012. How to Feel Motivated When You Are Tired

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🗓️ 19 March 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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We pack our bags at the end of a school day with full intentions of grading the quizzes from math class that day, reading the novel that you just started with your group, or cutting out the circles that you need for tomorrow’s craft in science. You take the treacherous walk to your car carrying your backpack, lunchbox, purse and now a bag filled with things to do. You drive up to your home and you suddenly feel this overwhelming feeling of tiredness. You still have so much to do, but instead of taking the actionable items out of your teacher bag you flop on your couch and turn Netflix on. It is so much easier to avoid the things we have because let’s face it, it’s not like you’ve been working all day *note the sarcasm. However, not getting the tasks done in our bags only leaves us stressed out and overwhelmed. [3:23] TIPS TO FEEL MOTIVATED WHEN YOU ARE TIRED [4:01] TIP #1: Reflect on your WHY [6:44] TIP #2: Write the things you need to do down [10:33] TIP #3: Start with one small thing [12:38] TIP #4: Reduce distractions and change your scenery [15:29] TIP #5: Surround yourself with things you enjoy [19:01] TIP #6: Set a timer and work for that set amount of time [22:12] TIP #7: Take short breaks [24:23] TIP #8: Plan a reward for yourself [28:01] TIP #9: Get active [29:55] TIP #10: And if all else fails, take a power nap CONCLUSION Motivation can be difficult to find, but hopefully one or more of these tips help to inspire you to try and build the willpower to accomplishing that pesky tasks on your to-do list. Even if you are feeling completely defeated, try and find something that inspires you. Remember, we have all been there at one point in our lives; just know that there is a brighter side to the end of the rainbow. Don't forget to download the FREEBIE: 7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Teacher Productivity SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Michelle Farray. And Bridget Spackman, and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher. And we are super excited for today's episode, as we always are. But we're going to be helping you get your butt into gear. Because as teachers, we all have these times where we just feel so tired and so
0:23.7	exhausted, but we still have a ton of things to get done. So we're going to share some ideas
0:29.3	for helping you feel motivated when you're tired. I think that's coming in at the perfect time of
0:35.4	the year, because let me tell you, girl, I've been feeling super tired.
0:38.7	I'm glad it's not just me. No, it's not. So let's go ahead and jump into our TSA, and this is from
0:44.8	Elsie. And she says, as I'm working at school and it's getting late, we've all been there, Elsie.
0:50.7	I guarantee it. I still have important things to accomplish for the next day,
0:54.9	so I choose to take work home. Once I get home and sit down on my couch, forget about it.
1:01.0	Doesn't matter if I have tons of energy left, I will sit there and just watch TV until it's
1:06.9	time to go to sleep. I become so lazy. Girl, I feel like there are so many people that are
1:14.1	nodding their head saying absolutely amen. I just felt like that last night. Yeah, I have these
1:20.8	moments all the time. I'm a huge believer in activity leads to more activity and inactivity
1:26.7	leads to more inactivity. And once I sit down
1:29.3	on the couch, I'm done. Like, I'm not going to get anything done. So Elsa, you are definitely
1:33.8	not alone. If you have not already headed over to our website and submitted your own TSAH or
1:40.7	time sucking hurdle for us to feature on our podcast, please go ahead and do that because we would love to hear what you are struggling with,
1:47.3	what is sucking away your time and allowing you to not get things done.
1:51.8	Let us know and you might be featured in the next episode of our podcast.
1:56.5	Let's go back to Elsie's comment because I know that I have personally been there.
2:01.5	I'm feeling it right now and we've all been there.
2:04.8	Guys, we're at that time of the year where we're giving so much of ourselves in the classrooms.
2:09.7	We've done so much and we are starting to feel a little bit drained and it's okay to feel that way.
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