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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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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 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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Join the free homemaking challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/october This October, we will move through the house week by week, rethinking our attitude and approach in each area, while also tackling the actual space. My goal for October is to initiate tangible and meaningful baby-step organization tasks that will truly make a difference in your …
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If you’re looking for a solution to a BIG problem or challenge in your school, discover the simple question I use time and time again to help me solve my most persistent student, teacher, and school issues Then find out how you can use this same question to stopIt working so hard trying to tweak your way to your goals and and instead find the ONE t…
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Build friendships around homemaking: https://simplifiedorganization.com True Friendship and Homemaking: Insights from Anne of Green Gables Mystie Winckler, Karen Head, Adelaide Garner, and Kate Myers discuss the true essence of friendship, using examples from C.S. Lewis and 'Anne of Green Gables.' They explore how intellectual alignment and shared …
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Help your friends talk homemaking: https://simplifiedorganization.com Unpacking Friendship: Insights from C.S. Lewis's 'The Four Loves' – Part 2 In this episode of the Simplified Organization Podcast, Mystie Winckler and her guests, Karen Head, Adelaide Garner, and Kate Myers, delve deeper into the concept of friendship as depicted in C. S. Lewis's…
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Most of us were trained that our job as administrators is to be a problem solver. So we dutifully go into work and spend all our time trying to solve problems. Except, that means… We spend all our time trying to get teachers to implement our solutions “with fidelity.” Everyone comes to us to solve their problems and no one is taking ownership. We f…
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Accepting that this world is nothing like we thought it was from a “conspiratorial” point of view, is a precursor to accepting that this very realm of existence is nothing like we thought it was either. And, in the same way that we can resolve to never again be fooled by the mind-control psy-ops foisted on us in this reality - so the same principle…
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Start a local group: https://simplifiedorganization.com Mystie Winckler, Kate Myers, Karen Head, and Adelaide Garner discuss CS Lewis' Four Loves and the best ways for women to make and maintain friendships. The Four Loves: https://amzn.to/3MFFa71 Building Meaningful Friendships: Insights from C.S. Lewis’s 'The Four Loves' In this episode of the Si…
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We hear a lot about how principals should take time for self care, but in this week’s episode, we explore what true self care looks like. While spa appointments, massages, and lattes are great, they don’t solve the issues of an overcrowded schedule, intense pressure, and demands on your time -- they merely medicate them. So, on today’s episode, we’…
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I put in a guest appearance on Sonia Poulton’s live YouTube show where we got into some real talk regarding P Diddy, Drake, Tim Westwood, Afrika Bambaataa; in short, the overall degradation of hip-hop culture and what it tells us about Organised Society generally. The e-mail address for all correspondence and to request books, audiobook downloads a…
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Welcome to PS episode 100!! Can’t believe we’re here at number 100! FYI - 90% of podcasts don’t get past episode 3, and 1.8 million podcasts quit after episode 1!! This is one of the best things I’ve done, and so happy to have these power house working girlies as my 100th episodes, so thank you so much ladies, it’s an honour ❤️ Today, we have Laure…
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The school year has just begun and already, principals are worried about staff morale. Sure, everyone was excited by the first days of school hype, but now that things have died down a little, the complaints are already starting. On today’s podcast, we’ll look at why every year it seems people are getting more and more burned out, and more importan…
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Start a local group! https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/local-group/ Meghan Jackson has started a local homemaking study group. She shares her group's dynamics, initial ice-breaking activities, and the profound impact on their attitudes towards homemaking. Moms in the study report significant positive changes, including improved family interactions a…
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A summary of my reflections on the big questions that have been getting explored in this series: What IS this place? Who or what created it? To what end? And - what could be a more important question? - what are some strategies that we might employ to finally get out of here? The e-mail address for all correspondence and to request books, audiobook…
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Now that most of us are back in school, we're all pretty busy with all the tasks that inevitably demand our attention at the beginning of the year. And while those tasks are often important, there are 4 things you may not realize you should be doing in the next month in order to create momentum for the year. In this episode, we'll dive into what th…
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https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Maximize Your Homeschooling Hours: Tips for Focus and Success Devote specific hours, called sacred school hours, to focus solely on school work. Parents should minimize distractions, such as household chores and social media, during these hours. The emphasis is on being present and available to suppo…
