Episodes

It takes patience and practice to challenge your thoughts and gain the mental clarity required to start making confident decisions. Clients fight me on this because it’s easier to blame other people when things are tough, and naturally, we...

Why some problems are a blessing as you advance in your professional life.

Why committing to something is always easier than following through.

Being a school leader is no joke. I created this podcast to support all of you leaders because the drama and the workload is not an easy task to handle. I'm here this week to discuss the idea of needing approval from others and how it affects the...

Can you think of someone who gets on your last nerve? That guy who just has to have the last word in a discussion, or that Debbie-downer who always has something negative to say about a plan you’re presenting at a staff briefing? Well, you might be...

Recently I saw a documentary on one of my childhood heroes, Mr. Fred Rogers – a man who was authentic and passionate about his message. Join me this week as I celebrate Mr. Rogers and break down why he’s had such a positive impact on my...

At the very core of helping school leaders manage the demands of their job is the ability to expand our resiliency. We use this phrase all the time when referring to students and teachers, but when we become a school leader, we’re expected to handle...

New parents, students, and teachers can make this time of year a real challenge... for everyone. Join me on the podcast this week to discover the amazing trust that will prevail between you and your whole school if you can embrace vulnerability. The...

Tune in this week and discover what role our bodies play in our everlasting mindset improvement journey. Using this one method for processing my thoughts has brought me so much joy today and I hope that for you it can uncover some positivity, which...

I'm going to share a concept with you today about leadership that you may have never considered until you listen to this week's episode of The Empowered Principal Podcast. I completely understand that your initial thought, like mine, may be, "What?"...

Don't you just hate being interrupted a million times a day? Hearing, "Do you have a minute?" from every direction can make anyone want to lock themselves in their office and avoid human contact. Since that's not a feasible solution for the...

A lot of us get caught up in not knowing what to decide, what choice to make, or what we should or shouldn't do. We get confused about what our emotions are telling us and we become paralyzed with indecision! Join me as I discuss what you may...

On today's episode, I share how to use the STEAR Cycle to organize your office in a way that you truly love! Because our external space is a representation of our internal space and the internal workings of our mind, the importance of creating a...

Whether this is your first year as a principal or your twentieth, if you are excited to be heading to the office but you find yourself swimming in anxiety or stress about all that is to come in the new year, we can do work through the thoughts that...

Join me today as I break down the reasons most people are afraid of investing in a coach. Coaching may or may not be for you. But if you have the same questions and fears that I had when I was entering into the coaching world, I’m sharing this for...

Okay, so I wrote a book you guys. I finally overcame the fear of not knowing how and wrote my book after loving writing and wanting to write a book for years! Join me today as I share the lessons I learned from writing a book and how Dr. Lauria...

Today, we are talking about increasing our awareness through questioning. Questioning... everything! We have thousands of thoughts running through our minds each day - thoughts that, in many cases, we're not even consciously aware of. Sit back,...

This week, I’m expanding on perfectionism and our nature to seek external validation: how it affects our work and personal lives, and how it would serve us to kick it to the curb once and for all. Join me in this episode to discover how this...

As I’m sure you’re aware, summer is in full-swing, which means it’s time to deal with a touchy subject; family relationships. Sure, some of us have a great time with our families, however, for others, it can leave us wading through old emotions...

As a leader, feedback and criticisms are something you're going to experience fairly frequently. How you deal with these, however, is completely up to you. It's easy to get caught up in the cycle that is people pleasing, but today I explore the...

Tune in and discover how using our time in a way that suits us and being clear in our decisions will fulfill the needs of our social-self and our essential-self. I’m providing you the tools to take control of your time in every area of your life....

As leaders and educators, our aim is to be the highest versions of ourselves, allowing us to serve our colleagues and students, as well as ourselves. I'm all for transformation and striving to be the best we can possibly be, but sometimes our life...

It’s the end of the year – you made it! You’ve been a school leader for the whole year and now is the time to sit back and reflect on a job well done. Of course, there will always be things we’re not so happy with the outcome of, so this...

In this week’s show, I impart the wisdom I’ve collected – with an analogy from my former superintendent – about how to keep going toward the outcome you set out to achieve, even if it means changing course in order to make it. The advice I...