Ever wanted to know the secret to a more alert mind? What about how you can ensure you are able to do your job as a teacher and still have time to handle all the unexpected things that will undoubtedly come your way during the day? What about how to get your regular tasks as a teacher done faster and more effectively? The answer is this: it's all about routines. 

The routines you have in place (and you have them already whether you realise it or not) will either serve you or hinder you. In this episode, you will learn the ideal before and after school routines that will help you reduce decision fatigue, systemize your tasks, help you feel prepared, leave wiggle room for any surprises and have a productive day!

​How you start your day as a teacher determines how the rest of your day goes. Goes without saying right? Yet why is it that so many people start their day in a frantic panic with last minute rushing around feeling stressed and wonder why the rest of their day follows suit?!

Over the past year or so, I've been on a personal journey of experimenting with the best morning routine to start my day as a teacher. After many trials, I have finally found something that is making a significant difference! When I complete this morning routine, I feel calm, relaxed, energized, centered, focused and nourished in mind, body and soul. Genuinely.

I promise it is not as fluffy as it sounds - this routine is practical and amazing for your wellbeing. Listen to today's episode to learn what you can do to start your day in the best possible way you can so you can continue to teach on and teach strong every day!

Is there such thing as a toxic work environment? I think we can all agree that's a definite yes... How do you know when your school is toxic? Is the same school toxic for everyone in it or do some people thrive where others might wilt? We discuss all this and more in this episode titled "how to know when it's time to teach in another school"! 

Sometimes many teachers get "stuck" working in the same place. Maybe it's fear that prevents them from leaving or maybe they can't find employment elsewhere yet. But what can happen after a while, is they start to believe that this is just how teaching is and that's that. But I don't want you to fall in this trap! Not all schools are the same and it is important you work in an environment in which you can thrive and be the teacher you have always wanted to be. The right school is out there for you, you just need to take the first step and identify what that looks like. In this episode we discuss how you can start to do that and take the right steps to get you there.

Going for the next step in your teaching career can be scary! Not to mention "imposter syndrome" is real and can confuse our self-belief of knowing if we are really ready for promotion or not. To help you clarify whether you're just in a "funk" or whether there are other reasons for you feeling antsy, frustrated or jaded in your teaching career right now, listen to this episode to learn 5 signs that you're ready for a teaching promotion!

Hands up if you want to know some simple ways you can stop overworking your already exhausted teacher brain! In this episode, you will learn some powerful and effective ways to reduce the amount of unnecessary things your brain has to process, leaving you feeling calmer, more rested and more able to focus on the more important things to get your job done.

Teaching is hard, that’s for sure. But there are some people who find so much of the job a struggle. If that sounds like you, fear not as I have a reason why and a fun idea for how to resolve it!

What makes you a successful teacher, all comes down to the habits that you consistently do. Habits can be the making of you or the breaking of you, so make an effort to choose the right ones. Listen to this episode to learn 20 habits of highly successful teachers - see which ones you already do and gain some ideas for habits you want to pick up this year!

Happy 2019! We made it to a brand new year with lots of brand new opportunities ahead of us. If you've taken the time to reflect on what you want for this upcoming year, I am willing to bet that being happy is up there on your list. After all, isn't that what all our goals are ultimately hopefully leading us to anyway? Fortunately you don't have to wait until the end of 2019 to achieve happiness - you can be happy in an instant with these 5 ideas you will learn in this episode!

Hooray, we made it to the end of the year! As we wrap up 2018, you're probably doing what most people do and are thinking about what you want for 2019. Unfortunately, the other thing most people also do is either vaguely dream, or at best, set loose goals without too much thought or without a strategy and then wonder why those goals don't get stuck to beyond January! It's not your fault - it's because you've never used a proper strategy for setting and working towards these goals.

I know you want to live your best life and now you can with this ultimate simple 6 step strategy for setting goals. Listen to this episode to learn how you can set the best goals for 2019!

The end of 2018 is in sight and teachers around the world are exhausted and so ready to crash! But before you do, in order to end the year on a high and make sure you are in a strong position when you go back to school in January, there are some things you can do. Listen to this episode to hear 5 things you can do this week to end 2018 on a high!

You know those moments when you feel like you just can't teach another day? Everything just starts feeling a bit much and you don't know how to keep going. You're not alone! In this episode I talk you through how to work through days like this with one quick but powerful mindset shift, so you can continue to teach on and teach strong every day!

In the Teach On, Teach Strong podcast, you've heard some truth bombs about the myths around 'burnout' and 'work / life balance' and how we're setting ourselves up for failure by using and believing these terms. This episode is another hard hitting episode, all about the issues with 'time management'. You can't manage time, you can only manage yourself. Listen to this episode to learn how you can take back control and get on top of your teacher life!

Grading is a teacher's biggest time suck, but it's a task that is absolutely fundamental to being an effective teacher so it just has to get done! Fortunately in this day and age, technology can be a wonderful aid to help us speed this process along quite significantly. In this episode, you will learn some of top tips with how to speed up your grading and data analysis using technology!

Happy thanksgiving! This is the third and final part of the teacher gratitude challenge. Up to this point we've been looking inside ourselves to be thankful for our own teacher lives, but in this episode we delve into how showing gratitude towards others can actually have an even greater effect that can live on long after your words or gestures have been given. To give to others is truly the best give  you can give yourself. 

This is part 2 of the 3 part Thankfulness series in the countdown to Thanksgiving for teachers! Gratitude is the antidote to misery, so in this episode we look at 26 things you can be thankful for, specifically in your teaching life! Make sure you download the printable freebie as well so you can record these and pin them up somewhere to remind you to stay grateful and happy.