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The Empowered Principal® Podcast

Angela Kelly - Education Podcast Networkangelakellycoaching.com
The Empowered Principal® is designed to offer tools and strategies that no other elementary principal resource provides - exercises that strengthen your emotional fitness as an educational leader. Former teacher, principal, district administrator, and Certified Life Coach Angela Kelly discusses why elementary principals feel complete overwhelm, ways to approach the issue of time, how to build authentic relationships with staff, parents, students, and district officials, and how to enjoy your job and life overall. Together, we tackle the toughest aspects of being a principal by learning how to manage your thinking so that you can handle whatever comes your way. Listeners can download a free workbook from my website at www.angelakellycoaching.com
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Ep #98: How to Get It Done!

Over the last couple of episodes, we’ve been talking about time management, specifically about getting your mindset in the right place about what you have to do and how long you have available to do it. This week, we’re bringing that work together with some real actionable tips for making the most out of the time you do have. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/98

Nov 12, 201931 minEp. 98

Ep #97: Checking Your Time Scarcity Mindset

Tune in this week to discover how to check in with your time scarcity mindset and reframe your thoughts around what you can achieve at work in the hours that you have available to you. I’m sharing what I see in my clients, as well as my own ongoing progress in this area. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/97

Nov 05, 201936 minEp. 97

Ep #96: Celebrate Your Wins

Tune in this week as I discuss how to inject a little fun into your work by scheduling celebration. You’ll discover how to acknowledge the little achievements and how to plan around the aspects of your job that you don’t enjoy by choosing to celebrate the moment they are done. Commemorating your wins is an incredible way to help you look forward to every day on the job, and if there’s any profession where this was absolutely necessary, it’s school leadership. Get full show notes and more informa...

Oct 29, 201932 minEp. 96

Ep #95: Why Learning New Things Is Hard, But Worth It

Join me this week as I take you through the four different kinds of mental fatigue and where on the STEAR Cycle they might be coming up for you. Understanding this fatigue will give you a whole new perspective on how you build habits and what’s been keeping you stuck in the past. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/95

Oct 22, 201926 minEp. 95

Ep #94: Prioritizing Your Workload as a Leader

Tune in this week to discover how to actually prioritize in a way that allows you to lead your school effectively and doesn’t leave you all over the place, spreading yourself too thinly. I’m sharing how you can identify what is important in your job, and how to be successful without the busyness and stress that we’ve come to associate with doing a good job. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/94...

Oct 15, 201928 minEp. 94

Ep #93: Principal Burnout

Tune in this week to discover why burnout is not really a result of a heavy workload and how you can reframe what you’re going through in a way that allows you to identify what exactly is burning you out and how you can take a new approach to your work, allowing you to effectively lead your school without feeling like you’ve been run ragged. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/93

Oct 08, 201938 minEp. 93

Ep #92: Mental Health

This is just the bare foundation of how we could deal with the aversion people have to discussing mental health, but if we can make a start, that would be incredibly powerful. So tune in this week to discover what you can do to bring mental health into the consciousness of your students, teachers, and the community as a whole. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/92

Oct 01, 201928 minEp. 92

Ep #91: Building a Team with Your Boss

Join me on the show this week and discover a new perspective on the relationship you have with your boss. The two of you have incredibly important jobs and it’s best for everyone if you work well together, so I’m sharing how to reframe the way you perceive the power dynamic and how to make it work in a way that works for everybody in your school. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/91

Sep 24, 201927 minEp. 91

Ep #90: When You Think the Team Isn’t Working

Over this month, we’ve discussed building your team and creating the right culture that will empower them to work well together. But what happens when you think your team isn’t working as well as you want them to? Tune in this week and discover what’s going on up there in that brain of yours that might be making managing your dream team quickly turn into a nightmare. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/90...

Sep 17, 201932 minEp. 90

Ep #89: Maintaining Your Team

Tune in this week as I share my tips for promoting self-coaching within your team, as well as bringing your own thoughts about how things should work to the surface, so you can set a precedent for success the way you envision it. You’ll discover how to deal with the common characters we come up against as the leader of a school, and how to squeeze the best out of them without having to be an overbearing principal. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/89...

Sep 10, 201941 minEp. 89

Ep #88: The Secret to Building Your Ideal Team

Join me on the podcast this week as I take some lessons from one of my favorite books and apply them to your role as a school leader. You’ll discover how to engineer a team for any situation, how to embrace conflict among your staff, and the power of a team that is built on understanding and respect. The teams you build now will have a huge impact on how your school year plays out, so let’s try and get it right the first time around. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelak...

Sep 03, 201932 minEp. 88

Ep #87: How to Increase Your Productivity

Join me on the podcast this week as I share a handful of tips on how to increase your productivity and make decisions from a place of total mental clarity. Saying yes to everything will not get you anywhere, so it’s incredibly important that you listen in this week for a helping hand in working out what’s important to you and where your focus should be so that you can be there for everyone else in your school. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/87...

Aug 27, 201916 minEp. 87

Ep #86: Essentialism in School Leadership

Join me on the podcast this week and discover how practicing essentialism and minimalism can change your productivity and clarity for the better. We all have lofty goals we are aiming for, but refocusing your efforts is the single most useful thing you can do for your school. I’m giving you one question to ask yourself to work out what’s really important to you and your school. I absolutely cannot wait for you to see the benefits of this work in your school like I did with mine. Get full show no...

