What do you need to quit in order to stay? 

We’re on summer break, so this week we’re replaying a fan favorite episode to help you explore what you might need to quit in order to stay…in whatever role or relationship that might not be best serving you right now. 

You’ll hear where this question came from, how we answered it back in January answering it, and how this question will support your transformation. Listen in: you need this question in your rotation!

Mentioned on this episode: 

• Sign-up to receive our exclusive From Rut to River Exploration Guide
• The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
• Episode 37: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations (Bright Morning podcast episode that goes into depth on the ACE coaching tool)
• Art of Coaching Emotions
• Episode 105: Morning Rituals That Meet Your Needs (Bright Morning Podcast episode where Elena discusses her morning routine in depth) 

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We’re on summer break so today we’re replaying a timely episode to make sure you have an impactful summer. 

Grab your notebook and something to write with; today it’s time to design your summer of learning. Over the next thirty minutes you will: 

• Get clear on your needs and desires
• Identify the conditions necessary for you to thrive 
• Be guided through the three principles to uncover your “what” 

It’s time to get ready for a transformational summer! 

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Sharon McMahon of @SharonSaysSo joins Elena today to discuss a wide-range of topics, including: 

• Sharon’s effective approach to combating lies and conspiracy theories with openness and facts 
• The power of individual actions, and how you can make a meaningful contribution by doing what you can 
• A transformational approach to teaching and learning history (and current day events) 
• The perils of teacher appreciation week, and what we should be doing instead 
• How focusing on your sphere of influence and control can make or break your experience in the classroom 
• What your favorite animal might say about you 

Sharon is a former high school government and law teacher on a mission to combat political misinformation by sharing non-partisan facts about the US government and democracy. You may know her from her viral Instagram account @SharonSaysSo where she covers daily headlines and breaks down national political coverage and biases to extract the facts. Her approach helps hundreds of thousands of followers looking for truth and peace in a political climate that is often fraught with lies and divisive rhetoric. At Bright Morning we’re proud Governerds (iykyk), and hope after this episode you will be as well.  

Mentioned in this episode: 

• Sharon’s Instagram account @SharonSaysSo
• Learn more about Sharon, and the many educational offerings she provides, on her website www.sharonmcmahon.com/ 
• Sharon’s podcast, including Episode 28: Uncomfortable Conversations with Emmanueal Acho
• The Little Rock Nine
• Photo of Elizabeth Eckford 
• Out Beyond Ideas, by Rumi   
• Clarissa Pinkola Estes quote 
• Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand 
• Minnesota State Fair Miracle of Birth Center 

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Wondering what to read this summer? Look no further! In this episode, Elena shares her top book recommendations for personal growth, professional development, and distraction. She also shares what’s on her to-read list this summer, and is joined by fellow author, Dr. Kimberly Parker to discuss her book (which is one of Elena’s top summer picks!), Literacy is Liberation. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

Personal Development - If you want to know yourself better:

• 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman
• The Way of Integrity, Martha Beck
• Bittersweet, Susan Cain

Professional Development: 

• 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman
• Literacy is Liberation, Kim Parker 
• Street Data, Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan
• The PD Book, Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen 

For distraction:

• The Maid, Nita Prose 
• A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah Maas 

What Elena’s reading right now:

• Emotional Inheritance - Galit Atlas

Books Elena wants to read this summer:

• Book Lovers, Emily Henry
• Glory - NoViolet Bulawayo 

The Old Drift - Namwali Serpell 

• How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue

Recommended by Kim Parker: 

• Heavy, Kiese Laymon
• Well-Read Black Girl, Glory Edim 
• Anything by Jacqueline Woodson 
• Set Boundaries, Find Peace, Nedra Glover Tawwab 
• Victory. Stand!, Dawud Anyabwile and Derrick Barnes 
• Anything by Elena Aguilar, especially Onward <

Exploring our joy (fulfillment, meaning, love, satisfaction, etc.) is a necessary component to cultivating our resilience…and something that requires skill and intention due to our cultural and neurological conditioning towards negativity bias and the phenomenon of toxic positivity.

In this third and final episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in exploring their joy. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

• The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop

Opportunities for continued learning: 

• Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators 
• The Onward Workbook
• Onward Book Club 

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There is loss inherent in change regardless of the size or the amount of that change. If this school year was a magical one, or your most challenging yet, the end of the year means loss in some form. The question for us to consider is, how can we honor and learn from that loss? 

In this second episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in exploring their sadness (insecurity, hopelessness, loneliness, etc.). 

Mentioned in this episode: 

• The Core Emotions (coaching tool) 

Opportunities for continued learning: 

• The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
• Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators 
• The Onward Workbook
• Onward Book Club 

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Anger is a part of all of our lives. It has the potential to be a catalyst for change, an insight into our needs, and a source of wisdom. Yet too often it’s thought of as a “bad” emotion and avoided at all costs. 

In this first episode of a three-part series on transformational end-of-year conversations, Elena dives into how you can support your coaching clients (or any conversation partner) in processing their anger (disappointment, resentment, frustration, etc.).  

You’re 20 minutes away from better coaching conversations. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

• Art of Coaching 101 workshop (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)
• The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
• The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop
• Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators 
• The Onward Workbook
• Onward Book Club 

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Today’s episode offers ten specific strategies you can use when you need to be “on” but are currently in a mood. If you’ve experienced this in the past, you know just how challenging it can be…and thanks to these suggestions for Elena, next time you’ll be prepared with the strategies you need. 

These strategies and much more can also be found in The PD Book, which is releasing this week!!!  

Mentioned in this episode: 

• The PD Book
• Pre-Order Special Offer: including free mini-workshops with Elena and Lori! Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/ 

Opportunities for continued learning: 

• Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen) 
• Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 
• Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass (retired workshop)

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Details can make or break a learning experience, yet are too often overlooked or deprioritized as “logistics”. It’s time for that to change. 

In this episode, Elena shares why attending to the details is one of the 7 habits that transforms professional development, provides a couple of strategies you can start using right away to better attend to the details, and offers reflection questions to help you in your learning about designing and facilitating PD. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

• The PD Book
• Pre-Order Special Offer: including free mini-workshops with Elena and Lori! Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/ 
• Attend a Bright Morning workshop to experience transformational PD! Learn more at https://brightmorningteam.com/upcoming-events/ 

Opportunities for continued learning: 

• Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen) 
• Attend Artful Design and Facilitation 
• Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass (retired workshop)

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There’s 20 minutes left in your session and you have an hour's worth of content, what do you do? 

Adaptive facilitation is the key to staying calm and skillfully adjusting course when things don’t go according to plan. On today’s episode, Elena brings you along on her adaptive facilitation journey and provides two sets of reflection questions to support you on your own. If you lead teams, groups or meetings, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

• The PD Book 
• Free workshop with Elena on Facilitation Adaptively if you pre-order The PD Book. Learn more at brightmorningteam.com/the-pd-book-pre-order-bonus/ 
• The Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)
• Two sets of reflection questions: 
  • What comes up for you when things don’t go according to plan? [Tip: consider multiple examples]
    • What feelings and thoughts come up? 
    • What’s the story that you tell? About yourself? About others in the room? 
  • When you facilitate a meeting or PD session, how do you gather information in the moment about how the folks are doing that you are there to serve? 
    • What you see? What you hear? What you feel? What you intuit? 

Opportunities for continued learning: 

• Read The PD Book (Elena’s newest book, co-written with Lori Cohen) 
• Attend Artful Design and Facilitation
• Attend Artful Design and Facilitation Masterclass (retired workshop)

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