Suzanne Dailey

Curious about the term “positive deviant”? A recent hospital visit and pages from Resilient Optimism inspire us to share good things about people with their people. Thanks for listening!

This weekend my husband gets the shout-out. When he said “left foot, right foot” as a joke, it landed and we all laughed. But some challenges this summer shows how this phrase can also help us in our more challenging seasons as well. Thanks for listening!

I bring my beloved mom back into the room in this week’s episode. She gave me wise words as a new parent and it’s helped myself and others in many of our other important roles in and out of school. Thanks for listening!

We’ve clicked the + on our texts to delay deliver messages and loved that. Ready for another way to enhance texts? If so, you may love audio messages! Listen in to see if they could become a way you check in with your most treasured people.

How can the Backyardigans, Little Einsteins, or Pokeman inspire us in our career? Listen in to learn about a recent high school trend and what it could mean for us as teachers. Thanks for listening!

Would you laugh if I told you I had a kid who never really liked school? Yep. Sure do. We kick off season 7 with a story about how she created her own non-traditional closure to her K-12 experience. Thanks for listening!

This is it! Last episode of season 6! This time of year is bananas. What is saving your life right now? Thanks for listening!

Here I share 3 ways that help me stay organized and get little doses of dopamine when I complete tasks at school or at home. Our final episode of season 6 is next week! So thankful for you 💜 Thanks for listening!

This episode may help lower the temperature and encourage you to always hit send. Stay tuned to the end for an exciting announcement!

Anyone else out there floundering with endless to-dos for school tasks AND life stuff? Same. This episode shares one underwhelmingly small shift in thought to help us approach those tasks with some agency and perspective. Thanks for listening!

The fragile season continues, but the brilliant idea of counterweights can serve us well. This shift in thought has really helped me these past few weeks, and I hope it can serve you or someone you care about during these heavy seasons.

These past few weeks have been tender and fragile as our school community mourns a tremendous loss. I started this episode thinking we didn’t have a small shift this week, but turns out, we do.

Are you close (ish) to retirement or is it many years away? Either way, thinking about our future retirement can help impact our actions of today. Thanks for listening!

You guys, I broke my algorithm. If you are looking how to reclaim your algorithm, this episode is for you! Thanks for listening!

Wait. What? Treat our family, our beloved home team, like we would treat our colleagues? Turns out, this small shift in action may just make a positive difference at home. Thanks for listening!

Turns out, I have a frequent go-to response for my people when they are feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, exhausted, or some other undesirable feeling. Thanks for listening!

Oftentimes, there is just so much to be done. But sometimes, there is no work to be done. If you are interested to learn how to give yourself permission to do a little less, and maybe even feel empowered by that decision, this episode is for you.

Anyone looking for a greater quality of life? We may be able to get there when we can make ourselves feel like we have a greater quantity of life. Thanks for listening!

We are often go-go-go, running down our hallways during our busy days at school. What would happen if we adjusted our pace to go bit slower to really HEAR the good noise that’s around us? Thanks for listening!

Can gossip ever be GOOD? Oh, yes it can! Listen in to hear how we can all be messengers of GOOD to those we work with, live with, and love. Thanks for listening!