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Ten Things I Would Like to Tell Teachers

Can’t believe it’s here. My first blog post. It is truly terrifying. I have been so looking forward to writing and publishing. I am bubbling up with things to share, yet now that the blank page is before me it is quite another story! I would like to use this first post to thank everyone who has helped me to make The Whole Teacher a reality. I have gone … I hope .. from just plain vanilla to quite defined in my purpose.

Thank you Grace Durfee, Suzanne Falter-Barnes, Alli, Susan and Toddy Schumann, and Rachel and Nirzhar Pradhan for helping me think big. There are times in our lives when we think big, but never act upon these thoughts. With the help of these wonderful coaches, designers, and role models I finally decided to invest in my ideas. I followed the advice of the greats and knew that I needed to surround myself with successful, positive people and learn from those who were already where I wanted to be. Thanks you also to Mark, Curtis, and Ben for always seeing me big!

In addition to finding great mentors, I decided to invest myself in my dream. It was costly… in time, energy, courage, (yes and even in money) but the price was nothing compared to what it would have been if I hadn’t tried at all. The "cost" was actually my greatest motivator. I knew how much I had invested and refused to quit or think small. In the very early stages of this project I was prompted to look at my mission.

What was my message? From this came the following list.
 

Ten Things I Would Like to Tell Teachers

1. Remember what brought you to teaching. Keep your passion.
2. Be grateful for what you have and look for the positive in all.
3. Be kind to yourself. Forgive yourself.
4. Forget about trying to be perfect. You already are.
5. Don’t take work home every night. It only comes back undone.
6. Eliminate the unnecessary and delegate what you can.
7. Beware of running on adrenaline.
8. Find healthy and creative ways to manage stress.
9. Make time for fun.
10. Breathe!

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