7/4/23: Career decisions & self-improvement!

It’s a great week to keep on getting better and better!

Helpful Stuff

Some teachers have mentioned feeling bad or guilty about wanting to leave the profession. 

Don’t!

Everything has its time and season!

Some of us want nothing more than to be a teacher until we can’t work anymore. 

Some of us only came to teaching until we found work that really touched us. 

Do whatever you need to do for YOU.

You do YOU, Boo-Boo. 

You don’t owe anyone outside your close circle of loved ones any notice nor explanations. 

Recommendations

While we are on the topic of life & career decisions, let us continue this lifelong journey of self compassion for this summer…even if it’s just through email, haha.

The goal is to learn how to love ourselves as teachers and as individuals as we currently are while also striving to become a better version of ourselves.
Like one of my favorite podcasters Ed Mylett has put it, it is a state of “Blissful Dissatisfaction“. 

It is to revel in the present moment’s blessings while simultaneously passionately working towards our goals.

Below is the link (Amazon affiliate link) to the amazing workbook I’ve been using to help guide this journey of self-compassion. 

I recommend the paperback version as it is under $20 or you can even get a used (pre-owned but black) one for under $10! 

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive 

The first chapter of this book helps define self-compassion in a way as treating yourself like you would a good friend.

It also includes the powerful idea that we must recognize that all humans are flawed works-in-progress, that everyone fails, makes mistakes, and experiences hardships in life. 

A Little Inspiration

Just like mentioned above remember that we are all works-in-progress. 

We are each running our own race, with it’s own set of hurdles.

So we shouldn’t compare our journeys to those of others.  

As simple as this is, it is just as easy to forget. 

So be kind to others and yourself. 

As always, please forward this to any teacher that could benefit from this message and help spread the love! 

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Keep changing the world,

Charlie with Shining Scholar Education
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