The Empowered Principal® Podcast

As a leader, feedback and criticisms are something you're going to experience fairly frequently. How you deal with these, however, is completely up to you. It's easy to get caught up in the cycle that is people pleasing, but today I explore the difference between the feelings of guilt and shame and how they can be entirely optional! Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakell...

Tune in and discover how using our time in a way that suits us and being clear in our decisions will fulfill the needs of our social-self and our essential-self. I'm providing you the tools to take control of your time in every area of your life. It's easy to feel guilt when your friends think you're neglecting them, but I have the explanation as to why that is simply not your problem. Get full sh...

As leaders and educators, our aim is to be the highest versions of ourselves, allowing us to serve our colleagues and students, as well as ourselves. I'm all for transformation and striving to be the best we can possibly be, but sometimes our life choices and aspirations can make the people around us feel uncomfortable. Join me this week to learn all about change-back attack and how you can effect...

It's the end of the year – you made it! You've been a school leader for the whole year and now is the time to sit back and reflect on a job well done. Of course, there will always be things we're not so happy with the outcome of, so this episode is all about how to not repeat your failures as well as taking lessons from the good times in order to emulate them in the future. Get full show notes and...

In this week's show, I impart the wisdom I've collected – with an analogy from my former superintendent – about how to keep going toward the outcome you set out to achieve, even if it means changing course in order to make it. The advice I share with you rings true in all areas of your life, not just your school! You may even be working towards a wider goal set by your superiors, but that doesn't...

On this episode, we're going to talk about why judging other people's actions and spreading your thoughts about those judgments is not going to help make the changes you want to see in your school. I have a story to demonstrate why we need to stop blaming and start attempting to understand the world we live in more deeply, allowing us to make lasting change. Get full show notes and more informatio...

This week, I want to share some of my personal gratitude and love for Martha Beck, along with some stories of how her teaching has influenced the ups and downs of my life. If it wasn't for Martha, I honestly don't know where I'd be today. Her advice has gotten me through the past few years, so this is my way of saying a massive thank you . Get full show notes and more information here:  http://ang...

We generally have an idea of the kind of principal we want to be when we finally receive the news that we have achieved the position. But it can be challenging when your vision and expectations don't match up with the results you're getting in your school. Today, I'm going to show you how, using the STEAR Cycle, you can see your vision eventually come to fruition. Get full show notes and more info...

Join me this week where we will break down criticism, talk about what it means, and find a savvy way to handle our emotions when we encounter this thing that we inherently don't like. Whether you are an educational leader or not, this is going to help you move forward every day, not living in fear of being called out. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/1...

Join me this week where we will learn how to deal with people who are making you uncomfortable and how you can take back control without relying on the other person to change their behavior. I'm giving you a step-by-step process for creating and maintaining boundaries that you can tailor to you. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/17

It's easy to start looking around you when things aren't going great, but is it really anybody else's fault that you're not getting the results you want? Join in as we discuss how our brain tricks us into thinking other people are the source of our problems, especially when it comes to authority figures.  Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/16

Join me this week as we look at why we associate responsibility with negative thoughts and why disempowering yourself in this way is NOT serving you. Luckily, I have prepared direct instructions for how to take responsibility for negative outcomes, allowing you to move on positively and be the leader that those around you deserve. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellyc...

Join me as we work together in kicking indecisiveness to the curb by defining what it really means to decide something. When you understand the different methods of reaching a decision, you can implement my step-by-step process of things to consider, maintaining an air of certainty when exercising your authority. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/14

It's that time of year when you've been working hard as a school leader for months, summer is on the horizon, and your workload is mounting. We're wearing down, our staff is getting tired, we're getting tired, the kids are getting tired... and many administrators start thinking about quitting. This week, we analyze whether the grass is really greener on the other side and whether your job is reall...

Tune in and find out how we can identify which aspects of our professional lives are not bringing us joy. When we know what we don't want, we can build our ideal life by making decisions; not thinking about what we should do, but what we want to do . It may sound radical at first, but sit back and listen because this is going to change your life! Get full show notes and more information here:  htt...

Today, I share what a difference it makes when we choose to bring enthusiasm into our work as educators. Even if you don't consider yourself an "enthusiastic person," you're going to learn how you can create that energy for the benefit of the people you work with. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/11

Join me this week as I share how I related to Byron Katie through the similarities in our lives, and hopefully, you can too! Tune in for an authentic insight into my difficult times, how Byron Katie's work came into my life, and how she changed my life forever by asking four simple questions we can all apply to our life's suffering. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakell...

We all procrastinate at some time or another when we should be taking action so I'm diving into why we genuinely think procrastination is bringing us pleasure. I've also prepared some tips for how to identify when we're procrastinating and how to overcome it using the same thought process that your brain uses to allow you to procrastinate in the first place… Amazing! Get full show notes and more i...

Join me today as I share some of the strategies that I've learned and implemented in my own life that have changed my beliefs on the limiting nature of time. However, let me warn you, your brain is not going to like what I'm saying. Give these ideas a chance, really let them in, and reap the rewards. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/8

Join me this week as I discuss how I got started with  The Empowered Principal Podcast . After holding back for so long, I want to tell you how this creation has made me grow as a person. I took the plunge and did something I'd never done before, and I share with you why it was an amazing decision. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://angelakellycoaching.com/7

Ever wondered why we react with high emotion to some situations more than others? Some situations kick us into action, and we decide to take action with one thing in mind – but could that thing be achieved without taking action at all? Tune in this week as we move onto the final component of the STEAR Cycle – the component that gets the most attention – results, and how they are impacted by the ap...

Our emotional state impacts our decisions, how we approach meetings, staff members, students, parents, and our entire day. So many of us let our emotions take the wheel and then we disconnect in an attempt to wash away the pain. We sink into inaction even when we know the repercussions for that lack of movement. But what if we could intentionally choose a different approach to whatever we're facin...

In this episode, we take a look at the first part of the STEAR Cycle – our thoughts and how they impact your emotions. Listen in as I explain what emotions are, where they come from and how they differ from body sensations, and why it's so important to understand this mechanic. Join me to find out how the tens of thousands of thoughts we experience daily impact how you feel and what you can do in...

On today's episode of The Empowered Principal Podcast , we're talking about the source of all painful emotions. We break down the STEAR Cycle so you can start to see how the situations around us, our thoughts about those situations, what emotions we feel, and how we approach those situations, all lead to the results we have in our lives right now. Get full show notes and more information here:  ht...

As human beings, it is perfectly normal to avoid or delay uncomfortable situations. Our brains have evolved to interpret and protect us from death. The problem is, the body cannot differentiate between real and perceived danger. So how do we manage our cavemen brains in today's environment of fewer and fewer life-threatening events (ie tiger attacks) in order to do the real work in our careers and...