Website: https://www.resonanceed.com/ Bio: Krista Leh, the founder of Resonance Educational Consulting, and began her career 23 years ago as a high school social studies teacher and curriculum coach. In 2012, she was one of 26 educators in the country selected as an ASCD Emerging Leader. Over the past 10 years, Krista has worked with educators in more than 25 states on creating sustainable, scalable SEL systems and learning communities. In 2021, she will earn her doctorate in educational leadership from Lehigh University. Favorite quotes: “All learning is social emotional.” “There’s a way to have respectful conflict and grow from it.” “What do you AFTER?” (If something doesn’t go perfectly for you. . .) Before asking students or others to practice SEL, leaders need to “model it and be working on developing those environments. . .so that students [and others] become a 'community of connected learners'.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://liftwellnessconsulting.com/ Bio: Dr. Kate Steiner, is a Burnout Recovery Coach, and founder of LIFT Wellness Consulting. She supports professional women who are burdened by burnout to recovery through a guided reflection process. Holding A Master’s of Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, her practice is grounded in the research-based Steiner Self-Reflective Sustainability and Wellness (SSRSW) model, published in the Oracle Research Journal. She has been a researcher in wellness and burnout for over 15 years. Dr. Steiner is the author of "Burnout: A Guide for Every Professional to Identify, Prepare, and Recover their Joy." Her mission is to end the burnout cycle for professionals, so they are living happier, healthier lives. Favorite quote: “First, we get them out of that burnout state--which is a high stress state--and then we focus on what the plan is for the next time that a similar event is going to occur in their life, so they can prepare and recover.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://georgecouros.ca/blog/ Bio: George Couros is currently an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant and speaker and the author of “The Innovator’s Mindset” and “Innovate Inside the Box”. He is also co-owner of IMPress Books. Furthermore, he has worked at all school levels, from K-12 as a teacher, technology facilitator, and school and district administrator, and currently works as an Adjunct Instructor with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. On his website, he says that he is not focused solely on preparing students for the “real world” but wants them to make the real world better. Favorite quotes from this episode: “Innovation just means new and better ways of learning. . .It’s how we do new and better things. . . And tech can be part of it, but it’s not necessary.” “’Traditional’ doesn’t [necessarily] mean bad and ‘Innovation’ doesn’t [necessarily] mean good.” “Innovation starts with what people’s gifts are already.” “When you take care of people, they do better stuff.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Website: https://www.thejoyousparent.com/ Bio: Sivanne is a parent coach, progressive educator, mama, and early childhood specialist. But most of all, she is a PLAY enabler. Following nearly two decades in the classroom, she now supports children through her work as The Joyous Parent. Sivanne guides parents to be confident so that they are raising creative, resilient LIFE ready kids...through the art of play! Get ready to join the play revolution! Favorite quotes: “The only reason we “grow out of [play]” is because we’re taught to.” “[Self-care] is a beautiful thing to model to our children. . .If they don’t witness us doing that, they’re never going to learn it. It’s nourishing for the whole family.” *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

If you enjoyed this episode and would like YOUR question answered on an episode of Ask The Zen Professional, simply drop your question in the form that can be found here: https://bit.ly/3gQX7AN. Ideas covered in this episode: 1. Hibernation/Retreating (What Christian B. calls "Turtling") 2. The Individual's Bill of Rights  3. The importance of communicating with honesty and vulnerability 4. Letting go of the guilt *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

THREE QUESTIONS WITH. . .DR. BRYAN HARRIS: BIO:  Dr. Bryan Harris has been an educator for over 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an elementary school principal, and a district level director. Now working full time as an author, speaker, and consultant, he has trained over 18,000 educators in powerful and effective strategies that increase student engagement and achievement. He is known for his engaging trainings and presentations that demonstrate relevant and practical strategies. He is the author of 6 books, including the popular 2020 book "17 Things Resilient Teachers Do (and 4 Things They Hardly Ever Do)". FAVORITE QUOTE:   "If I'm asked to juggle another thing, I have to ask, 'Can I do this well?' and 'If I do this additional thing, will it add more stress to my life'?" (regarding The Power of No).  WEBSITE:  www.bryan-harris.com *** Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN. Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan

If you enjoyed this episode and would like YOUR question answered on an episode of Ask The Zen Professional, simply drop your question in the form that can be found here: https://bit.ly/3gQX7AN.  Ideas covered in this episode: 1. Modeling Self-Care 2. Boundaries 3. Subtraction 4. Mindfulness  ***  Thanks for listening to The Zen Professional Moment, with your host Dan Tricarico. The podcast that shows you how to maximize your performance without sacrificing yourself. Be sure to check out my online course called INSTANT ZEN: 5 SIMPLE STEPS FOR RECLAIMING YOUR FOCUS, ENERGY, AND PEACE. (Just go to www.zenprocourses.com and scroll down until you see INSTANT ZEN). Take care of yourself. Peace and love, Dan