Why am I so nervous? Is anyone else feeling like this? Is this normal?

Tim Mobbs Every year, around this time, social media is flooded with tweets, statuses, comments from early career teachers along the lines of – “Why do I feel so nervous?  Is this normal?” Many years ago, I was one of those early career teachers and the thought of starting a new term with a new …

How are you? – The most powerful question in the world?

We all want to feel a sense of belonging. This isn’t a character flaw. It’s fundamental to the human experience. Our finest achievements are possible when people come together to work for a common cause. Rosalind Wiseman How are you? The genuine power of this question and the sense of belonging. Sources: https://hbr.org/2019/02/the-surprising-power-of-simply-asking-coworkers-how-theyre-doing https://hbr.org/2019/12/the-value-of-belonging-at-work Key …

A routine to help you ‘shut off’ at the end of the day

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle Author: Deborah Bright Source: https://hbr.org/2017/11/how-to-let-go-at-the-end-of-the-workday? Key Takeaways: Research shows that creating a ‘Psychological Barrier’ between work time and home time has a positive impact on wellbeing, productivity and stress management. Technology has made it harder to create this …

The magic of stepping outside

“Do you see that out there? The strange, unfamiliar light? It's called the sun. Let's go get us a little.” ― Nora Roberts, The Hollow Source: Keeping your sunny side up: How sunlight affects health and well-being https://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/52/4/422.full.pdf Author: Professor Stephen J. Genuis Key Takeaways: Evidence shows sunlight is a determinant of health. There are …

Strategies you can use right now to be highly productive and free up time for rest and recovery.

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. ~Thomas A. Edison Author: Robert C. Pozen and Kevin Downey Source: https://hbr.org/2019/03/what-makes-some-people-more-productive-than-others?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …