Tired of school change efforts that stall, or worse, never get off the ground? If you’re a principal, assistant principal, or instructional coach who is ready have a transformative impact on the teachers you serve then School Leadership Reimagined is for you. Each week, Robyn Jackson will share counterintuitive strategies to help you dramatically improve instruction. You’ll discover how to motivate your teachers, help them be accountable, overcome toxic cultures, and transform your school. N ...
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This is a full archive of all my radio and podcast interviews on truth/ conspiracy/ consciousness subjects from 2012 onwards. Most are long-format chats of one or two hours. The shows from 2015 onwards focus on subjects covered in Volumes 1 and 2 of my book 'Musical Truth.'
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The Feel Good Effect is a wellness podcast with a mission to unpack what it really mean to be healthy, with conversations and solo episodes themed around an effective, gentle approach. Hosted by Robyn Conley Downs, founder of mission-driven media and education brand, Real Food Whole Life, the show is about leaning out of wellness as another set of impossible standards, and leaning into self-trust, powerful mindset shifts, and radically simple strategies & habits that really work.
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Welcome to Positively Selfish, with Robyn Lee. My mission is to show you that IT IS OK (and positive!) to be more protective and selfish with your time and do more for yourself rather than just give and give and give your time to everyone else around you. I take you away from the craziness of life.. for inspiring stories, awesome information and overall: empowerment. I interview guests who I admire for their mission, what they represent and who I know will inspire you to be more Positively S ...
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The 5 Meetings that Should Be on Every Principal's Calendar
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I don’t know anyone who LOVES a meeting. That’s because most meetings feel like a waste of time. On today’s episode, you’ll discover 5 meetings that should be on every principal’s calendar each week and NONE of these meetings will waste your time. In fact, these meetings will make you more productive, make your team more accountable, and create rea…
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Do we really need to inspect what we expect?
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We’ve all heard the advice that we need to “inspect what we expect.” But, the way that our training has weaponized this advice in schools is pretty awful. We see the word “inspect” and are told it means that if we want good instruction to happen in our schools, we need to show up with a clipboard and a walkthrough instrument in at least 3 classroom…
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Summer Success Series Secret #8: Work vs Chores
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In this final episode of the Summer Success Secrets Series you’ll discover the difference between the duties of administration and the work of true Buildership. You see, we were told that the duties of administration were all that we needed to be good principals. But while the duties are necessary to maintain our schools, they aren’t enough to make…
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Summer Success Series Secret #7: Get everyone to embrace your vision
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In this penultimate episode of the Summer Success Secrets Series we’re going to take a deep dive into the Theory of Diffusion of Innovation to discover a secret Builders know about how to get their entire staff to embrace their vision. We’ll leverage what science tells us about how people deal with change to meet people where they are and help each…
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Summer Success Series Secret #6: Work ON your school, not just in it
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What would you do if you had an extra half day per week to work on the things you never get to work on during the school year? I’m not talking about emptying your email inbox, returning calls, or catching up on all those post-observation write ups. I’m talking about 4 hours per week to think, plan, strategize, reflect, and do the deep work of being…
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Summer Success Series Secret #5: Fight for Your Vision
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What do you do when someone tries to attack your vision? They say it’s too big, or too much too fast. Or, they act as if they support your vision but they raise questions that shake your confidence or try to delay your vision until later. Or, sometimes they just ignore your vision altogether. Today’s installment in the Summer Success Series will sh…
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Mark Devlin Talks All Things "God" With Robyn Jackson-Stegner, July 2024
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I hooked up again with the wonderful Robyn of Courage Is The Cure/ Relentless in Australia where, as a change from just talking about the music industry, we got into many of the themes of theology and the true nature of reality raised so far in my “God” series. *** If you’re not yet subscribed to my YouTube channel please do so from here. I’m on my…
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Summer Success Series Secret #4: How to Set and Uphold High Expectations of Teachers
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For years we’ve been taught that if we just believed in our people enough, they would rise to the level of our expectations. So why is it that when we set high expectations of our staff, we are often accused of wanting too much, pushing too hard, and being unreasonable? It all has to do with how we were trained. On today’s episode, we’ll unpack som…
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Summer Success Series Secret #3: Be proactive instead of reactive
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You've probably heard the advice before to be proactive rather than reactive. It's really a no brainer. It's much easier to prepare than to repair. And yet, it's easier said than done. "Emergencies," crop up (that could be prevented), people hijack your time (and keep you from the work you want to focus on), and then there's your own personal chall…
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Mark Devlin guests on the Truth Disciples with Paul McFarlane, June 2024
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Here's Paul's own description of our great chat together as part of his Truth Disciples podcast series: Mark Devlin was a high level DJ for over 20 years and during that time had an awakening experience and saw first-hand the dark nefarious foundations of the industry he loved. Mark realised on his path of truth that there was more going on here th…
