Sunday, December 10, 2017

Blog #27: Education Leadership & Beyond: Surviving & Thriving with Guest Dan Spainhour

Education Leadership and Beyond:  Surviving & Thriving  with Andrew Marotta
Podcast #27 - aired Saturday 12/9/17
9am live or on the app anytime country 107.7 WDLC, 106.9 WYNC, Wall Radio, and Pocono 96.7



Presence!  What do you think of when you hear this word?  This leadership quality?  What is your presence?  At your job, when you speak in public, or even in your own family?  I learned  a lot about presence when reading the Coaching & Leadership Journal organized by Dan Spainhour of the Leadership Publishing Team.  Image result for dan spainhour west stokes
Dan, who is this week's guest on Ed Leadership & Beyond, writes about the book Presence:  Bringing your boldest self to your biggest challenges written by Harvard Business Professor Amy Cuddy. Image result for presence 

        Dan highlights four major points about having presence from the book:
#1:  Believability:  being authentic & genuine.  Having clarity in your communication.
#2:  Being confident:  not defensive, cocky or arrogant--Being able to let your guard down, accept criticism, & you don’t have to act as you know all the answers.
#3: Your verbal and non-verbal behaviors should synchronize with one another--when you are telling a happy story, these feelings should reflect in your body language.
#4: Stories--believe in your own stories. Become a great story teller. Tell them with passion and from the heart.

A friend recently interviewed for a position and there was a question about time management. She told the panel the story of Roger Bannister and how she can best manage her time also: Roger Bannister was the first person to break the 4 minute mile. He trained and did this while studying in medical school. He trained only for a short time each day: How? He skipped a different class each day--It's not the time you put in, it's what you put into the time! Become a great storyteller, whether they are yours or someone else's. Practice them and tell them over and over.
Need help? Need content? Call my friend Dr. Rob Gilbert's success hotline each day 973-743-4690. Think it is a gimmick? a scam? think not and give it a shot. You'll be happy you did.

 Check out Amy Cuddy's TED talk on Presence:
Amy Cuddy: Presence

 Thank you for reading & tuning in. Be bolder and show your presence!
Go out and change the world for the better.
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Andrew Marotta
Check out my first book:
The Principal: Surviving and Thriving  125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for All School Principals.
Found on andrewmarotta.com, amazon, and all online retailers.  For bulk orders, email survivethriveorders@gmail.com  Now available in kindle edition. Audible edition coming soon!

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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Blog #26: Hand, Fight, Life with my guest Principal Jared Kahmar


Education Leadership and Beyond:  Surviving & Thriving  with Andrew Marotta
Podcast #26 - aired Saturday 12/2
9am live or on the app anytime country 107.7 WDLC, 106.9 WYNC, Wall Radio, and Pocono 96.7



So normally, for each and every podcast that I record I start out with a 10-12 minute opening concept about leadership, education, or a tie in, when possible, with my guest.  Well, this show was different.  Jared Kahmar, flipped it around on me and asked me the questions.  He was extremely passionate about the Hand, Fight, Life concept he's been working on....related to wrestling but when applied to life, it can be a plan for success!

He asked me about my perfect day, my am & pm routines, my PLN (professional learning network) content (podcasts, readings, and things you partake in each day),and my core values.  He commented on how my routines and perfect day should reflect in my core values and how doing those things should be in tune with my values..and the content that I surround myself with should be adding to my core values....helping me only improve.  I was able to share about my beautiful family, eating healthy, having goals and a vision for the future.

Ask yourself those four questions:
  • What is your perfect day?
  • Your am & pm routines?
  • The content you surround yourself with: TV, texting, podcast, reading, etc?
  • Your core values?
Do they connect?  Do they represent one another?  Do they represent you?  Jared walked me through the concept of hand, fight, life explaining how all of these should be connected and represent you and what your about--how you spend you time, your actions, and your investments.  Jared brought the energy on the show & flipped it around on me.  Hope you enjoy the concept of hand, fight, life and our talk!


Tune in live this Saturday 9am on the app Country 107.7 WDLC on demand on the app, Sunday 7am on Pocono 96.7 or my website andrewmarotta.com to listen this week's show or past shows.

Go out and change the world for the better.
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Andrew Marotta

Check out my book:
The Principal: Surviving and Thriving  125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for All School Principals.
Found on andrewmarotta.com, amazon, and all online retailers.  For bulk orders, email survivethriveorders@gmail.com  Now available in kindle edition.
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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Blog #25 Thanksgiving at Aunt Maryann's & Uncle Jeff's


Education Leadership and Beyond:  Surviving & Thriving  with Andrew Marotta
Podcast #25 - aired Saturday 11/25
9am live or on the app anytime country 107.7 WDLC, 106.9 WYNC, Wall Radio, and Pocono 96.7



48 years. 37 guests. 42 years. _____ bottles of wine & 1 big turkey!  Unbelievable that Thanksgiving is here, 2018.  My Aunt Maryann & Uncle Jeff have been hosting Thanksgiving for 48 years, and there will be 37 guests, and this will be my 42 year...yes my whole life....minus a few years in college.  The amount of wine consumed is still yet to be determined...Aunt Maryann was this week's guest on education leadership and beyond and we talked about family.  She provided great insight on being a successful teacher, caring food pantry director, and a loving Mother, Wife, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and of course Aunt!The opening concept I shared is about family:  what we can do for our families--regardless of your role.  You can pick your friends but you can't pick you family.  I talked about the following:Help your family, protect your family, and most of all, love your family.Helping--I shared the story of how we lived with Aunt Maryan & Uncle Jeff for about about a year before our home was completed in NE PA.  We lived in my Grandmother's old apartment upstairs from my Aunt's place.  We shared many a meal together, with love, laughs, comfort and warmth from my Aunt & Uncle and cousins while we were there.  We were in need, and they helped!Protecting:  I told the story of how my Dad helped my sister out at Cortland U many years ago.  My sister Maureen was a freshmen and she attended a dance.  The next morning there was another male freshmen telling tall tales about my sister about activities he only wished had happened with her.  This was very upsetting to my sister as her reputation and dignity were on the line.  My parents listened to her and they took action.  The following morning my Dad knocked on my sister's dorm room door at around 7:30 (Do the math:  Staten Island, NY to Cortland, NY is about a 3.5 hrs drive)  He famously said to her "Show me that boy! which prompted Maureen to bring my Dad (the famous Mr. Joe!) to the cafe...Maur pointed him out and off MR. Joe went to speak to the young man.  The boy retracted his stories and apologized to Maureen and was never to be heard from again.  What a sign of support and protection from a father to his daughter!!!💗💗💗💗

 Lastly, love your family.  Life is short.  As Mr. Joe used to say, you never know what tomorrow is going to bring.  Forgive one another, take your family as they are--for their good and for their faults--they're your family.  No one's perfect.  I've made plenty of mistakes and my family has showed me unconditional love--my side and my wife's side.  Love your family!Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Tune in live this Saturday 9am on the app Country 107.7 WDLC on demand on the app, 7am Sunday 7am on Pocono 96.7 or my website andrewmarotta.com to listen this week's show or past shows.


Go out and change the world for the better.
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Andrew Marotta
Check out my first book:
The Principal: Surviving and Thriving  125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for All School Principals.
Found on andrewmarotta.com, amazon, and all online retailers.  For bulk orders, email survivethriveorders@gmail.com  Now available in kindle edition.
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