Move Out of Your Comfort Zone by Focusing on What You Can Control

Erik YoungmanBlog, Classroom Management, Leadership, Reflect Better, Self-Care

TL;DR: Moving out of your comfort zone, growth, and change is a process. This blog focuses on how different frameworks connect to help us understand our controllables and the process of change and growth. The goal of this blog is to simplify the framework of moving out of your comfort zone by connecting to other frameworks that can enhance focus … Read More

Think Better: Redefining Self-Care

Lindsay TitusBlog, Reflect Better, Self-Care, Teach Happier

TL;DR: Flip the script so self-care can be a lifestyle rather than a single, isolated act. Be proactive rather than reactive. Keep data in a journal or the notes app on your phone to monitor how what you’re doing is impacting you.  Self-care is one of those topics people either love or hate. While I’m sure there are some people … Read More

Personal Development: The Other PD

Megan BaldufBlog, Reflect Better, Self-Care

TL;DR: Professional development is amazing but so is taking time for personal development. Find something you enjoy that helps you grow personally. Don’t feel guilty for regularly making time for yourself. I have a not-so-dirty, not-at-all-secret little secret. I love professional development! Summer means time for reading all the PD books I bought but couldn’t get to during the school … Read More

One Thing: Prioritize Yourself

Robin ShrumBlog, Reflect Better, Self-Care

TL;DR: Make yourself a priority. Find ONE THING you can do for yourself every day. The new year has started. And if you are anything like me, you’ve made a resolution and are excited and focused on it! All too often though, we lose sight of those resolutions—our goals—and let the busyness of our lives get in the way. Sound … Read More

Embrace Stress. Live a Longer & Happier Life!

Teach Better TeamBlog, Reflect Better, Self-Care

TL;DR: Fighting our stress can oftentimes create more stress. Embrace your stress and use it to help you grow. Recently, I had what I think was a panic attack. I was visiting my new chiropractor for the first time. I was running late and overdressed for the weather. By the time I got into the office, I felt like I … Read More