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The Private School Leader Podcast

The Private School Leader Podcast exists to help you go from SURVIVING to THRIVING as you lead your school. Do you ever feel lonely and isolated in your role as a private school leader? Do you wish that you could get back to what really energizes you (making a difference in the lives of your students)? Do you want to have a long AND fulfilling career in private school education? Are you an aspiring Head of School and you want to accelerate your leadership growth? If you answered “yes” to any

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Episode 139 Prioritizing Problems: Elephants, Wolves...

The Private School Leader Podcast ·

2025/06/14

My daughter is a birdkeeper at the Jacksonville Zoo. She gets to work with some pretty amazing birds and do some really cool things. One day, a few months ago, I got a text from her along with three pictures of her and three other keepers wrestling/relocating an alligator! I’m pretty sure that’s NOT her area…I want you to imagine that you are visiting a zoo with your family: Look to the left and you see a slow moving, giant elephant. Look to the right and you see a wolf that looks like it

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37:53

Episode 138: Bosses Make You Feel Anxious, Leaders...

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2025/06/07

I want you to think back to your first job.Was it McDonald’s or another fast food place? Maybe it was as a cashier at a grocery store or babysitting or camp counselor or washing cars at a car dealership. Now, I want you to think about your first boss. Was that boss grumpy, short-tempered and kind of mean? Or was that boss kind, encouraging and patient? We have all had a lot of bosses in our lives. There are a lot of bosses in this world. There are also a lot of leaders in this world. But,

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Episode 137: The Secret Struggle: Mental Health And...

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2025/05/31

In July of 2021, the summer Olympics were taking place in Tokyo, one year after being cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. You may remember that Simone Biles withdrew from the gymnastics competition citing mental health issues, especially anxiety.Her openness about her mental health struggles brought a lot of media attention and other athletes and entertainers felt more comfortable talking about their mental health issues. From Michael Phelps to Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande, more and more

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Episode 136: 4 More Powerful Leadership Lessons From...

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2025/05/24

Back in October of 2023, I recorded Episode 53 of this podcast: “5 Powerful Leadership Lessons From Atomic Habits”. Since then, that episode has become one of the most downloaded episodes in the history of the podcast.The popularity of that episode has nothing to do with me and everything to do with James Clear’s amazing book. Atomic Habits is the best-selling non-fiction book of all time with over 20 million copies sold and it has been translated into over 60 languages. Not only is this

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Episode 135: Do 1 Of These 4 Things This Summer To...

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2025/05/17

One of the most famous opening lines in classic literature is, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”Do you remember the book? If you guessed A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, then you were probably paying attention during your Middle School Language Arts class. As you read this, your school year is winding down and your summer plans are on the near horizon. Summer can be the best of times and the worst of times to get things done and get “caught up” as a private

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Episode 134: "‘My Child Is Not the Problem’: How To...

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2025/05/10

“My son doesn’t lie.”“My daughter would never do that.” “My child has gotten straight A’s since Kindergarten, so if he got a C it is clearly a problem with the teacher.” “He’s only acting this way because he is bored.” It is so frustrating when a parent gets out their “blamethrower” and blames the teacher, the test, the principal, the classmates, and says that the rules in the handbook are too strict. We can throw up our hands and say “Oh Well!” Or we can learn more about defensive

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Episode 133: Do These 4 Things Before Your Body...

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2025/05/03

Whenever the word “emergency” is in the title of something, you probably hope that you don’t ever need to use it. Emergency Room. Emergency Exit. Emergency Fund. Emergency Brake.I hope that you have never had to pull the emergency brake while driving because that means you’ve tried everything else to stop your car. Your emergency brake is always your last resort. Your body also has an “emergency brake”. It will stop you when you are going too fast for too long. When your body pulls the

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Episode 132: 5 Strategies to Avoid Getting Sucked...

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2025/04/26

Has this ever happened to you?You are sitting at your desk and a teacher appears at your door. The teacher asks, “Do you have a minute?” The teacher is very upset and they start ranting about another teacher at your school and they proceed to tell you why they are so annoyed and frustrated. That teacher wants you to immediately be as upset as they are. That teacher wants you to stop what you are doing and deal with their problem. Like, right now. If this has happened to you, you know

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Episode 131: Leading Your School While Caring For...

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2025/04/19

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average age of a Head of School in America is 52 years old. That means a lot of private school leaders have parents in their 70’s and 80’s.My mom was 86 when she passed in 2013. My dad was 92 when he passed in 2021. Both of my parents needed a lot of care in the years before they passed and my siblings and I carried a complex mix of stress, guilt and anxiety. We also tried to navigate the often confusing and exhausting list of

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Episode 130: The 5 Keys To Making Sure That The...