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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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Join us for Art of Homeschooling: https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Imperviousness is a new word for many of us, but it's a word and a mode that we need to be successful homeschool moms who guide our children through their various phases into functioning adulthood. Homeschooling is not always going to be rainbows and roses, and we ha…
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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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Learn the Art of Homeschooling: https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Transforming Homeschooling with Joy and Preparation | Simplified Organization Podcast Let's chat about the joys of homeschooling and homemaking. Rena shares practical tips and strategies from the 'Art of Homemaking' course that helped her manage her home and homeschool…
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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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Baby Step Bingo starts today: https://simplyconvivial.com/babystepbingo/ Gracie shares her experience with the 'Baby Step Bingo' challenge from the Convivial Circle community. They discuss how small steps can make a significant difference, particularly during life transitions such as expecting a new baby. Misty and Gracie explore how structured act…
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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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Get your children helping around the house: simplyconvivial.com/ehap Mystie and Anna Laura Farnham discuss effective methods for managing kids' chores and household tasks. Learn about the Baby Step Bingo challenge, chore charts, and decluttering techniques that turn everyday tasks into engaging activities. Discover how to keep kids motivated and fo…
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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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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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Find Homemaking 101 here: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/product/homemaking101/ Haley Williams, host of the Kindled Podcast, reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from managing a podcast while raising five children. She discusses the initial pressures to maintain a consistent publishing schedule and the eventual shift to a more flexible …
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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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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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Get Homemaking 101 here: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/product/homemaking101/ Mystie Winckler and Haley Williams chat about managing home and family life from a biblical perspective. Feminism has poisoned our view of homemaking more than we realize, and Haley shares how she's seen that in her own life. They also discuss the challenge of balancin…
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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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Join the Empowered Wife bookclub, starting July 12: https://convivialcircle.com In essence, by nature, the female is not necessarily floral, pastel, and soft. The female receives and productively transforms what she receives. She embodies and glorifies what she stewards. Feminism has taught women to be insulted when men treat them as special, open …
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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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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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Now, I've read a lot of Christian marriage books that talk about love and respect, but none have actually ever given such specific examples like Empowered Wife. I think a Christian book these days could never be as pointed and blunt and specific as Laura Doyle is because specifies are immediately denounced as legalism. I have been married for over …
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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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Time management help: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Be a happy wife - at first it seems odd that the first intimacy skill is self-care, is about yourself, but it's all part of taking responsibility for yourself. Start with yourself, not with what other people are doing or saying. Many unhappy wives and homemakers think martyrdom is…
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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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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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Join the Empowered Wife book club inside Convivial Circle: https://convivialcircle.com The Simply Convivial team discusses what it takes to have a happy marriage - and why that's so important. Empowered Wife (find on Amazon: https://amzn.to/45ju0wY ) sounds cringy and feminist, but it's actually about taking responsibility for yourself, about recog…
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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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Tune in to this conversation between Sarah Mackenzie and Mystie Winckler all about Sarah's latest picture book. Sarah also shares about why she started a new publishing house for picture books and what life lessons we can learn from Barbara Cooney. Find Sarah's latest picture book here: https://amzn.to/3wRVvkJ Visit Waxwing Books: https://waxwingbo…
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Find your vocations: https://simplyconvivial.com/vocguide/ Rosemary was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently undergoing treatment, yet she’s still checking in with her accountability stand-up group weekly and being such an encouragement in our community. Rosemary I would just love to hear your testimony of seeing God’s work in you…
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