How mindfulness is key to ability to affect positive change in our communities with Megan Sweet

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">In this week’s episode of</span> <strong>Energetically You</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, I had the pleasure of interviewing Megan Sweet, an expert in leading community-driven education transformation in high-need schools and districts. With more than 25 years of experience in education, and 15 years directly leading changes in schools, districts, and statewide in California, she  knows that education is the most important lever we have for creating a more equitable society.   She also knows that the best way to realize true change is by supporting and empowering individuals to lead the changes they envision for their school communities. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">The topics we touched on:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">How considering the burnout factor is so key in the education sector.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A process</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">she has developed to take care of yourself while also being more effective at work.</span></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">How she failed to take her own advice, and burned out (again) and what she has learned from that experience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">The one technique that she uses every day that has served her the most to communicate better. </span></li> </ol> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Quotes</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">“For me as a change leader, I saw we didn’t have the tools we needed to manage the overload.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">“I started integrating mindfuln