Career Growth for Teachers Who Want More Options: Teacher Career Cheat Codes with Courtney Johnson

Courtney Johnson is a career content creator, personal brand strategist, and the author of Career Cheat Codes. She's also Christa's personal brand mentor, business coach, and the person who helped her build the thing you're listening to right now. In this conversation: why teachers should work louder (not harder), and the smallest possible step toward building a personal brand.Plus: cringe mountain, why receiving compliments is the same muscle as receiving money, and Courtney's exact starter pack for anyone who wants to start posting online but doesn't know where to begin.This episode covers:• The case for working louder: why staying visible matters more than staying late, and how teachers can practice it without feeling like they're bragging.• Cringe mountain: the gap between where you are and where you want to be, and why everyone who's already up there had to climb it themselves.• Career advice that actually translates for teachers: most of it assumes a corporate ladder. What the cheat codes look like when your path isn't a ladder.• Receiving compliments → receiving money. Why one is the practice muscle for the other, and what teachers can do this week to start.• The personal brand starter pack: pick one platform. Post one time a week. For one year. That's it.Connect with Courtney:@courtlynnjohnson (Instagram)@courtlynnjohnson (TikTok)Courtney Johnson (LinkedIn)Career Cheat Codes (Penguin Random House)🎧 Subscribe now for new episodes every Tuesday.Come hang:Instagram → @teacherswithmoneyInstagram (Christa) → @christajeanjonesLinkedIn → Christa JonesLet's finally start your Teachers Pay Teachers store, together! → TPT Launch LabThis podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.