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Word of the Year

Fear Two years ago, I decided to jump on the word-of-the-year bandwagon. My first year, I chose fear. I wanted to overcome so much fear in my life. Fear of being single and a single mom. Fear of changing jobs. Fear of moving across the country to be closer to my ailing mom and supportContinue reading “Word of the Year”

SHIFT to: Museum Consultant

Hello, Shifters! I had the privilege to interview Hillary Rose, the mastermind behind Rosie the History Teacher. If you need engaging history lessons for your students, definitely check out her Facebook page, as her work is amazing! Now on to my interview with her. Mrs. Rose is certainly a very educated woman, as she holdsContinue reading “SHIFT to: Museum Consultant”

SHIFT to: Financial Consultant

Hello, Shifters! I had the opportunity to interview Shelly Los from SouthStartup. Shelly is a very successful work-from-home-mom and financial consultant. Here is more about her story: What is your educational background? Business and Accounting What is your work experience? I have worked in the accounting industry for over 6 years. I held various positionsContinue reading “SHIFT to: Financial Consultant”

Escape Plan

How are you going to get out of teaching? What is your plan? Have you thought about a future career? Do you need to find a way to pay bills while you build your own business? Learn more about building your escape plan below. Step One: Identify Your Why-Why do you want to leave teaching?Continue reading “Escape Plan”

SHIFT to: Content Creator

Picture courtesy of Lindsey Gintz Hello, shifters! Today we have a guest blogger with us: Lindsey Gintz. Lindsey is a fourth-grade teacher SHIFTing to Content Creator. We are very happy to have her as a guest writer, sharing her knowledge of the content creation world. I started teaching because I loved to create. Creating lessonContinue reading “SHIFT to: Content Creator”

SHIFT to: Health Coach

PPhoto by Whitney Wright on Unsplash Hello, shifters! I had the privilege of chatting with a former educator turned health coach for JPWellness, all the way from the United Kingdom, John Plunkett! John was a primary school headteacher who “fell out of love with all the crappy bits of the job.” Doesn’t that sound familiar, friends? So, twoContinue reading “SHIFT to: Health Coach”

Step Four: Learn

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. Welcome back, Shifters! Let’s review: Step One: Write down your why Why are you leaving your current situation? Are you looking to work remotely or stick with brick-and-mortar? Are you shifting completely out of teaching or could you teach online? Step Two: Identify transferable skills What skill doContinue reading “Step Four: Learn”

Self-care Saturday: Holiday Care

Photo by Riccardo Bresciani from Pexels We already know that I’m an advocate for self-care but I haven’t told you why. See, I suffer from anxiety and it’s something I used to be ashamed about but not anymore. On this journey to SHIFT out of teaching, I have discovered that I am NOT ALONE. Many of you sufferContinue reading “Self-care Saturday: Holiday Care”

SHIFT to: Virtual Assistant

Photo by bruce mars from Pexels Are you organized? Do you love to learn? Do you have a positive attitude? Do you want to help others? Do you have good communication skills? Can you take initiative? If you answered yes to these questions, you might make a great virtual assistant. So what is a virtual assistant? A virtualContinue reading “SHIFT to: Virtual Assistant”

Step Two: Identify Skills

Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels What are you looking to do when you transition careers? Are you going to return to college to learn a new career? Are you going to hire a career coach to help you identify marketable skills? Are you going to participate within a group to learn to adapt your skills to aContinue reading “Step Two: Identify Skills”