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Hi there! Let me tell you about Maya. Every Sunday night she wipes her kitchen counter clean. By Monday breakfast, it’s a landing strip again… mail, a water bottle, three permission slips. After years of this, she’s decided she’s just “a messy person.” Relatable? Well, Maya isn’t a messy person. Her counter is doing exactly what any unmanaged surface does. That’s the first thing I want you to hear from us: clutter is not a character flaw, it’s not who you are as a person. It’s actually...
Hello Reader! Some weekly resources for you! Podcast: We so appreciate our listeners and would love to hear if you have ideas for guests and topics. Our list is long, however we will see what we can fit in or we can let you know if your idea is coming up! Listen to the pod on all the platforms like Apple, Spotify, iHeart Radio and YouTube. We would love a review wherever you listen. You also can follow us on Instagram. This week: Summer Series Ep 6 - How do you decide what to choose in your...
Hello Reader! We are really looking forward to hosting our first Plan Z Summit in September. Save your seat early so you can learn from all our coaches! September 26th: 9am-3pm Pacific / 12pm-6pm Eastern Register here Yours, the Plan Z Team P.S. Forward this email to colleagues who you think would enjoy the connection and resources.
Hello Reader! Some weekly resources for you! Podcast: We so appreciate our listeners and would love to hear if you have ideas for guests and topics. Our list is long, however we will see what we can fit in or we can let you know if your idea is coming up! Listen to the pod on all the platforms like Apple, Spotify, iHeart Radio and YouTube. We would love a review wherever you listen. You also can follow us on Instagram. This week: Summer Series Ep 5 - Say No Without Guilt asks a teacher...
Hello Reader! One clear focus will do more for your year than ten good intentions. By the second week of August, most of us have a list. Sometimes it lives in a notebook. Sometimes in a notes app. Sometimes just in our head! It’s a running inventory of everything we want to do differently this year, everything they want to add, everything they want to fix. The list is evidence of something good: a growth orientation, the willingness to reflect, the belief that next year can be better than...
Hello Reader! SOMETHING NEW HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT! A little background for you... Plan Z Education Services is a subsidiary business of Plan Z Holdings Inc. Plan Z Holdings is expanding - in many ways. As subscribers to our education newsletter, we are opening the doors to you first. You are here because you are interested in ways to make things make better sense in your life - reduce task load, streamline ideas and practices, and more... And now we are sharing some cross-over ideas to your...
Hello Reader! The urgency you feel right now is not the same as what the start of your year actually needs. August arrives and the calendar suddenly fills up. Back-to-school emails. Supply lists. Professional development days. New initiatives from the district. Hallway conversations about what's changing. The long to-do list that somehow waited until now to feel urgent. And underneath all of it, a familiar pressure: I need to be ready. I need to be ready. I need to be ready. But ready for...