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Over my last two blogs, I’ve been exploring a different way of looking at the uncertainty that can accompany the decision to stay in teaching or move on. We’ve looked at Thought and the possibility that thinking harder isn’t always the best route to clarity. And we’ve looked at Consciousness, which helps explain why whatever we happen to be thinking …
One of the most difficult decisions a teacher can face is whether to stay in the profession or move on. For some, it’s prompted by workload or exhaustion. For others, it’s a quiet feeling that they’ve outgrown their current role or are simply curious about what else might be possible. Whatever has brought them to this point, the uncertainty can …
Maya Angelou once said, “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it.” The older I get, the more I believe Maya Angelou was pointing toward something far deeper than achievement. Success for many teachers has become tangled up with pressure, performance and survival. Which means success can start to look like coping with impossible …
There is a moment I often see with teachers at a crossroads, where the question quietly shifts from “What should I do?” to “What do I actually want?” On the surface, this sounds simple, yet in practice it can feel surprisingly difficult to answer. Many teachers are used to constantly responding to expectations, responsibilities and external pressures, so reconnecting with …
In my work helping teachers navigate their careers, I see a common misunderstanding. They think they are stuck when in fact they are afraid. For example, many teachers tell me they can’t afford to leave the profession. Sometimes that is true in very practical terms because mortgages, children, responsibilities are very real, with consequences if ignored. But often, beneath …
In a world that measures success through targets, titles and tangible outcomes, it is easy to assume that happiness is something we achieve once we have ticked enough boxes or earned enough money. I must admit that I do get a kick out of ticking boxes! But I have come to see there is another way of thinking about living …
One of the most common beliefs I hear from teachers, who are quietly considering a move beyond the classroom, goes something like this: “I’d love to leave… but I’d have to take a pay cut, so I can’t.” It sounds practical and responsible and there’s an element of common sense with this thinking too. However, let’s take a few moments …
The quickest way to sabotage our influence, quickly followed by a loss of confidence, is through hierarchical thinking. This is where we unconsciously rank people by status, money, or power. Like it or not, education runs on hierarchy. Titles, pay scales, leadership structures are all built into the system. Over time, it is easy to internalise these structures and start …
This month’s blog is a discussion prompted by the popular saying: ‘The end zone is for the ego; the journey is for the soul’. It got me curious because my coaching blends transactional outcomes (goals) with personal transformation (who we truly are, aka the soul). My curiosity became inspired enthusiasm which in turn prompted me to write! At one time …
