220. Get In Our Brains: How We Each Approach Life Differently as "Goal-Oriented" and "Free Flowing" People

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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They say opposites attract and in the case of Michelle and Bridget’s friendship and partnership, this could not be more true. It is clear that with over 200 episodes, Bridget and Michelle approach many things the same and many other things in a different way. Michelle is goal oriented whereas Bridget tends to be more free flowing. In this episode, they both share how they approach their life and ask the questions you have been dying to know! Join these ladies as they uncover the benefits and challenges to how they approach productivity. SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! 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 hosts, Michelle Emerson and Bridget Spackman, and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:12.7	If you have been a long time listener, then you already know, Bridget and I have a lot in common, but we're also very different people just at our core. So in today's
0:23.3	episode, we're going to chat about those differences and how they manifest in our motivations
0:29.1	and desires to get things done. But first, let's listen to a TSA from Jamie. Jamie says,
0:35.1	I once was very goal-oriented and organized. Now I feel I am stuck in
0:41.1	scheduling mode constantly. I teach, tutor, coach, and have a family for kids who are all
0:47.3	involved in sports. I'm scheduled to the T from 7 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. I find a lunch and I find at lunch and preps I'm not getting as
0:57.5	much done as I used to because I'm so overwhelmed with all the roles and tasks so I can't
1:02.9	prioritize and execute. Everything is partially done and I'm wildly procrastinating on all the
1:09.0	things. I need to simplify, clarify, and focus,
1:12.7	but having a hard time balancing it and staying productive, where to start. Thanks, ladies.
1:19.3	Well, Jamie, I would say the first step is called acceptance. Listen, here's what comes to mind
1:24.7	when I hear that. I don't think there's anything wrong with being in
1:29.5	quote unquote scheduling mode. I think we all have periods of our life that are like that. And we have
1:35.0	to rely on having a very regimented, scheduled life in order to wear all of these hats and be
1:42.8	able to complete these responsibilities.
1:45.5	And sometimes that's the goal, right?
1:47.6	I feel like the goal is just getting through those times.
1:51.4	And we need to accept that in order to do that, other things have to take a back seat.
1:57.3	And so maybe pursuing other goals outside of just maybe these work roles and your family
2:04.0	roles, they might need to be put on the back burner. That doesn't mean forever. That just means
2:08.6	for right now, especially if you have kids of a certain age that are involved in a lot of sports,
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