In this episode, I interview Chester Jackson about his life's purpose and direction in the field of adoption. Chester was invited into the world of adoption, as an unqualified adoption worker because of a connection to his friend, only to learn at the age of 33 that he, himself, was adopted and he never knew. He found answers and healing in the work he did and displays excellent leadership skills in the field. You are going to love his story. I know I did.

#adoption, #family, #leadership, #lifeequalschoices, #kimolver, #podcast

In this episode, I interview Michael Sherlock about her business and her ideas and concepts about leadership. Michael is quite entrepreneurial-minded and finds ways to take seemingly random events in her life and find ways to create business opportunities from them. She has also developed forward-thinking ideas about what will be needed from leaders post-COVID which make so much sense. If you are a leader, you owe it to yourself to listen to what Michael has to say. For more information, check out her website at shockyourpotential.com.

#leadership #shockyourpotential #MichaelSherlock #KimOlver #podcast #LifeequalsChoices #leadership101 #leadershiplessons

In this episode, I discuss leadership and how coaching can help a leader be that leader with the right balance of support and challenge. Asking employees self-evaluation questions, rather than providing your one-sided feedback is more effective in gaining what you really want, a satisfied, engaged employee. If you would be interested in more on leadership, check out my Empowered Leadership eBook.

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In this episode, I interview Ivan Honey, psychologist, Choice Theory Enthusiast and creator of the Get Happier Project. Ivan and I speak about his invention, The Get Happier Project, and how it is used in schools around the globe to support teachers, parents and students in learning their own psychology so they can make better choices and live happier. Check it out and if you want to continue the conversation with Ivan, you can do that from his website: www.gethappier.net.

#gethappier #IvanHoney #lifeequalschoices #choicesequallife #GlasserQualitySchools #choicetheory

In this episode, I interview Dr. Lois DaSilva-Knapton about her journey from paraprofessional to school superintendent. Lois learned that her love is in special education and she is currently working as the head of special education in New Hampshire. She was exposed to Choice Theory early in her career and says it definitely shaped her as a leader and helped her to overcome the day-to-day stress from running a school system, and more specifically during COVID restrictions. Watch for her forthcoming book: Overcoming: from Tragedies to Triumphs, her personal story packed with Choice Theory solutions for overcoming many of life's challenges. Lois can be reached at loisknapton100@gmail.com.

#podcast #educationalleadership #education #special education #lifeequalschoices

In this episode, I interview Steve Hammond, a principal of a Glasser Quality School (GQS) in Norfolk, VA. Steve’s GQS is also a Catholic school where he trains his teachers in Glasser’s Choice Theory ideology. Steve and I talk about his school, his journey to becoming a GQS and some very poignant stories of students along the way. If you have ever wondered about the magic of what Choice Theory applied in a school setting can achieve, then you need to listen to this episode. To contact Steve directly, email him at claritycom100@gmail.com. Steve is also a faculty member of William Glasser International and can do training at your school.

In this episode I discuss the difference between discipline and punishment in school and how punishment doesn't really work unless all we want is compliance. When you are looking to help your students learn and grow, a new discipline is needed. Teachers aren't trained to be counselors to their students but they are often called upon to fill a similar role. The simplicity of helping students self-evaluate can help teachers gain a framework for providing students what they need, without a counseling degree.

#teaching #education #selfevaluation #lifeequalschoices #disciplinevpunishment #effectivediscipline

In this episode, I interview Choice Theory counselor, Pam Slakely, about her involvement with Mental Freedom both as an individual taking the coaching program and as a counselor using the elements in her counseling.

#Lifeequalschoices #KimOlver #MentalFreedom #Choice Theory #counseling #coaching