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Life Athletes, hello and to season 2 of the Life Athletics podcast! I appreciate all the support you\u2019ve shown and given me over the past 100-plus episodes.

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On today\u2019s episode, we have Rick Smith, the author of\xa0Conscious Classroom Management\xa0and anaward-winning teacher, education consultant, and international presenter. He focuses on moving through life with balance, slowly and surely, one step at a time.

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Rick talks about how the strategies he lays out on his book about becoming better at managing the classroom can also be applied to everyday life. He tells us about the two principles in teaching that you should be taking into consideration: inner apology and inner authority. These two also work well when considered in day-to-day life.

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In addition, he talks about the importance of breathing - which I totally agree with. In life, we have to tackle so many struggles and most of the time we forget to just keep our head above water and breathe. Rick also makes it a point to remind everyone that we need to be kinder to ourselves, that we need to love ourselves no matter what.

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Habit of thought:

\u201cI\u2019m always in service mode.\u201d

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Habit of action:

Aside from \u201cembracing the worst-case scenarios,\u201d Rick says that stretching in the morning and exercises allows for his body to \u201cwake up.\u201d

On writing: \u201cI just write and I just build with it.\u201d

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What does success mean to you?

\u201cSuccess means that I am centered inside myself, in my own body, and that I am kind to myself and others.\u201d

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What does balance mean to you?

\u201cBalance is I\u2019m in the world doing things, but I\u2019m also very aware of not getting too high or too low based on what happens externally.\u201d

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What do you do to get in the zone?

\u201cLiterally just taking deep breaths, narrating to a friend what\u2019s going on - just naming them so I can see what it is.\u201d

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What do you do to recharge your batteries?

\u201cStretching, exercise, lovemaking, hanging out with friends, sports, eating good food.\u201d

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What do you want to tell people to stop doing if they want to have success in their lives?

\u201cStop setting the bar too high. Stop being conditional with themselves.

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What do you do to anchor yourself back to the old version of you?

\u201cBreathe, movement, and touch.\u201d

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Resources:

www.consciousteaching.com

Facebook:\xa0Conscious Teaching

Twitter:\xa0@ConsciousTching

Email Rick at\xa0ricksmith2001@yahoo.com

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Conscious Classroom Management\xa0by Rick Smith

Picture This!\xa0by Rick Smith

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