After leaving teaching because of some serious burnout, she vowed to build the community she wished existed when she needed it most.

She went from classroom teacher to an educational consultant, instructional designer, and six-figure business owner.

Now, she's here to help you achieve happiness and work-life balance, whether inside or outside the classroom.

Come join our discussion as we talk about managing teacher burnout, career transitions outside the classroom. Come join our discussion as we talk about managing teacher

burnout, career transitions outside the classroom, starting a side hustle, and everything in between.

Here's your host of the teacher career coach podcast and your new personal cheerleader, Daphne Gomez.

Welcome to the teacher career coach podcast. I'm your host, Daphne Gomez. At the beginning of this month, I began an experiment in the community with members of the teacher career coach course who currently are struggling with career clarity. So far we've been getting really good feedback from that experiment that we're

running. It's going really well. And this is just one of the hardest parts of a career transition.

So I wanted to make sure to create some free content as well. Because if you're thinking of

leaving either in the middle of the holidays or if you're thinking

of leaving at the end of the school year, this is something that probably is weighing really

heavy on your mind right this minute.

So going with number one, you need to follow your passion.

That is one of the biggest myths about career clarity that I feel like I hear a lot.

And it's during the like first few weeks or months of even just thinking of leaving teaching.

You may have gotten this advice from a loved one or you might have read it somewhere.

I think it's really there's good intentions behind this sentiment.

I don't want you to be miserable at your next job either.

And I'm also not trying to like poo-poo on anyone's dreams here.

So if you dream of working at a specific company or a specific nonprofit whose mission you're extremely passionate about, yes, absolutely working there

can be a long-term goal. Or if you're interested in building a business because you're passionate

about a specific thing, I am here for it. I am rooting you on. But the shorter path with the least

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