Imagine.Believe.Achieve

Grief doesn’t just change us personally, it shapes our leadership too. In this episode, Liz reflects on the challenges of leading through loss and the small, practical ways we can keep showing up with honesty and heart.

Today's episode provides a step by step plan to help you deal with any stress you face in healthy ways and respond well.  Get equipped with the tools to thrive during whatever season you find yourself in throughout the year.   https://imaginebelieveachieve.blog/PAUSE   

When you’re thrown into a stressful situation and you haven’t laid this groundwork—if you are not thinking about how you want to show up so that you can act according to your purpose—you might be reacting instead of responding, and then later feeling disappointed with the outcome.    Once you have a clear purpose or leadership mission you can ask yourself questions in tough situations where you ne...

Your vision is your desired future state—your ultimate destination as a leader. It is what you want to achieve, create, or become in the long term. It is also your source of inspiration and motivation in the present. I recently discovered that without a clear vison, I was unable to find the motivation to do work that was important to me.    In Season 2 Episode 2 of  Imagine Believe Achieve , I get...

To lead your school well for a long time you need to craft a VISION for your leadership.  This involves figuring out:   1. What you have to offer your school regarding your strengths, tendencies, and personality traits 2. What you want your day to day experience to be like in your school.  Once you have a crystal clear vision of how you want to show up as a leader, you can work on making it a real...

In this week’s episode, Liz tackles the topic of mental exhaustion.  She will share a 3-step plan for what to do when you start noticing the signs of mental exhaustion.  STEP 1:  Recognize it and name it.    STEP 2:  Stop:  Be still and quiet.    STEP 3:  Choose an activity that allows you to withdraw and restore.  

Building a personal productivity system can make the overwhelming job of being a principal much more manageable and decrease your stress.  Today Liz discusses concepts from David Allen’s Getting Things Done, the art of stress-free productivity.   Key ideas: You need to have a place and systems for processing your "stuff." You need to have a system to collect, process, and prioritize your...

In this mini episode, Liz discusses 3 practices that support the leadership is learning mindset.  These practices will develop your self-leadership and get you on track for a successful first year or your best year yet.  Practice #1 Start by paying attention to yourself.  Practice #2 Develop your systems for organizing and remembering Practice 3: Develop Your Systems for Effective and Efficient Co...

Leadership is Learning is a mindset CRITICAL to adopt for your success and mental well-being.  In this episode, we will explore what Leadership is Learning really means for you and what it looks like by applying the Leadership is Learning mindset to three main areas.  1.   We start with the relatable Learner of Learning mindset. Having this mindset means that you are a learner of student learning...

Liz continues the Leading WELL series by introducing five principles of Effective and Efficient Communication: Principle 1:  Face to Face is Sacred Space Principle 2: Just Because You Know it Then, Doesn’t Mean You Share Again Principle 3: Facebook’s for Tooting not Telling Principle 4: Solving may be Satisfying, but Supporting is Sustaining Source: Cognitive Coaching Training https://www.thinking...

In this episode, Liz introduces a 2-Step implementation plan, strategies, and tools for dealing with the stressful moments and seasons. For the PAUSE CHEAT SHEET click HERE: https://imaginebelieveachieve.blog/PAUSE Implementation Plan: Step 1: Preparation Be prepared for stressful situations by starting your day with a spiritual practice. A morning routine helps make that a reality. Check out  Hal...

Every once in a while I see something about the importance of supporting school leaders in their mental health and wellness, but it seems like those instances are the exception more than the rule. Now that I am no longer in the principal seat, I want to try to change that. I want to share ideas tools, and strategies that I sought out and learned from a variety of sources. This episode kicks off my...

Ever feel like you are driving yourself crazy because of the expectations you put on yourself?  In this week's episode I discuss my personal experience with that feeling and how I am trying to move forward.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://imaginebelieveachieve.blog/2023/02/09/releasing-yourself-from-expectations/ Let me know if this episode resonates with you!&nbs...

I hope you enjoy this quick listen about how to balance the main purposes for being in classrooms.  Get a few quick tips and tools to get you going! Don't want to miss an episode?  Sign up for our email list here: http://imaginebelieveachieve.blog/contact/ Check out my website:   https://imaginebelieveachieve.blog/

Few would argue with the importance or value of the instructional leader spending time in classrooms.  if your classroom visits lack clarity, purpose, or you don’t have an intentional plan that balances the most important purposes for getting in classrooms, you won’t be effective in improving the quality of instruction--you will be wasting time.  Bottom line: You need your classroom visi...

We all want to be effective–especially as education leaders.  What does personal achievement look like once you have gotten the leadership job or position you have always wanted? How do you define success? How you answer these questions in your own context is not only important for your self-worth, but also for your success in your position.   Join Liz as she provides a step-by-step...