Julie Cordiner, School Finance Consultant, joins me to talk about the importance of self-care for SBLs and shares her strategies to avoid burnout, increase productivity and take back control.

The episode at a glance:

[2:06] – Julie tells us about her background and her interests outside of education

[7:36] – Julie explains why self-care is so crucial and why she chose to speak about this rather than finance

[9:31] – Julie describes her experience of burnout and how to take back control

[13:05] – Julie talks about why you should start by concentrating on the things you can control and the steps beyond that to help you focus on self-care

[20:08] – Julie admits to her own bad habit (which sounds delicious!) and emphasises the importance of forming good habits

[26:41] – Julie shares tips on how to manage your workload and how it can impact your self-care

[34:34] – Julie explains how planning is “a promise to yourself” and how you can make it happen

[40:00] – Julie shares some other ways to manage your workload and your self-care including how to manage others

[52:50] – Julie emphasises the three things she wants us all to think about in order to boost our self-care mindset and our productivity

Related content:

- Follow Julie on Twitter

- Visit Julie’s website

- Check out Julie’s fiction books

Resources mentioned:

- Productive Flourishing Planners

- Atomic Habits by James Clear

- Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy (Summary)

- Deep Work by Cal Newport

- Canva – Templates and Graphic Designs

If you’re a School Business Leader:

- Download: Productivity Guide & Planner – Working from Home

- How to Break Bad Habits

- How to Set Goals in 2021

- The Triage System That Every Leader Should Implement

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