EdLeader Podcast - Running From, Running Through, Running Toward... A Journey to Balance, Resilience, and Transformation
In the latest episode of EdLeader, Dr. Jackson sits down with Sarah Johnson, an author, speaker, coach, and EdLeader who is dedicated to adding value to others through sharing a message of balance, resiliency, and faith. Sarah is passionate about leadership and developing educators into the best version of themselves to lead at home, work, and life. She says this message is the only thing that would have called her away from the daily work as a school principal.
Mrs. Johnson has been serving in educational leadership in Northwest Wisconsin since 2004, first as an English Teacher and then as a building principal. She seeks balance in her own life by pursuing passions such as running and writing, focusing on family with her husband who is a teacher and coach and their two young daughters, while also honing leadership skills through networking, teaching, and learning.
As a classroom teacher, Mrs. Johnson was honored as being designated twice as The Most Influential Teacher. In 2015, her leadership was recognized as the building she led was designated as a Title I School of Recognition. She is a co-author of Balance Like a Pirate: Going Beyond Work-Life Balance to Ignite Passion and Thrive as an Educator and contributed to Peter DeWitt’s Collaborative Leadership: Six Influences that Matter Most and Adam Welcome’s Run Like a Pirate. She is a state and national conference speaker around topics of balance, resilience, faith and is passionate about amplifying and empowering women through the IN AWE Podcast, which she hosts.
Mrs. Johnson holds an unwavering belief in the importance of the message she shares with audiences and readers of her leadership books about seeking balance, building resiliency, and transforming within their own lives to be the best leaders they can be at home, work, and life.
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Micro-Resilience: Minor Shifts for Major Boosts in Focus, Drive, and Energy by Bonnie St. John and Allen Haines
Mrs. Johnson has been serving in educational leadership in Northwest Wisconsin since 2004, first as an English Teacher and then as a building principal. She seeks balance in her own life by pursuing passions such as running and writing, focusing on family with her husband who is a teacher and coach and their two young daughters, while also honing leadership skills through networking, teaching, and learning.
As a classroom teacher, Mrs. Johnson was honored as being designated twice as The Most Influential Teacher. In 2015, her leadership was recognized as the building she led was designated as a Title I School of Recognition. She is a co-author of Balance Like a Pirate: Going Beyond Work-Life Balance to Ignite Passion and Thrive as an Educator and contributed to Peter DeWitt’s Collaborative Leadership: Six Influences that Matter Most and Adam Welcome’s Run Like a Pirate. She is a state and national conference speaker around topics of balance, resilience, faith and is passionate about amplifying and empowering women through the IN AWE Podcast, which she hosts.
Mrs. Johnson holds an unwavering belief in the importance of the message she shares with audiences and readers of her leadership books about seeking balance, building resiliency, and transforming within their own lives to be the best leaders they can be at home, work, and life.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Rising Strong: How the Ability to Rest Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene BrownDare to Lead by Brene Brown
Micro-Resilience: Minor Shifts for Major Boosts in Focus, Drive, and Energy by Bonnie St. John and Allen Haines
Connect With Sarah Johnson:
Books by Sarah Johnson:
Lead with FAITH: Building a Strong Foundation So You Can Rise Up, Slay Fear, and Serve WellIn AWE Podcast by Sarah Johnson:
In AWE Podcast: www.inawetorise.com
When we can connect our work to our values, it becomes much easier to be the best we can be, both at work and at home—and we’re no longer trying to balance two conflicting opposites. Ask yourself, In what way is my work aligned with my values? You could be driven by a desire to help others, support your family, or make an impact on your profession. Find a connection—even in a small way and hold on to it, remind yourself of it. It’s your why—your deeper connection to the hard work you do everyday.
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