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🎙️ School Leaders Unite: Tackling the Biggest Time Bandit - Worry! 🚫⏰🧠

Episode Show Notes:- Welcome to the Principal Purpose Podcast hosted by Lynn Hardin, a Principal and Certified Life Coach. - This podcast aims to shape you into the Pr...

Leading the Ruckus: Shaping the Future of Education with Danny Bauer

EPISODE NOTES:Introducing Danny Bauer: A renowned principal development and retention expert, best-selling author, and the host of two globally recognized podcasts.Bau...

Leadership Evolution: Overcoming Our Brain's Ancient Quirks

Episode Summary: In this episode, we delve deep into the intricacies of our brain, exploring the negative biases imprinted on our minds by our ancestors. We offer insi...

"Dear brain, you can be quiet now."

**Episode Notes: "Dear brain, you can be quiet now." or how to Empower Your Mindset - Conquer Negative Thoughts and Lead with Confidence***Introduction:*- Welcome to a...

Unleashing Teacher Motivation: Exploring Innovative Solutions with the Zwicky Box

In this episode join us as we dive into the world of education and problem-solving. Our focus is on the persistent challenge faced by school principals – unmotivated t...

Tackling Inconvenient Teacher Pop-ins - A Principal's Perspective

It is crucial to balance the need for teacher support with you and your responsibilities. I know by implementing these strategies, you can effectively manage the timin...

The Summer Break Success Blueprint: Rejuvenating Strategies for Principals

As principals, we dedicate ourselves to the success of our students and schools throughout the academic year. However, it's crucial to remember that we also need time ...

Exhausted Escapes: The Vacation Hangover

Finding Your True Voice: Authenticity in Principals' Leadership

What's interesting about effective leadership is it's also about how to be an effective anything, effective life, coach, effective parent, effective friend, effective ...

Empowering Principals The Transformative Influence of Thoughts on Results

In This Episode: Learn why our reality may not be working Learn how to create different results Why we try to change actions before mindset Meditation for The End of ...

When School Leaders Struggle to Achieve Desired Results - It is What You Think

In this Episode: The end of the school year drama and fatigue Why being tired is not an emergency Why circumstances are not the problem How our thoughts create our re...

Empowering Principals: Setting Healthy Boundaries with Teachers

What's in This Episode: My personal and professional background on setting boundaries with teachers What is a boundary? The three steps to setting successful bound...

Move up to Being the Principal: Insights and Strategies for Assistant Principals

What's in This Episode: * Meet Jethro Jones, national award-winning former school leader. podcaster, and author  * What is the greatest challenge assistant principals...

Countdown to Summer: Surviving the Last Days of the School Year

What's in This Episode: My personal and professional background on surviving the end of the school year What is resistance and why does it persist? What it means w...

On Purpose: Finding Our Way in Life and Overcoming Challenges

What's in This Episode: My personal and professional background and how I got into coaching. Who this podcast is for and what it is designed to accomplish. What li...

Creating a Positive School Culture: The Role of Mindset and Emotion

About the host Lynn Hardin is a Retired Elementary School Principal and Certified Life Coach for educators.  She understands the stress and anxiety associated with bei...

Changing Your Mind

In this episode we are talking to Ashley Wolf a teacher, librarian, and life coach about the shift in teachers' mental health and the impact of mindset on a classroom....

How to Raise the Emotional Intelligence of Children and Adults

Rhonda Farr, a Certified Life Coach, joins The Principal Podcast to discuss emotional intelligence and emotional intimacy.   Rhonda Farr works with high performers who...

Binge Eating and Body Trust with Jane Pilger

Jane Pilger, a Master Certified Life Coach, joins The Principal Podcast to discuss the phenomena of binge eating and how to support yourself instead of shame yourself....

Relationship Tools, Transitions, and Chickens with Kari Lynn Morgan

Relationship Coach Kari Lynn Morgan and Former Principal and Life Coach Lynn Hardin got together over tea and chatted about the following Transitions from work to h...

Three New Educator Tools for the New Year

Happy New Year and this is the month that we put the pedal to the metal for advancing student learning.  There are three random tools that are making my new year fun, ...

How to Choose the Perfect Word of the Year

Choosing a word of the year is a great alternative to doing New Year's resolutions. Which I'm not a big fan of because I don't, they've never worked for me. I personal...

Supporting Educators Through Their Own Holiday Grief

"Grief is deep love with no place to go." What losses have you experienced this year?  Is it an object or possession, a relationship, emotional well-being, a loved one...

Three Things You Can Do to Turn a Mistake Into a Triumph

The topic of mistakes is vital to work-life balance for educators because thinking about or ruminating about them is one of the top ways we bring our work home. The w...

Pre-PPP-To-Do List 101

Today’s episode is all about the to-do list. More specifically, the doable to-do list. As educators, we have multiple to-do lists that seem impossible! I will share ti...

Pre-PPP-Get Your Groove Back With Journaling

This episode is all about journaling. Do you ever think to yourself, why can't I just simplify my teacher life? Most likely, you start the year strong, but by November...

Pre-PPP-Practice Catching Those Thoughts

So many teachers complain about how difficult it is to balance work and home. Sadly, work takes a more significant percentage of time and energy. Since it is human to ...