Teaching to the TOP

109. Habit Building Check-In

It’s been a few weeks since setting our own personal habits for the new year and it is officially check in time! Back in episode 106. Habits We Are Building This Year, we shared a personal and professional habit that we are working to build and why. We wanted to give you a  behind the scenes of how we 
In this episode we share:
It’s important to create an “environment” that will help to build new habits. 
Habit stacking can help you identify a current habit and stack it with a newer habit you are working to build. 
Make building habits easy by creating a plan and breaking the habit into smaller pieces. 
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108. Why Your Habit Building is Failing

How many times have you told yourself at the start of a new year that you are going to work out more, leave school on time, drink more or any other goal/habit that you have wanted to build? And how many times have you found yourself failing at building those habits? Have you ever wondered why? 
This week’s episode is the next installment of our mini-series on habit building for the month of January! In the first episode, we share the habits we are trying to build… don’t worry, you will get an update on how it’s going in next week’s episode! In the second episode, we shared tiny changes that give you BIG results and reviewed the book Atomic Habits. In today’s episode, we are getting down and dirty with why your habit building is failing.
In this episode we share: 
3 Misconceptions around building habits.
Instead of asking “How long does habit building take” you should be asking “How many times does it take to build a new habit.”
Your habits are failing because you do not have the systems in place to help you.
If you don’t change these current systems and routines, then your habit will fail.
You have to start small and build easier habits in order to later build more difficult habits. 
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107. Tiny Changes That Give You BIG Results!

We have an exciting episode for you all today! We recently read the book Atomic Habits by James Clear and our minds were blown! This book has been on our radar for some time and what better time to sit down and share our thoughts than at the start of a new year.
Starting a New Year will prompt many of us to think about resolutions, but we pushed your thinking with our first episode by having you instead focus on building habits. Since then, we have always understood the importance of building effective habits. So when we learned about James Clear’s book Atomic Habits, we knew this would align directly with what we believe. 
In this episode we are going to share things that resonated with us, our biggest takeaways, and how we are planning to implement tips and strategies moving forward. So grab a drink, go for a walk or put your airpods in while cleaning because this is going to be an episode to remember. 
In this episode you will:
Learn the four laws to building habits: Make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, make it satisfying. 
Building habits is about identifying the person you want to become. 
Improvements are only temporary until they become who you are. 
Habit formation is the process by which a behavior becomes progressively more automatic through repetition. The more you repeat the more your brain makes this into a habit. 
“Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.”
SO MUCH MORE!
GRAB THE BOOK!
Atomic Habits by James Clear 
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106. Habits We Are Building This Year

Happy New Year! It's 2022 and we love starting the new year off with reflecting and thinking of new habits to start off the year. We wanted to do something a little different to help give you more inspiration on how to get started or even which goals you feel as though you should be starting. 
Listen in as Bridget and Michelle share a personal and professional habit to build this year. You'll hear why this habit is important and how they are planning on meeting this habit.  Stay tuned because later this month for the reflection on how this habit building is going!
 
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105. Celebrating Two Years of TOP TEACHING!

We are celebrating 2 AMAZING years today on the podcast! We cannot believe the community of teachers we have built these past two years and we are beyond grateful for each and every one of you. Join us as we celebrate these past two years. 
In this episode we share:
Our favorite episode from this past year.
New things that came out of Teaching on the Double
What challenges we have had this past year
Ways that we have grown individually and as a team
Goals for the upcoming year! 
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104. Behind the Scenes: Our Christmas Traditions

This time of the year is about spending time with family and friends, and to take some time and give back to yourself and focus on creating new memories. In this episode we are excited to share some of our family traditions with all of you. So grab your favorite hot drink and sit back as we dive into our Christmas Traditions.
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103. Bridget and Michelle‘s Secret Santa Gift Exchange

We’ve got an extra special episode for you all today! In this episode, Bridget and Michelle are together recording for the first time since March 2020. To celebrate this special time of year and also being back together, Bridget and Michelle are exchanging gifts! Listen in as they share their gifts and the special moment together. Happy Holidays!!
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102. Our Teacher Amazon FAVORITES

This time of the year is crazy hectic for everyone. Between concerts, assemblies, special classroom events and all things personal, it can cause you to feel overwhelmed and unprepared. This year we want to help make things a little simpler for you. 
We’ve collected some of our FAVORITE teacher items off of Amazon. Need an idea for a colleague, team, kid’s teacher? We got you covered! We each share 5 items that have been game-changers for us as teachers. These come in no specific order or price range. 
Clicker (DinoFire… around $15): https://amzn.to/3ndWTGq
Spring loaded scissors (Fiskars… around $23): https://amzn.to/3wJk92r
XL Expo eraser (EXPO… around $16): https://amzn.to/3Hnlf8Y
Backpack (Mosiso… around $25): https://amzn.to/3ovYQ0z
Artellius Dry Erase Markers (around $16 for 40 pack): https://amzn.to/30lVaWG
DYMO embossing Label Maker ($10): https://amzn.to/335TpOF
Wristbands Variety Pack (450 for about $14): https://amzn.to/3y6hpNb
Long Reach Stapler ($22) 50 sheet capacity: https://amzn.to/3yb6v8P
Frixon Erasable Pens and Markers ($18 for a variety pack of 10): https://amzn.to/3rNDkaJ / https://amzn.to/3m7XOHR
BTSKY A4 Plus Clear Plastic Stackable Storage Box ($12 each): https://amzn.to/3IsVhBz
CHECK OUT OUR NEW DIGITAL FITNESS PLANNER
Don’t forget to check out our new addition to our TOP Digital Planning line. The Digital Fitness Planner comes in both tablet and landscape, AND we have accompanying stickers to help you with your planning needs. 
Digital Fitness Google Slides Planner: https://bit.ly/GoogleFitnessPlanner
Digital Fitness Tablet Planner:https://bit.ly/FitnessTabletPlanner
Digital Fitness Stickers: https://bit.ly/FitnessPlannerStickers
 
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