Proven Micro-Strategies for Professionals to Diminish Burnout

The season may shift, but exhaustion doesn’t vanish with the calendar.

When I was a classroom teacher, I would collapse into summer—sometimes sleeping nearly a week straight just to feel like myself again. As a school administrator, I didn’t have that luxury. The end of the year wasn’t a finish line—it was a pivot point into summer programs, strategic planning, and staff management.

Now, in my quality of life and burnout preventi...

It's not uncommon to encounter moments when the smallest of challenges feel utterly overwhelming. From a missed deadline to a minor disagreement with a colleague, these seemingly insignificant stressors can snowball into something much larger, particularly for individuals grappling with burnout and chronic stress.

As an expert in burnout and chronic stress management, my work involves understanding the intricate relationship between everyday stressors and their impact on educator well-being. Re...

Do you or someone within your professional network currently grapple with the challenges associated with "mental clutter"? Defined as the myriad of thoughts inundating the conscious mind and impeding optimal cognitive function, mental clutter encompasses factors such as information overload, unmet expectations, deferred tasks, and negative emotions.

The concept of self-care extends beyond conventional notions of relaxation, encompassing the judicious management of personal and professional resp...

Barriers to self care should be evaluated early on in your self-care journey so that you have the highest probability for success. The goal is to remove the barriers so you can prioritize your well-being and enhance your long term health and wellness. Remember self-care is not selfish! 

Many people struggle with barriers to self-care and taking action to prioritize their wellness. People resist addressing the barriers because it seems like it’s “just easier that way”. That isn’t the case though...

The Crisis of Calm is Real

Are you or someone you know experiencing a crisis of calm? Do you feel like you are in the cycle of reactivity where everything is elevated and magnified? What is the biggest gift you can give yourself right now? Calm.

Calm can be challenging to accomplish and it’s what you need to overcome the current challenges and persist for the rest of the year. The frantic pace that many are experiencing can only be sustained for so long and run the risk of burnout.

You Are ...

Let's Change the World One Positive Parent Experience at a Time

In the spirit of teaching excellence, I challenge you to incorporate a strategy that I began implementing early in my teaching career. The ‘Positive Parent Phone Call Challenge’ is a strategic parent engagement initiative where positive parent phone calls are employed to improve school and classroom culture and ultimately student achievement and success. Not only is it a strategic effort. It has the power to change the world simply...

Life can be tough.

Have you ever felt like giving up? Do you need a little extra motivation? Do you have a past regret? Have you been through unusually tough life circumstances? Does it feel like you keep hitting a brick wall? Sometimes the challenges that come our way are more than we think we can handle. One after the next, difficulty after difficulty. 

A few years ago, I read the article Don't Despair; success is near (you can click on the link to access it yourself). Please let it be my gi...