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Teachers are more valuable than you’ve been told, and if you feel like you’ve lost your sparkle, it might not be you… it might just be the lighting. 

This week, Vanessa shares a story about Llanite, one of the rarest rocks on Earth (found only near Llano, Texas), and why it’s the perfect metaphor for teachers whose skills have been overlooked for so long they’ve started to overlook themselves.

You’ll also get a ridiculously simple grounding reset (no “wellness routine” required): step outside for 2–5 minutes and look up. When “Small Human meets Big Sky,” your nervous system settles and your perspective widens.

Then we get practical about the big question that shows up during testing season/end-of-year chaos: “Is this the year I leave?” Vanessa explains why this is often the worst time to make the final decision and the best time to start preparing, because the rest of the working world does not run on a school calendar.

In this episode:

• The Llanite lesson: rare value is easy to miss when it’s “always been there” 
• Why teachers underestimate their own skills (and others do too) 
• The fast grounding hack: change your environment, change your state 
• Why constant evaluation can disconnect you from your own worth 
• The guilt economy (“stay for the kids”) and why guilt is a terrible career strategy 
• Vanessa’s transition framework: Decide → Clarify → Build → Refine → Attract 
• Job search reality: it often takes 6–12 months, so planning matters 

Teacher Hack of the Week

Go outside. Two minutes is enough to shift your breathing, your vision, and your brain. Change the lighting—then see what you notice.

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Ep. 290 (Fear, Burnout, and a Smarter Job Strategy): https://www.buzzsprout.com/277608/episodes/18785109
 
 

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Until next time… take a moment, look up at the sky, and remember: you are amazing. 

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