Incorporate Daily Practices to Become Your Best Self

Meet the Maker

Kathleen Fredette, Director of STEAM Initiatives

Would you rather live where it only snows or where the temperature never falls below 100 degrees?
Definitely where it never falls below 100 degrees! Better for soaring or diving!

What movie have you seen recently that you would recommend, and why?
The Professor and the Madman. Based on a true story, it shows people at their best and worst, as well as how redemption, grace and love can change everything. (Warning: a bit hard to watch in the beginning.)

If you could eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be and why?

Right now, it’s my (unhealthy and unhelpful) compulsion to check the news in the morning.

Do you collect anything?

Shells from places we’ve dived and beaches we frequent, both local and all over the world. I put these shells in Depression-era glass dishes (which I also tend to collect).

This Week’s Focus:

Modeling Social-Emotional Learning with Small Daily Practices

Driving Question

How do I develop and integrate small daily practices to be the best version of myself every day?

Watch

Read

Articles

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Books

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More Magic

Incorporate podcasts and apps to support your intentions. Here are some of my favorites:

Apps

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Podcasts

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Invest in yourself and your health

Hack your sleep, activity and recovery:

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Variable resistance training for only 10 minutes a day:

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