Episode guest: LaVonna Roth 

Lavonna's website: https://www.igniteyourshine.com/

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LaVonna's bio:

An engaging and interactive keynote speaker, consultant, educator, and mom, LaVonna Roth bridges her passion for how the brain learns with identifying how every individual S.H.I.N.E.s with their mindset and social-emotional well-being. She leads a small business where her and her team boost schools in embodying a Human-Focused Culture. LaVonna has 3 degrees, is the author of 8 books, and has worked with organizations in the U.S./Canada, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. She is the creator and founder of the Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E.® framework.

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Favorite Quotes:

S.H.I.N.E: 

S - Self

H - Heart

I - Inspire

N - Navigate

E - Exceptional

"The bottom line is this affects our children, our future, our students." 

"What you tell your brain, your brain believes."

"Some level of stress is good. It can motivate you." 

"What can I control? And what can I try?" 

"My friend said, "'What does it look like when you get out of the tunnel?' And I thought, "that's interesting because I'm trying to figure out what to do while I'm IN the tunnel." 

Re: Living in a Pre-Pandemic world: "What did you love about that "normal" and can you embed that into what you do today? . . .And start to transition that part over. . ." 

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace

Episode Theme: Kindness 

In this episode, I talk to Tamara Letter. We chat all about kindness and how to implement it, even if it's not a holiday season. 

Kindness can be year Round. 

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Tamara's Website: 

https://www.tamaraletter.com/

Tamara's Bio: 

Tamara Letter is a passionate educator from Mechanicsville, Virginia with 25 years of experience as an elementary teacher, differentiation specialist, technology integrator, and instructional coach. She received the 2018 R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence and is the author of A Passion for Kindness: Making the World a Better Place to Lead, Love, and Learn. She's also a mom of three and strives each day to make the world a better place.

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Danny's Favorite Quotes from the show:

"Kindness isn't just a day. It's a mindset. It's not just an action. It's a way you live your life."

"What kind of world do you want to live in and how can you take a little bit of responsibility to put good back into the world so that it reflects the world you want to live in." 

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

(Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN).

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Website:

https://www.burnedinteacher.com/

Bio:

Amber Harper is a long-time educator, author, speaker, and podcaster. She’s the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and author of Hacking Teacher Burnout which gives struggling teachers a path to follow as they navigate their way out of burnout. Amber is a Teacher Burnout Coach here to help educators grow through their burnout and take their next, best steps toward what they want from their career in education and in life.

Favorite quotes:

“It takes a village to support teachers.”

“When we are caring for others. . .there tends to be a high rate of burnout because we are givers. We want to help everybody the best we possibly can and sometimes because of that we don’t know when to say “enough”. . .or to set certain boundaries.”

“Be honest. What DO you want?”

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Website:

https://www.resonanceed.com/

Bio:

Krista Leh, the founder of Resonance Educational Consulting, and began her career 23 years ago as a high school social studies teacher and curriculum coach. In 2012, she was one of 26 educators in the country selected as an ASCD Emerging Leader. Over the past 10 years, Krista has worked with educators in more than 25 states on creating sustainable, scalable SEL systems and learning communities. In 2021, she will earn her doctorate in educational leadership from Lehigh University.

Favorite quotes:

“All learning is social emotional.”

“There’s a way to have respectful conflict and grow from it.”

“What do you AFTER?” (If something doesn’t go perfectly for you. . .)

Before asking students or others to practice SEL, leaders need to “model it and be working on developing those environments. . .so that students [and others] become a 'community of connected learners'.”

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Website:

https://liftwellnessconsulting.com/

Bio:

Dr. Kate Steiner, is a Burnout Recovery Coach, and founder of LIFT Wellness Consulting. She supports professional women who are burdened by burnout to recovery through a guided reflection process. Holding A Master’s of Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, her practice is grounded in the research-based Steiner Self-Reflective Sustainability and Wellness (SSRSW) model, published in the Oracle Research Journal. She has been a researcher in wellness and burnout for over 15 years. Dr. Steiner is the author of "Burnout: A Guide for Every Professional to Identify, Prepare, and Recover their Joy." Her mission is to end the burnout cycle for professionals, so they are living happier, healthier lives.

Favorite quote:

“First, we get them out of that burnout state--which is a high stress state--and then we focus on what the plan is for the next time that a similar event is going to occur in their life, so they can prepare and recover.”

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Website:

https://georgecouros.ca/blog/

Bio:

George Couros is currently an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant and speaker and the author of “The Innovator’s Mindset” and “Innovate Inside the Box”. He is also co-owner of IMPress Books.

Furthermore, he has worked at all school levels, from K-12 as a teacher, technology facilitator, and school and district administrator, and currently works as an Adjunct Instructor with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

On his website, he says that he is not focused solely on preparing students for the “real world” but wants them to make the real world better.

Favorite quotes from this episode:

“Innovation just means new and better ways of learning. . .It’s how we do new and better things. . . And tech can be part of it, but it’s not necessary.”

“’Traditional’ doesn’t [necessarily] mean bad and ‘Innovation’ doesn’t [necessarily] mean good.”

“Innovation starts with what people’s gifts are already.”

“When you take care of people, they do better stuff.”

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Website:

https://www.thejoyousparent.com/

Bio:

Sivanne is a parent coach, progressive educator, mama, and early childhood specialist. But most of all, she is a PLAY enabler. Following nearly two decades in the classroom, she now supports children through her work as The Joyous Parent. Sivanne guides parents to be confident so that they are raising creative, resilient LIFE ready kids...through the art of play!

Get ready to join the play revolution!

Favorite quotes:

“The only reason we “grow out of [play]” is because we’re taught to.”

“[Self-care] is a beautiful thing to model to our children. . .If they don’t witness us doing that, they’re never going to learn it. It’s nourishing for the whole family.”

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Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN.

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

(Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN).

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico.

The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself.

Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE.

(Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN).

Take care of yourself.

Peace and love,

Dan