The Not-So-Fabulous Life of a Teacher

The CEO Teacher Podcast

Kayse Morris

Marketing, Edupreneurs, Teachers, Entrepreneur, Teacherspayteachers, Business, Teacher, Educator

5 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The Hard Parts of Teaching Are What Make You a Thought Leader — Not What Hold You Back

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the things as a teacher and still not seeing growth in your online business… this episode is for you.

In today’s honest conversation, we’re pulling back the curtain on the not-so-fabulous life of a teacher-turned-content-creator. You’ll learn the surprising mistake most educators make when trying to grow their audience — and the simple mindset shift that changes everything.

We’ll walk you through a quick reflection exercise to help you uncover the key moments in your teaching journey that could become your most powerful content.

✨ In this episode:

The #1 mistake teachers make online (and how to fix it)
Why your story is actually your strategy
A mini homework assignment to uncover your teacher-to-thought-leader journey

🎧 Tune in, take notes, and start showing up like the guide you already are.

Links Mentioned in this Episode about honest and raw teacher life:

CEO Teacher® Resources Worth Their Weight in Gold

You're already a wealth of knowledge! You’re a teacher after all. You've got the skills, the passion, and the creativity to build a thriving online business. You may just not yet know what you want to create or how to get started.

If that’s you- First things first: Grab the “Start or Expand Your Teacher Business” workbook. It's your roadmap to success! This isn't just another worksheet to fill your Google Drive downloads folder– it's your personalized blueprint for getting started building a profitable online business.

Now if you are a seasoned CEO Teacher® who has all the systems in place, has started showing up, and is still feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks and to-dos of building your teaching legacy? No problem! Let's break it down together.

Your first step is to understand your CEO Teacher® Type, and all the goodness and inspiration that comes along with your already remarkable skill set! Take the 2 Minute quiz here so we can navigate the hard parts together!

And if leveling up your knowledge with books is your love language, I have a whole library shelf of goodness just for you! CEO Teacher® Book List

Ready to connect with a community of inspiring educators? Join the conversation!

Instagram: Tag me @theceoteacher and let's chat about your edupreneur journey. No topic is off limits, and it’s always a party in the DM’s- just sayin’

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Let's turn your teacher life into a CEO Teacher® reality!

P.S. Check out our latest CEO Teacher® Podcast episodes and blog posts for more inspiration and actionable advice.

P.P.S. Don't forget to grab your free bag of virtual teacher goodies and start making your mark online!

I believe in you! YOUR best is yet to come!

Kayse 💖

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey friend, welcome back to the CEO Teacher podcast. Today's episode, it's a little bit different
0:06.6	than what we usually do. It's not about strategy. I'm not going to teach you about the best
0:11.4	social media plan or how to batch content or a new marketing launch approach. This is not a step
0:17.8	by step or a tips list. This episode is a story. It's actually my story,
0:23.9	a piece of my story that I've never fully shared before. And if you're listening while
0:29.3	cleaning up your classroom or rocking a baby to sleep or grading papers late at night,
0:34.6	then I just know that this episode is for you.
0:39.8	Have you ever sat in your car after school?
0:42.3	Keys in the ignition, engine running, just sitting there, too tired to move.
0:47.4	Yeah, me too.
0:48.9	Back then, it was back roads, Diet Coke, and embarrassingly enough, a cigarette in hand. I was trying to hold it
0:56.6	all together, wondering why I felt like falling apart. They don't tell you that teaching can feel like
1:02.7	that, that you can love your students and still feel completely lost in the process. Well, I
1:10.2	decided to write about it. This is the version of
1:12.3	teaching that we just don't talk about. It's called the not so fabulous life of a teacher.
1:17.6	And if you've ever felt like you're barely making it to 3 p.m. If you've ever questioned whether
1:23.3	this is the life you are actually meant to live, then this story is for you. It's free, it's
1:30.2	honest, and it just might be the reminder that you didn't know you needed. You can go to
1:35.8	KCy Morris.com slash book or click the link in the show notes to download it now. It's K-A-Y-S-E-M-O-R-I-S dot com slash book, and let this be your
1:48.3	permission slip to want more. So let's take it back. Back to when I was a student-teacher.
1:57.9	I was 23 years old. And back then I had two babies at home, barely toddlers.
2:04.3	My boys were 12 months and 11 days apart. I had a three month old and a one year and three
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