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Molly Beth Coaching

I’m Molly Beth and I’m a life coach for educators and parents who are struggling to feel like they are enough.

I work with them 1:1 so that they can create an individual plan to their own unique circumstances and then ACT of that plan.

02/08/2023

I remember being astonished when a student first told me this. And sad.

Then I taught for a few years, and I knew what she meant. I wasn’t that happy teacher anymore.

I left the classroom summer of 2020 for several reasons, but this was the main one: teaching didn’t make me happy anymore. Actually, it made me a pretty grumpy person most of the time. Grumpy with my kids. Grumpy with my husband. Grumpy all the time and it was awful. I could see what I was doing, how I was behaving, but I felt powerless to stop it.

It was the same time that I became interested in coaching. I don’t mean the kind that comes into the classroom, watches for 5 minutes, then gives canned advice about all the things to change to miraculously improve your classroom, then leaves and you never hear from them again.

That’s not what would have helped me, so I sure as hell won’t be doing that now.

So what do I do?

I work with people individually to find a way to optimize their own individual strengths so we can find a unique solution to bring happiness back into their classroom. Their life. Everywhere. Wherever it’s missing.

I can’t really explain it more exactly than that. It’s up to you how coaching can change your life and your classroom.

This year I’ve been able to go back into the classroom as a sub and guess what?

I’ve been that happy teacher again.

I love being there.

I have love and patience to give the students and I still have love and patience to give when I get home.

It’s the best.

If you want to get back to being that happy teacher again, drop me a line.

It would bring me so much joy to help put as many happy teachers in the classroom as possible.

02/02/2023

Just like most good-natured advice given by adults to teenagers, this went right over my head every single time (of which there were many, MANY) my Freshman year English teacher said it to us.

But, now that I'm older (and much wiser), what he was trying to get across to me finally clicked: If you want something to be different, you have to change what you're doing (or the way you're doing it).

How is this relevant for teachers?

So often we're stuck (or feel stuck) doing things exactly the same way we've always done them because 'that's the way it's done.'

But why?

Remember when we were all excited at the opportunities the COVID shut down created for education and our system?

What happened?

We went back to the status quo.

Did you too?

Why? What can you change? How?

We know that things are different now. Kids are different. The system is largely the same, but WE do have agency. What can be changed that will make a difference for you (even a little, tiny difference from a little, tiny change)?

What's stopping you?

11/07/2022

Growth Mindset. Such buzz words in education. We’re asked to instill this mindset into our students, but how do we live it ourselves?

For real. How do you do it?

On the flip side: how do you catch yourself when you’re in a fixed mindset?

10/31/2022

I had an interesting conversation today. I admitted that I feel very depleted and that this idea and feeling is new(ish) to me.

I used to be the person who didn’t understand the expression “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” I really didn’t get it. I was just always thought…yeah you can! You just keep doing it.

Because you HAVE to.

You don’t get that luxury.

But now I’m truly empty.

The question I was asked after I came to this revelation was pretty simple: What do you do to fill yourself back up?

I DON’T KNOW!

I’ve never been to the point that it’s needed this badly before.

I always just squeaked by.

I can’t anymore.

Anyone else at that point? You know you need it, but you just DON’T know how?

Anyone else been there? How did you get yourself out?

Share your journeys with me and each other so we know we’re not alone!

You are not alone.

10/25/2022

How cute is this project?? Orange scrapbook paper, black construction paper, and glue.

Awesome skill practice for little ones. Might have to do this with my little sometime in the next week.

I love being inspired by other teachers—what have you seen lately that you’re planning to ‘borrow’?

10/24/2022

These last few years have been HARD. In general, but especially for those in education.

Remember when school was first canceled and everyone praised how amazing teachers are?

We’re long passed that phase.

Now it’s DO MORE. Don’t complain. Support mental health needs of students AND close the gap! Sacrifice yourself for them always. It’s not about you, it’s about the kids!

Well, s**t. I didn’t know teaching was about kids, person who hasn’t been in a K-12 school since they were a student. Thank you for informing me!

Ok. Now that I’ve got that off my chest—what are we going to do about it?

Teachers have been given a prickly-ass cactus.

But we don’t need to sit on it.

There is only one variable that you can control every single day and that’s YOURSELF. You are doing the best you can do every single day (I truly believe that). But you cannot control what everyone else choses to do. Or say. Or think.

So. Today. You get to pick your focus. It’s up to you to chose to focus on the growth—of yourself, your students, your classroom.

Let the critics talk—you know the truth and that’s what’s important.

You were given a cactus.

Don’t choose to sit on it.

10/18/2022

Confession time: I’ve just been doing just enough to get by lately. Honestly, it’s what I needed.

It’s been TOO MUCH. The best thing I could do for myself was to take a bit of a break and do what I needed to do to get by.

But not anymore!

I’M BACK!

Something awoke in me today.

I thought about all the teachers I’ve talked to lately who are down.

All the teachers who are hurting.

All the teachers who are JUST getting by and are freakin’ tired.

I’m back and I’m excited because I know that what I do helps when you’re in that place.

You can kiss your love of teaching goodbye and be miserable the rest of the year, or you can DO something about it.

If you’re ready to do something, let me know.

Comment on this post.
Send me a DM.
Visit my website and set up a free call.

Whatever feels right for you, I’m ready.

01/20/2022

I’m getting used to crying every Tuesday night again for .

This quote from an earlier season is one of my favorites.

Everything you encounter in life is a learning opportunity. It’s up to you to look at life this way—through this lens.

There is a lot that sucks in the world right now. And it has for just about 2 solid years.

What have you learned that will help you? What wisdom can you share with others?

01/17/2022

You really are.

And so is everyone else.

How true do you believe that is?

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01/12/2022

This was my 2021 Achilles heel. I thought if I just avoided the tough choices long enough--if I just waited until I was ready to choose--that I was evading my decisions.

I wasn't.

In reality, I was deciding to answer "no" or "not right now."

These were still choices I was making, I was just too afraid to say it.

Here's the deal though, sometimes I didn't want to say no. Sometimes I wanted to say yes. I was just too afraid.

So this year, my goal is to own it AND boss up.

I will:
Own my No.
Own my Yes.
Own my Not Right Now.

I will OWN my CHOICES.
Because I am always at choice.

01/11/2022

Have you ever been lucky enough to work with one of your best friends? A few years ago, I was in what was otherwise a pretty miserable work environment, but I managed because of the amazing people around me.

One in particular shared my love of music/dancing. So, we used that. We used it whenever we could:

Happy? Dance Party.

Sad? Dance Party.

Angry? Dance Party.

Did it solved our problems? No. It did not. But it did help us elevate. It lifted us in the hard times so that we could do what needed to be done.

What do you that helps you through the tough moments?

01/10/2022

When you woke up this morning, you were faced with a choice. How are you going to get out of bed today?

What did you choose?

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