Why Teachers Are Terrible at Celebrating Wins (And How to Fix It)

You just had a good day. A lesson landed, a kid finally got it, you left before dark for once — and you told no one, including yourself.

Teachers are wired to hold onto the hard stuff and let the good stuff slide right past. In this episode, I break down why that happens, what Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel meant when he called celebration "an active state," and how Martin Seligman's PERMA model and Teresa Amabile's research on small wins connect directly to the S — Successes — pillar of the STRONG Framework.

You'll walk away with a two-minute practice you can start tonight.

In this episode:

- Why teachers treat noticing their own wins as arrogant or unprofessional

- The difference between being entertained  ...