Aug 20, 201926 minEp. 86

Ep #85: Organizing Your Workspace with Shira Gill

Listen in on my conversation with the absolutely wonderful Shira Gill as she shares her tips and strategies for getting on top of the clutter in your office, getting organized, and creating a mindset that allows you to stay in control of your workspace without it having to be a big time-consuming job. I got some incredible insights from Shira and I am certain she will inspire you as well. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/85...

Aug 13, 201925 minEp. 85

Ep #84: Start the Year with an Empowered Mindset

Join me on the podcast this week for an episode designed to get you into a positive headspace for the year ahead. I’m discussing how to embrace your anxieties about the issues that may have marred your summer with worry and how to reframe the thoughts that have got you stressing about whether this year is going to be a success or a struggle. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/84

Aug 06, 201930 minEp. 84

Ep #83: Leadership After a Crisis

Tune in this week for an insight into how best to deal with the inevitable flood of emotions that hits us in the aftermath of a crisis. You’ll discover how to deal with your own feelings about the situation, but just as importantly how to help your staff, who will be feeling much the same way you are. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/83

Jul 30, 201931 minEp. 83

Ep #82: Leadership Legacy

We have the opportunity to choose our legacy with intention, through the actions we take every single day. Join me on the podcast this week to discover how building a vision of the legacy you want to leave and taking action towards it in everything you do is the only way to leave a real lasting impression once your work is done. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/82

Jul 23, 201925 minEp. 82

Ep #81: Leadership Mindset

Join me on the podcast this week and discover how to work your way through the STEAR Cycle to take determined action, or to identify a feeling or a result you’re getting and work backward to realize why this is happening and what you can do to change it. A deep understanding of this tool will have a profound effect on your staff which will trickle down to the students, and that’s why we do this job, right? Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/81...

Jul 16, 201929 minEp. 81

Ep #80: Leadership Fraud

Join me this week as I discuss how to deal with feeling like a fraud as a leader, and how to conduct yourself in a way that allows you to not have an answer to every question. I even have some tips on how you can get your staff to reflect on their own issues, leaving you free to excel at what you do best. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/80

Jul 09, 201932 minEp. 80

Ep #79: Stepping into a Leadership Role

Join me on the show this week as I answer the questions I get asked the most by new school leaders. You’ll discover how to effectively manage a team for the first time, what you can do to communicate effectively, and how to manage your time and reduce the risk of burnout as you start your first year in your dream job. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/79

Jul 02, 201931 minEp. 79

Ep #78: Education and Neuroscience with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath and I discuss how to implement better learning strategies for our teachers, as well as our students, and how the brain process information, as well as the ways it resists learning as we get older. But above all, we talk about why we need to take this work into our schools so we can create lasting change. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/78

Jun 25, 201935 minEp. 78

Ep #77: Influential Professional Development

Join me on the podcast this week for some insight into how together we can create an environment of inspiring professional development by incorporating a little of my favorite - personal development. One thing an influential leader needs to be is genuine, so by sharing the power of thought work and mind management, we can make a real difference to our schools, and ultimately to the students, which is why we all do this, right? Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoa...

Jun 18, 201926 minEp. 77

Ep #76: Reflection Creates Influence

Tune in this week as we’re taking a deep dive into how you can effectively reflect on the year just gone, and how you can confront your imperfections to make the future as bright as it possibly can be. This is some serious thought work, you guys, and it can be uncomfortable to be so self-critical, but it will make you all the better as a leader. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/76

Jun 11, 201922 minEp. 76

Ep #75: Leading with Influence

Join me on the podcast this month as I dive into why we struggle with the concept of being influential and how it positively impacts the hardest areas of your job as a principal. I can’t wait for you to get this insight into the true power of being an influential leader. Trust me, it will make all the difference. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/75

Jun 04, 201941 minEp. 75

Ep #74: 4 Ways to Act Courageously as a School Leader

Tune in this week as I’m sharing the four pieces of advice I found most useful what it came to taking courageous action in my job as the leader of a school. I’ve got examples from my own career, as well as tips on how to implement the mindset required for acting in courage with every decision you take and every time you try something new. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/74

May 28, 201929 minEp. 74

Ep #73: How to Act in Courage

Join me on the podcast this week and discover how to embrace your fear and vulnerability and act in courage in situations you never dreamed possible. Embodying courage is never easy, trust me, but you owe it to yourself and your school to be the courageous leader I know you are capable of being. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/73

May 21, 201919 minEp. 73

Ep #72: Courage Before Confidence

Join me on this episode and discover why we get stuck in inaction and how to change your thoughts to allow you to take the steps that you’ve been dreaming of. I’m sharing the 5 C’s that you need to start mastering in order to look whatever is paralyzing you in the eye and act anyway. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/72

May 14, 201927 minEp. 72

Ep #71: Why We Experience Fear

Tune in this week as I break down fear, physical and emotional, and give you some tips for how to process whatever it is that’s making you scared and identifying what you’re really afraid of. If you’ve been thinking about making a change in your life, this episode might just be the push in the right direction you need! Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/71

May 07, 201927 minEp. 71

Ep #70: Money Goals

Join me on the podcast this week and discover a new way to set goals and take the steps required to meet your desired results, all by working on your mind. It’s impossible to achieve new goals with the same old mindset, so we’re going to engage the STEAR Cycle to set the kind of challenges your brain will relish taking on. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/70

Apr 30, 201927 minEp. 70

Ep #69: Your Money Manifesto

Discover the potential role money can play to help sustain the other assets you have in your life, rather than be the be all and end all. I’ve got four questions that will really put your money manifesto into perspective, and I’m also sharing my own money manifesto as an example for you all. Get full show notes and more information here: https://angelakellycoaching.com/69

Apr 23, 201932 minEp. 69
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