https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9 #3 Finding Balance as a Change Agent en-us 2021-09-09 18:21:48 UTC 2025-10-21 10:35:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1000867829/eb3672c10f9b0ec768dc76546c0a18fe/Screen_Shot_2021_09_09_at_6_53_55_PM.png csantacruz84 https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1728702653 • Respect Your Time
Recognizing that you cannot plan countless field trips, attend every school event, and serve on all committees can help you focus on what will have the most impact on your students' success.

• Recognize That You're Having an Impact (Even When It Doesn't Feel Like It)
Recognize that you don't always know the effect you've had on your students until many years later

• Shut Off the Electronics
Switching off electronics at a certain hour is difficult at first, but it has had a profound impact on mental and emotional health, as well as energy levels.

• Know When to Say No
Too often, teachers are reluctant to say no, but it is absolutely essential if we want to stave off burnout. This is a key part of learning how to achieve work-life balance as a teacher.

• Prioritize Your Health
Exercise and rest can help us deal with the daily frustrations of being a teacher and cope with issues outside of our control.

• Don't Forget Your Friends Outside of School
Because teachers spend so much time with one another, they often socialize together, too—and that can be an important stress reliever. Schedule outings and dinner dates with people outside of the education field.

• Let It Go
As teachers, it's easy to fixate on small things but sometimes you just have to let it go.]]> 2021-09-09 16:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1728702653 csantacruz84 https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1728747095 2021-09-09 17:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1728747095 csantacruz84 https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1728959683 2021-09-09 18:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1728959683 csantacruz84 https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1729232602 Balance is the notion that we are able to attend equally at all times to all elements of our life (e.g., work, family, health). As change agents, we often beat ourselves up because we often feel like we are out of balance with our lives due to the work demands placed on us. Keller and Papasan made a bold statement about balance that might make you bristle, but one you should take to heart. ]]> 2021-09-09 21:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1729232602 csantacruz84 https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1729445929 Extraordinary results at work require longer periods between counterbalancing. ]]> 2021-09-10 00:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1729445929 csantacruz84 https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1729635674 1. Think about two balancing buckets. Separate your work life and personal life into two distinct buckets—not to compartmentalize them, just for counterbalancing. Each has its own counterbalancing goals and approaches.

2. Counterbalance your work bucket. View work as involving a skill or knowledge that must be mastered. This will cause you to give disproportionate time to your ONE Thing and will throw the rest of your workday, week, month, and year continually out of balance. Your work life is divided into two distinct areas—what matters most and everything else. You will have to take what matters to the extremes and be okay with what happens to the rest. Professional success requires it.

3. Counterbalance your personal life bucket. Acknowledge that your life actually has multiple areas and that each requires a minimum of attention for you to feel that you “have a life.” Drop anyone and you will feel the effects. This requires constant awareness. You must never go too long or too far without counterbalancing them so that they are all active areas of your life. Your personal life requires it. ]]> 2021-09-10 01:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/csantacruz84/vrbvfry61knjniz9/wish/1729635674