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2025/04/12

During the early 1990’s, I coached boys varsity basketball at the school that I led. At the time, we didn’t have a full-size Gym on campus, so we rented a Gym that was a 15 minute drive from our school. One Friday night, after the last game, we were all filing out of the Gym and I noticed one of the referees standing on the sidewalk and he looked really upset.I said, “Is everything OK?” The referee replied, “Someone stole my car during the game.” I don’t know if you’ve ever had your car

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Episode 129: Does Your Spouse/Partner/Best Friend...

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2025/04/05

For 33 years, I did the same thing almost every day. I came home from school and immediately started venting to my wife about my day as a private school leader.I am ashamed to say, it wasn’t until after I retired, that I stopped to think about how doing that every day made my wife feel. All those years of me venting and complaining and all those years of her listening and trying to make me feel better. Recently, I asked my wife, “What impact did all of that have on you?” Here’s what she

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Episode 128: Do 3 Things Now And 4 Things Later To...

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2025/03/29

When I was a kid, I learned the following poem:30 days has September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31, except for February, it’s the one Which only has 28 days clear, And 29 in each Leap Year. Unfortunately, there is a big fat lie hiding in this poem. May actually has 100 days. Well, at least it feels that way in our private schools with all of the: banquets, ceremonies, dances, concerts, teacher observations, final exams, field trips and Graduation. It is easy to go into

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Episode 127: This One Strategy Will Significantly...

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2025/03/22

I want to know if any of these statements describe a typical day at school for you:You run around putting out fires, playing “Whack-A-Mole” with your hair on fire. You finally get back to your office and sit down at your desk, but you don’t know what to do next. So, you stare blankly at your computer screen for a while and then you start checking emails. When you look at your “to do list” you immediately feel overwhelmed because it is so long, so big and so disorganized. If that sounds

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Episode 126: The 4 Keys To Surviving "Tough...

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2025/03/15

Where I live, we get to experience all four seasons. Right now the first signs of spring are popping up all around me.We have some very distinct seasons at our private schools: Back To School Season Countdown to Winter Break The 100 Days of May We also have another season at our schools in late March and early April. It’s my least favorite season of the year. I refer to it as "Tough Conversation Season.” This is usually the time of year when we have to have some difficult conversations

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Episode 125: This Is An Eviction Notice For The...

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2025/03/08

I want you to picture a bright pink elephant riding a unicycle.Now, I want you to stop thinking about it. Just stop. Don’t think about it anymore. That worked about as well as you trying not to think about that upset parent that is living rent-free in your head. You know which parent I’m talking about. They are not just visiting your house. They backed the U-Haul up to your house and moved all of their furniture into your living room. Not good. The bad news is that they have moved in and

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Episode 124: How To Overcome The “Sunday Scaries”

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2025/03/01

Has this ever happened to you?You’re having a nice weekend, hanging out with friends and family. You are getting some things done around the house and running some errands On Sunday (late afternoon, early evening) you start to feel weird, you feel off. Your stomach feels off, you feel a little anxious, stressed, maybe you have a headache, You might even feel irritable and restless. Unfortunately, you have come down with a case of the “Sunday Scaries.” According to a recent survey from

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Episode 123: 4 Ways To Deal With The Teacher That Is...

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2025/02/22

I am a huge fan of 80’s movies. Some of my favorites are Rocky 4, Back To The Future, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Top Gun.However, I am not a fan of scary movies. In fact, two of my least favorite words are “jump scare” From 2008-2012, the 5 movies in the Twilight franchise grossed more than $1.3 billion. I didn’t want to, but I went with my wife to every single one of those movies. Even though the Twilight franchise was more romance novel than slasher horror

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Episode 122: How To Navigate Complex Emotions When...

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2025/02/15

You have probably heard the saying, “No two days the same".This is an accurate description of your job as a private school leader. I used to say to my family, “I go to school to see what’s going to happen”.While our days are very unpredictable, I have found that some days during the school year are actually very predictable. For example: Best Day: The day of the 8th Grade vs. Faculty Basketball Game Most Rewarding Day: Graduation Day Most Discouraging Day: The day that I get the parent

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Episode 121: 3 Reasons Why You Should Start Your Own...

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2025/02/08

I want to tell you something about myself. I am not a fan of social media.Now, don’t get me wrong, I can definitely zone out while scrolling through reels on Instagram. The algorithm will always keep sending me videos of dachshunds, basketball highlights, drone shots of the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ and clips of my favorite stand up comedians: Nate Bargatze, Sebastian Maniscalco and Jim Gaffigan. I’m just not a fan of how social media makes people feel. A lot of comparison is happening

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Episode 120: It May Be Time For You To Consider A...

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2025/02/01

“Enrollment Season”Two words that can stir up a variety of emotions in nearly every private school leader. Enrollment season can cause you to feel stress, anxiety and uncertainty. You might be thinking “here we go again” and that is going to be a real grind. According to Independent School Management, 30–40% of private schools are currently using a continuous enrollment model or are working toward implementing this approach in the near future. For 31 years, I was used to a very traditional

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