The Principal Purpose Podcast

"Grief is deep love with no place to go." What losses have you experienced this year?  Is it an object or possession, a relationship, emotional well-being, a loved one or pet, money, your career or calling, health, or spiritual connection?  Odds are you have experienced a loss in one or all of these categories. As if a loss wasn’t enough the grieving process comes next.  Loss and grief are partner...

The topic of mistakes is vital to work-life balance for educators because thinking about or ruminating about them is one of the top ways we bring our work home. The work in paper form travels in the trunk of our car from school to home and back to school again. Then there is the mental work we bring home. You know when we can't focus and keep replaying what happened in our head, wishing we had sai...

Today’s episode is all about the to-do list. More specifically, the doable to-do list. As educators, we have multiple to-do lists that seem impossible! I will share tips and tricks in compiling a feasible to-do list you can create on your own. I’ll lead you through the mindset and perspective around this practice and discuss the importance of having a to-do list that is meaningful and believable t...

This episode is all about journaling. Do you ever think to yourself, why can't I just simplify my teacher life? Most likely, you start the year strong, but by November, you are simply exhausted. This exhaustion will lead to what we call 'stinking thinking.' It's time to take those self-limiting doubts and turn them around. Tune in as we help you learn how to use your conscious brain more conscious...

So many teachers complain about how difficult it is to balance work and home. Sadly, work takes a more significant percentage of time and energy. Since it is human to strive for homeostasis and balance, that's what we're going to dive into during this episode. Plus, we will discuss a simple solution for refining work-life balance and finding out how all of this connects to our thoughts. We go in-d...

In this first episode of Happy Teacher, Happy Life host Lynn Hardin speaks to overwhelmed teachers who feel school takes over their whole life. She shares her story and simple processes that guarantee balance and freedom to get back to what makes one happy. Join Lynn as she uses her own experiences in education to inspire other teachers to improve their self-care, communication, and relationships....