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Summer Success Series Secret #2: How to Get Unstuck
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Have you ever felt stuck? Not only is it frustrating, but it can be downright demoralizing, especially if you are doing everything you know to get unstuck and still feel trapped. In this next installment of the summer of success series, discover my secret to getting myself unstuck. By using this simple 3 part paradigm, you can uncover the root reas…
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Summer Success Series Secret #1: The #1 Thing between you and success
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We're starting our Summer Success Series, but before we do, there's one thing we need to get out of the way up front -- It's the one thing that can prevent you from being successful as a Builder this year. Find out what it is in this episode, and discover how you can keep it from keeping you from success this year #LikeABuilder.…
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Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTFTjmhW1A&t=12s Could the answer to the apparent paradox between the beauty and the pain of this reality be down to the mistaken assumption that there is only one “God”? Could the inherent knowledge of the difference between right and wrong that most human beings have, be indicative of our true natur…
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The ONE thing you must do at the end of the school year
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It's the end of the school year and now is the perfect time to reflect before you get caught up in planning for the summer. Doing so will prevent you from repeating the same mistakes and experiencing the same frustrations next school year. Discover the exact process Builders use to glean the lessons from the school year, take those lessons into the…
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Mark Devlin guests on the Sensible Hippie podcast with Miya, June 2024
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I got into several aspects of the dark side of the music industry - including the ongoing debacles involving Diddy and Drake and what they tell us - with host Miya on the Hawaii-based Sensible Hippie podcast.By Mark Devlin
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We’re back for our annual summer reading list - 5 books outside of education that you should be reading this summer. This year’s crop of books cover everything from how to produce greater value in your work, to how to build strong teams, to how to develop a no-bull**** strategy for your school. Each book offers a different perspective on some of ou…
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How to Attract, Hire, and Onboard Your Next AP
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I recently completed a training for the members of BU and it was so good, that I decided to give it to you too. If you have an Assistant Principal, then you’ll definitely want to tune in as I walk you step-by-step through the process of attracting, screening, and on-boarding your AP’s so that you not only find the right person for the position, but…
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We’re rewinding to one of our most popular episodes ever -- The definitive episode on how to conduct student focus groups. Student focus groups are a great way to connect with your students and collect their feedback on how you are doing as a school. In this episode, learn step-by-step how to select students for a focus group, what questions to ask…
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The Diddy Debacle - Mark Devlin guests on Lou Collins' Liberty Tactics, May 2024
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Lou Collins had me back on her show to take up the conversation regarding Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs and the genuinely shocking allegations against him which are now coming thick and fast. And added to the mix are Kendrick Lamar’s accusations against Drake, many of them similarly sordid in nature. These claims bear out everything I and so many other rese…
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Did you know that there are certain things you can do that will absolutely guarantee that you will fail? On today’s episode, discover the 5 things that will guarantee failure so that you can avoid them and focus on what behaviors will guarantee success #LikeABuilder.By School Leadership Reimagined
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Rewind: Four Battle-Tested Interview Questions to Help you Find and Hire Master Teachers
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It's interview season and in this Rewind episode, I'm sharing my 4 BEST interview questions to help you hire the best teachers for your school. This episode is for you if you have ever interviewed someone, hired them, only to find out too late that they weren’t a good fit for your school culture. There’s a way to avoid that. It has to do with the k…
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Rewind: Why you should be conducting Exit Interviews (Plus a step-by-step Guide)
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Today, we’re talking about a seriously under used and undervalued tool you can use to collect meaningful feedback from teachers, improve your teacher retention rate, and build a stronger school culture: The Exit Interview. Tune in to one of my favortie episodes where you'll discover why you should be conducting Exit Interviews, how to set up Exit I…
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Upthinking Finance with Emerson Fersch - Musical Truth with Mark Devlin, April 2024
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I recently guested on Emerson Fersch’s ‘Upthinking Finance’ podcast. Here’s Emerson’s own description of what we got into: Our thoughts and ideas are being moulded through the clever use of psychology. Our enemies aren’t generals and admirals but behavioral scientists and psychologists. They know how the brain operates and how to manipulate it. In …
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Guy Horne - How to play Life Chess.. and win [#099]
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Guy is a man of many many talents and you cannot listen to this episode without learning an immense amount about yourself, your life, your career/business and how to uplevel it all. Guy is the CEO of HSPG (where I also happen to be the MD!) - an impactful, innovative social housing real estate company supporting all angles of the UK homelessness cr…
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Here's why you're feeling so overwhelmed right now
