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13 Money Mistakes That Won’t Derail Your Retirement

Retirement has taken over The Principal Blog! Turns out starting over is harder than I thought after 30 years in…
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Retirement Planning: 8 Questions to Ask Before Retiring

Have you thought about what it would be like to retire?  Are you within 5 years of retirement? Is retirement…
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Top 5 Retirement Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Retirement mistakes are real but not detremental. Last year I wrote questions to ask yourself before you retire. One year…
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Why Go Digital? 5 Benefits of Digital Planning in the 2024

Digital planners have been around for years. Whether your a new principal or been in education administration for many years,…
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The Principal’s Office – Office Etiquette

What are the expectations for office etiquette in your school office? Communicating expectations to everyone helps with transparency and creates…
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Kickstart Back to School: 8 Staff Morale Boosters That Work!

As the new school year approaches, it’s important to kick things off with enthusiasm and positivity. Keeping staff morale high,…
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Leadership Email – Does it HELP or HURT?

Leadership email communication should be clear, direct, and professional. Leadership email can be positive or negative depending on both recipient…
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5 Super Easy November Morale Boosters for Staff

These 5 Staff morale boosters are guaranteed to help get you through November. After implementing these morale boosters, teachers and…
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7 Parent-Teacher Conference Tips for Principals

Ahhhh…. parent-teacher conferences! It’s that time of year again. Hopefully this year everyone can have face-to-face parent-teacher conferences. Our school…
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10 Secrets to Increasing Productivity at Work

Principals, it’s time to take our lives back and get work done…AT WORK! Keep in mind you may not get…
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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Principals

Welcome to the holiday gift guide for principals! Principals don’t expect gifts for the holidays. So put your money away…
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Top 10 Benefits of Digital Planning for Busy Principals

What if you could customize your planner/planning system? What if you could take all the planning things that work for…
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3 Easiest Ways Principals Can Get Positive Feedback

Getting positive feedback is one of the most complex parts of a principal’s job. Although, giving feedback and getting feedback…
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End of the Year Staff Awards

Can you think of a more important school tradition than the end of the year awards ceremonies? There are lots…
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End of the Year Teacher Check-out

End of the year teacher check-out can be stressful. Couple that with an international pandemic and closed schools. Now you…
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Principal’s Guide to Surviving Social Distancing

Whether it’s because of “social distancing” or the “stay at home” order, it appears we all have extra time on…
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New Year’s Resolutions – 3 Tips for Successful Results

Here we go again. A new year and new resolutions. I am pretty sure that I haven’t stuck with a…
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11 Secrets to Surviving the Holidays For Principals

Serving our school community during the holidays can be one of the most rewarding experiences. It can also be exhausting….
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The Ultimate Guide to the Apple Watch for Principals

How principals can use their smartwatches to be more productive.

Principal Planner – Complimentary Copy

Happy Sunday friends! I was able to get quite a bit done on some of my creative projects this weekend….
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Top Productivity Tips for Retirees and Remote Workers

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In this video, I’m sharing practical, actionable tips tailored to retirees and those working from home. Retirement or working from home—both sound like a dre...

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Oops!!! If you watched my last video I uploaded the wrong day in the life🤦🏼‍♀️ This is new one but I did fix the other one if you want to go back and see that one🤷🏼‍♀️ ... See MoreSee Less

Too Old? From Retired to Youtube

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Are you ever too old to start something new? In today’s video, I’m diving into relaunching my YouTube channel after 50. From retirement to content creation, ...

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Retirement??? What it's really like..

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One recently retired Missouri educator/administrator explains retirement after retiring TWICE in two years. Retirement is a lot more mental than financial I ...

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Office Etiquette 101 For The Principal's Office

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Navigating the principal's office with professionalism and respect is crucial for fostering a positive school environment. In this video, I'll cover essentia...

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