Finding Your Values as an FDC Educator (And Why It's the Antidote to Burnout)

An educator named Jane left a comment that stopped me in my tracks: "I don't know if I ever share my values." If that hits you the same way it hit her, this episode is for you. In this episode, I unpack: The difference between requirements (what you must do) and values (why you'd want to do it), and why chasing only the first one hollows educators out Why the industry is losing educators at an alarming rate, and what that actually has to do with values, not just workload Real examples from my own service, gardening, cooking, community walks, the fire pit ritual, and how anchoring your program in what genuinely lights you up changes everything The difference between working in your business and working on your business, and why "free-only" professional development quietly tells you you're not worth investing in A practical invitation to write your own values down this week, not think about them, write them I also talk about what's coming at Dream, Lead, Play '26, two days in Sydney, Friday 11 September for Leaders and Saturday 12 September for Educators, with Emma Rattenbury, Nicole Halton, Sammi Jaeger and Maree Kirkpatrick. Tickets are $250 and if you learn even a handful of things from any one speaker, that investment pays for itself within a week. Grab your seat at bigheartededucation.com/dreamleadplay26. From my big heart to yours.