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Are you feeling overwhelmed right now? You’re not alone. It seems like everyone is feeling that way. But, once you understand the root of all overwhelm, then you realize there is a solution and it’s simpler than you think. If you’re feeling overwhelmed right now, you don’t have to feel that way. Discover root cause of overwhelm, specific ways you c…
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Mark Devlin guests on Wise Women Weekdays with Karen Dodd, 17/4/24
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I had a great, wide-ranging chat with Karen Dodd on her Wise Women Weekdays show. Think of it as like Loose Women, only with added truth and integrity! Karen runs the excellent UpRise & Shine conferences, and there’s another one the way at the beginning of May, taking place on the grounds of HOPE Sussex near Hastings. It’s a weekend of inspiring ta…
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Why Some Teachers Resist Your Support (and what you can do about it)
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Have you ever offered teachers support only to have them complain about it later? If so, then today’s episode is for you. Find out the reason teachers often resist our support (and it’s NOT because they’re resistant to change) and how the way we were trained to offer support actually creates resentment on both sides. Then, discover the simple phras…
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MD guests with Chaz & AJ on 99.1FM The Fox
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It's a rare thing for me to be invited on to a mainstream FM radio station, so I had a few curveballs to deflect from the host on this one as he asked me about, among other subjects, Paul McCartney/ the Beatles, Elvis, Prince, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, mind-control and symbolism.By Mark Devlin
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How to make PD more meaningful for teachers
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The reason we offer PD to our teachers is that we are hoping to provide with support and resources so that they are more effective in the classroom. So why is it that most PD is so ineffective? In this very practical episode discover the 4 steps you must take to make your PD more useful to teachers and more impactful for students. It's time to stop…
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How to tell if someone is really a Builder
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Someone asked me recently how you could tell if someone was truly a Builder. Anyone can SAY that they have a 100% vision, but how can you really know if they mean it? It’s a great question and on today’s episode, I’ll give you 3 ways to tell if someone is truly a Builder or if they are just talking the talk. Once you understand these 3 things, you’…
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The Ripple Effect Podcast (Mark Devlin - Music's Mind Control, Secrets & Conspiracies)
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I guested on the Ripple Effect podcast with Ricky Varandas, where we got into many aspects of the military-grade mind-control of music and popular culture, and how it all ties into other agendas being pushed through Organised Society. LINKS FOR MY UPCOMING U.S. TOUR: CROWDFUNDER LINK: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mark-devlin-us-east-coast-april-…
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Have you ever launched a new initiative hoping it would solve a big problem, and been disappointed by the results? We all have. But the difference between those who ultimately succeed and those who continue to struggle isn’t so much the plan they use, but how well they stick to their plans. On today’s episode, we’ll talk about the power of consiste…
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How to overcome information overload and start implementing #LikeABuilder
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Have you ever gone to a conference, or read a book, or listened to a podcast and thought “I need to do that” only to realize months later that you haven’t done a thing? Do you have notebooks full of ideas and a camera roll full of snaps of slides from presentations you’ve long forgotten? We’ve all done it. And we think that if we were just more org…
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MD segment on Crrow777 Radio Ep. 568.5 re US speaking tour, April '24
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Here's my segment from Crrow777 Radio covering my upcoming US East Coast tour in April 2024. Links as below: CROWDFUNDER LINK: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mark-devlin-us-east-coast-april-24 NEW TICKET LINKS: MARK DEVLIN U.S EAST COAST SPEAKING TOUR 2024 - BOSTON Wednesday 3rd April 2024 7-10pm Union Tavern, 345 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA, 0…
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This episode is next in a series of practical episodes about how to focus on the right work and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Today, we’re looking at the difference between the way that we were trained to do quarterly planning and the way that Builders do quarterly planning. I’ll take you step-by-step through the simple process Bui…
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Mark Devlin guests on The Infinite Fringe with Billy Ray Valentine, March 2024
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I returned to Billy Ray Valentine's Infinite Fringe podcast to discuss the systematic degeneration of hip-hop culture, and how the agendas it's been pushing are becoming all too obvious with the downfall of Sean "P Diddy' Combs and his empire. The revelations that are coming to light are not limited only to that genre, however; they are representat…
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This episode is next in a series of practical episodes about how to focus on the right work and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Today, we’re looking at a powerful process we use in BU to help us design systems that set our schools up for success. I’m taking you step-by-step through the process (warning: this is gonna hurt) to help yo…
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This episode is the first in a series of practical episodes about how to focus on the right work and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter. Today, we’re looking at the exact steps Builders use to prune away the things that are sucking away your attention, time, and energy so that you can focus only on the things that will help you achieve y…
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Is there a decision you know you need to make but, for whatever reason, you’ve been putting it off? If so, today’s episode is for you. We’ll take a look at the hidden reasons that are keeping you from making a decision, the emotional consequences of unmade decisions, and specific things you can do to overcome decision paralysis and confidently make…
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