Finding Your Balance: Personal and Professional Wellness Strategies for Effective Educational Leadership

by Joshua Ray, Foreword by Mike Mattos (other)

Explore the vital link between personal well-being and professional success in this guide to educational leadership. Drawing on personal experiences, author Joshua Ray offers practical strategies, relatable anecdotes, and templates to help leaders thrive professionally and personally. Learn to prioritize work-life balance, overcome impostor syndrome, and lead intentionally, while discovering wellness strategies that help educational leaders be effective and efficient with wellness in mind.




K–12 leaders can use this book

Learn how to prioritize emotional and physical well-being while evolving as educational leaders
Implement simple strategies to balance personal wellness with professional commitment
Embrace the unique values they bring to the role and styles of leadership
Encourage colleagues in growth and development as educational leaders
Build supportive leadership teams to introduce and maintain positive, effective change



Introduction

Chapter 1: Balancing Work and Life

Chapter 2: Making Time for Physical Wellness

Chapter 3: Being the Leader You Aspire to Be

Chapter 4: Leading Change

Chapter 5: Sharing Leadership

Putting It All Together

References and Resources

Index

144 pages

Published April 9, 2025