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You Are Doing Better Than You Think by Laura McDonell
Listen How Repeating a Phrase Changes Everything Have you ever felt far away from where you imagined you would be at a certain point? I have. It can be tough to see the gap between where you are and your future goal. I love setting really big goals, but there...
Don't Waste Your Summer By Laura McDonell
Listen Don't Waste Your Summer Practical Ways to Make the Most of the Next Months *What if you had an opportunity to have the best summer ever? *What if you had a chance to rest, relax, recharge and squeeze in enough time to plan for the future? *What if you...
Learn Fast Teach Slow By Laura McDonell
Listen Learn Fast Teach Slow A Focus on Intentions with Learning and Teaching Bring the Best Results There is a place for fast and there is a place for slow. When we have the opportunity to stay in motion as learners and consume as well as process information quickly, there...
Make More Lists By Laura McDonell
Listen Make More Lists Refresh Your Energy by Making Lists Lists serve several purposes. We make to-do lists. We make shopping lists. We make lists of what to pack before vacations. We make bucket lists, we make safety lists, we make lists to share tasks and directions. We use lists...
The Motivation Portfolio By Laura McDonell
Listen The Motivation Portfolio Borrow What you Need As Long as You Need It Sometimes it is tough to feel motivated. We all have moments of low energy and are not sure what to focus on next. The good news is motivation and inspiration can be borrowed as long as...
It’s All in How you Word It By Laura McDonell
Listen It’s All in How you Word It Buy-In Is Easier Than You Think I have been guilty of it. It’s not about doing more, and working harder, it’s about working smarter. Looking back on countless moments working with students, I now realize there are so many different ways I...
Focus on what Works- Do More of That By Laura McDonell
Listen Focus on what Works- Do More of That Permission For Goals to be Incomplete What if all of our goals are not all meant to be achieved? And, what if we gave students that same permission? I Used to Think Stress and anxiety can begin when we believe we...
Hexagonal Thinking By Laura McDonell
Listen Hexagonal Thinking Uncovering Connections Constantly One of my favorite things about putting a puzzle together is the moment when you hold a small piece in your hand, rotate it, glance back at the partially put together masterpiece and realize that you know exactly what to do. Individually, pieces look...
It’s All Connected By Laura McDonell
Listen It’s All Connected Choosing Serendipitous Mindset Recently, I watched Manifest on Netflix. After three seasons of fast past scenes, interesting drama and never-ending plot twists, one three-word phrase stuck in my head: It’s all connected. A Serendipitous Mindset One of my favorite things about teaching is that it connects...
Itś Not Too Late To Change The Story By Laura McDonell
Listen Itś Not Too Late To Change The Story If there is a Better Way… Do That Home Is Where Your Story Begins Our stories begin when we are very young. Regardless of what happens to us and how difficult moments leave us wondering how things could go in a...
You Are Not A Machine By Laura McDonell
Listen You Are Not A Machine Itś Okay To Move at Human Pace This Year Feels Tougher Recently, I saw a quote online that said, ¨No, Itś not just you. Yes, this year is harder than last.¨ I could not agree more with this quote. While last year was tougher...
Freedom Over Fear by Laura McDonell
Listen The Freedom That Comes From Having the Courage to Take Risks I never lose. I either win, or I learn. (Nelson Mandela) Take Risks The previous two words come up a lot in conversation about growth and education. Often educators, when asked about different topics, will add ¨take risks¨...