How One Teacher Became the CEO of her Life
And Beat Teacher Burnout
Written by Doc Schwartz, M.Ed. | Sept 22, 2023 | Blog
Miss M was exhausted.
Like millions of other teachers in the 21st century, she was underpaid and overworked, but more than that she felt like she was no longer in control of her life. Everyday, she was being told what to do and she had no power or agency to change it.
As a result, she felt like she was losing control. And that feeling is what made her job even more challenging. So what could she do? It's not like teachers have any power in their schools or districts. The last thing the K12 system wants to do is to listen to what teachers have to say, therefore how could Miss M change her situation?
The answer was next gen leadership skills.
Even though teachers have no real power in education that does not mean she couldn't become the CEO of her own life. And that's exactly what Miss M decided to do.
But where do you start? The problem is Miss M didn't learn leadership skills in school, therefore how is she supposed to become the CEO of her life, when she didn't know the first thing about running an organization?
What she needed was a mentor or a guide to help her become her own CEO.
And that's when she found Leaf Academy.
Leaf Academy helped Miss M press pause on all of her stress, so that she could clear her mind of all the negative thoughts and start to think more clearly. One of the biggest challenges teachers face is the overwhelming avalanche of tasks, thoughts and to-do lists.
Teachers feel like the job never ends.
But that all changed once Miss M became the CEO of her own life. When you're in charge of what you do, you have the self-confidence and the power to say "no" to certain requests.
So the next time her principal asked her to volunteer after school, Miss M simply said, "I can't." And her principal had to walk away. This is how Miss M started to bring power back to her life.
But being the CEO of your life is more than just saying "no" to principal requests. When you're the CEO, you have to make leadership decisions, such as scheduling, priorities and strategic planning. Everything Miss M had been avoiding her entire career.
Now she had the ability to sit down and map out her week. What do I need to do this week? And how much time do I want to devote to it? And what are my priorities and what is not that important?
CEO's make these types of decisions all the time, but before Miss M learned leadership skills, she would procrastinate and avoid making them. But the only person she was hurting was herself.
Now that Miss M was the CEO of her life, she no longer made bad decisions that would self-sabotage her mental health or her career. Because CEO's look ahead and plan for success. And that's what Miss M wanted to do from now on. She didn't want to feel overwhelmed, stressed out or like her only way out was to quit. Therefore, she was finally felt happy after she learned Next Gen Leadership skills with Leaf Academy.
Even though teachers have no real power in education that does not mean she couldn't become the CEO of her own life. And that's exactly what Miss M decided to do.
But where do you start? The problem is Miss M didn't learn leadership skills in school, therefore how is she supposed to become the CEO of her life, when she didn't know the first thing about running an organization?
What she needed was a mentor or a guide to help her become her own CEO.
And that's when she found Leaf Academy.
Leaf Academy helped Miss M press pause on all of her stress, so that she could clear her mind of all the negative thoughts and start to think more clearly. One of the biggest challenges teachers face is the overwhelming avalanche of tasks, thoughts and to-do lists.
Teachers feel like the job never ends.
But that all changed once Miss M became the CEO of her own life. When you're in charge of what you do, you have the self-confidence and the power to say "no" to certain requests.
So the next time her principal asked her to volunteer after school, Miss M simply said, "I can't." And her principal had to walk away. This is how Miss M started to bring power back to her life.
But being the CEO of your life is more than just saying "no" to principal requests. When you're the CEO, you have to make leadership decisions, such as scheduling, priorities and strategic planning. Everything Miss M had been avoiding her entire career.
Now she had the ability to sit down and map out her week. What do I need to do this week? And how much time do I want to devote to it? And what are my priorities and what is not that important?
CEO's make these types of decisions all the time, but before Miss M learned leadership skills, she would procrastinate and avoid making them. But the only person she was hurting was herself.
Now that Miss M was the CEO of her life, she no longer made bad decisions that would self-sabotage her mental health or her career. Because CEO's look ahead and plan for success. And that's what Miss M wanted to do from now on. She didn't want to feel overwhelmed, stressed out or like her only way out was to quit. Therefore, she was finally felt happy after she learned Next Gen Leadership skills with Leaf Academy.
