Create Simply: Empowering Educators

What is one area in your life you can be more present? Today we discuss how being present and learning to focus our time and attention will bring more success and joy to our life.

In this episode, I share a story from 15 years ago when I was at the height of being a Non-Essentialist.   I have come a long way, but am still working on becoming an Essentialist. Are you a Non-Essentialist who wants to learn how to become an Essentialist? Check at Greg's McKeown's "Essentialism" Book Summary HERE.

Today we discuss what Essentialism is and give you a few questions to ponder. Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel your time is constantly being hijacked by other people's agenda's? In his book, Essentialism by Greg McKeown, Greg instructs, "If you answered yes to any of these qu...

I learned a new concept this past week from the book "From Burnout to Purpose" by Gina Calvano.   In the beginning of the book she tells of her own story of burn out.  She says, "Measuring with my Faith Spectrum, I was living so far over into fear (believing something bad could happen) versus hope (believing something good could happen) that I thought I could never connect to what matter...

Becoming aware of the fundamentals and how they affect the results in our life is so important.   Is the way you eat habitually everyday bringing you results you want?   Look at how you eat.  Decide if it is helping you and if it isn't then make a change.  

If you want to create a life you love, the key lies in intentional thinking.   What can you intentional think today that will lead to feelings and actions that will give you a happy life?

My oldest daughter was a very difficult toddler.  We determined whether it was a good or bad day by her emotions.  To help her, my mom began saying to her, "you determine your own happiness."  It was beautiful empowering thought, and yet I look back now and realize that she probably didn't know how to apply that advice.   Do you know how to be happy?  Do you even know what...

Are you singing the Burnt Out Blues?  What does it mean to be burnt out?   In the Henry Ford Health Blog , we learn   "Burnout is not the same as stress," says Lisa MacLean, M.D. , a psychiatrist at Henry Ford Health. "Instead, it's a trifecta of work-related symptoms where you feel a loss of enthusiasm – you don't feel excitement about your work, you feel exhausted by your wor...

Teachers who know don't try to do it all.  Teachers who know do less.   My advice today is to "Drop a Class". Find one way in your life that you could do less.

“Move your body-change your mind”

When I began my teaching career, I worried over and over again about getting fired.  The thought, "I hope they don't fire me today" plagued my thoughts everyday.  I wish I had known the principles I teach my clients then.  I wish I had been aware of how detrimental this thought was at the time.  I was feeling inadequate, scared, lonely, frustrated, and exhausted.  Focusing...

The Golden Rule is to "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."  Are you only focusing only on the others part of this rule?  Are you forgetting to show yourself love and kindness.  Today I want you to Be Your Own Valentine.  Show yourself the love you are are sending out to others.   See yourself with love. Say loving words and thoughts to yourself. Then you...

When my daughter sheepishly looked at me and rubbed at her cheek, I instantly knew I had been talking to the HS Math teacher with pizza on my face.  I was so thankful to her for helping me with something I couldn't see myself.  Do you have someone in your life that helps you see your thoughts clearly?  A life coach is there to be the Mental Trainer for our brain.  There will he...

In his book "Why We Sleep,"  Matthew Walker states, ""Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It makes you look more attractive. It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings. It protects you from cancer and dementia. It wards off colds and the flu. It lowers your risk of heart attacks and strokes,...

Melissa Rasmussen is 1st Grade Teacher, Mother of 2 Beautiful Girls, Wife, and Competitive Cross Fit Athlete.  She is on the podcast today to share her strategy for success.  Melissa loves being a teacher and excels in balancing all the things without feeling overwhelmed or overly stressed.  

My clients use Fundies to help them create success in their days.  Have you heard of a Fundie?  I fundie is a fundamental you use to create the results you want in different areas of your life.  Some Fundies for Physical Health are: Eat, Move, Sleep, and Breathe.  Some Fundies for Mental, Spiritual, Emotional, and Social Health are: Be Present, Be Grateful, Be Prosperous, and B...

Have you heard of the Compound Effect?  Darren Hardy's book, "The Compound Effect," is one of the all time favorite books.  Applying the compound effect principle has truly changed my life.  In this episode we discuss what the compound effect principle is and share a couple examples of how it can apply to your life.   If you are interested in the book, here is a link to purchas...

Have you heard the phrase, "You don't have to eat an elephant all at once."  This is the image I want you to remember as we discuss today how to beat overwhelm when facing a big goal or project deadline.  A few years back I was getting back into running after taking a break for health reasons.  I wanted to run an 18 mile trail run, but I had no idea if it was even possible for my ph...

Tip for today is to develop one new thought pattern you want and repeat it over and over again.  You will be amazed at how quickly your brain attaches to a pattern.

This week we have learned the difference between facts and thoughts.  We have learned that our thoughts create our feelings and we have considered how we want to feel.  Today's tip is to "Talk to your brain more than you listen to it."  I want you to be intentional about how you speak to yourself.  As you do, you brain will see this as relevant and go to work finding evidence t...

When looking to change how we feel, it is important to work backwards.  Look at how you are seeing the world.  Look at how you are speaking to yourself.  Your brain is wired to protect you and keep you from harm.  It will look bring to your attention things it sees are relevant to your survival.  But unlike the cave man days, most of the things are brain thinks it needs to...

Our thoughts create our feelings.  What we see and say creates how we feel.  So today I invite you to ask yourself, "How do I want to feel?"   Then we can get curious about the thoughts you are having and see if those thoughts are moving you to feel how you desire.

Today we discuss a fact vs. opinion.  This is the basis for why I love coaching and have decided to be a school life coach.  Did you know that through what you see around you and say to yourself you have the power to create what you feel and do.  The Power lies within your thoughts.  Marcus Areleis said, "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a pers...

"Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be."  The 4 steps of the Law of Creation--SEE, SAY, FEEL, DO all lead us to the final step BECOME!  Who do you want to become?  What type of teacher do you want to be?  Are you willing to be uncomfortable in order to achieve success?  Are you willing to SEE...

Once we have worked on SEEing, SAYing, and Feeling; now we have to being the Doing.  Nike penned it well, "Just Do It".  At the end of the day, if we stop at the saying and feeling and never get to the doing then change won't happen.  In his book "The Compound Effect," Darren Hardy reminds us how little daily actions add up to create big results.  So what is one small thing you...