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Episode 152: Private School Leadership Does NOT Have To Be Death By 10,000 Paper Cuts

Just a heads up that the next few sentences are going to be gross.

We have all heard the phrase, “death by 1,000 cuts.” This phrase actually comes from an ancient Chinese form of execution called Lingchi, which literally translates to "slow slicing." It was a brutal and symbolic form of torture meant to inflict maximum suffering over time.

Of course, in modern language, it describes the fact that thousands of tiny stressors, annoyances, or disruptions that slowly wear you down and lead to burnout or worse. As a private school leader, you deal with these all the time, they might look like: inbox overload, frequent interruptions, repetitive questions, staff drama, unexpected staff absences, facility problems, parent complaints, micromanagement from the board and a lack of boundaries.

Each of these on their own? Minor inconveniences. But together, day after day, they can feel exhausting, frustrating and discouraging. On today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, I am going to teach you 8 Strategies To Overcome Death By 10,000 Paper Cuts.

I know that you are super busy, so be sure to listen while you are doing something else. I hope that you will get value from this episode as you serve and lead your school community. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to listen to the podcast!

Thanks for making a difference,

Mark Minkus

I am excited to share with you a new resource and I want to give this to you as a FREE GIFT to say “thank you” for listening to the podcast. It is called The 7 Secrets To Improving Teacher Morale. As private school leaders, we are always looking for ways to improve teacher morale at our schools, but it is hard to know where to start. Well, now you have a step by step plan and you can grab it at theprivateschoolleader.com/morale

Being a private school leader is a VERY difficult job. You have to make hundreds of decisions every day, and you have to keep everyone safe, increase enrollment, keep the parents happy, keep the board happy, motivate the teachers, deal with student discipline, beat last year’s test scores and come in under budget.

That can lead to you feeling tired, discouraged and stressed out. I’ve been there. That’s why I created THRIVE Academy just for you. THRIVE Academy is a digital course that will help you get out of survival mode and get back to feeling energized at school. To learn more, go to www.theprivateschoolleader.com/thrive 

Are any of these statements true about you?

The "tyranny of the urgent" controls my day, and I start working on my important tasks when the school gets quiet.

• I feel discouraged, lonely, exhausted and stressed out. I'm not sure that my job is sustainable.
• My school invades every part of my professional and personal life.
• I want to have a long and happy and fulfilling career as a private school leader.
• I feel called to do this work, but I am not sure how long I can keep doing it if no

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