There is hope for education and our future generations of students.

Hey Advocates,

What a week it has been! I wrapped up my summer course at Idaho State University. I headed to St. Louis for a keynote presentation to about 120 school leaders on the value of creating a sense of belonging for their staff. As a former principal, I was able to draw from my research, experiences, and mistakes that I've made and what we can do to retain our staff.

Overall, it has been a fantastic week.

A couple of things have been on my mind this week. Working with future teachers in my EDUC2204 Families, Community, and Culture course at Idaho State University reminded me that there is hope for education and our future generations of students.

I'm honored to be able to work with such impressionable teacher candidates in their pursuits of creating a sense of belonging for all of their students. Who knows, there may have been future school/district leaders in my class, and those thoughts are why I love what I do.

Here's what my students said about the class.

The second thing that is on my mind is the importance of taking care of ourselves. Both physically and mentally. You may be aware that three years ago, I decided to change a lot of my bad habits and focus on my health and fitness. I'm a firm believer that diet is 80% of the work when it comes to losing weight and keeping the weight off.

Through my journey, I've seen great results from Keto, Intermittent Fasting, creating goals, hiring a fitness coach, and bodybuilding.

I'm down 60+ pounds as a result and I'm currently working on my Physical Training and Nutrition Coach Certifications.

I want to continue supporting my education community and understand how stress, anxiety, and mental health may impact our daily attendance.

If this is something that you would like to pursue as well, I invite you to take a 30-day journey with me. Starting September 1 - October 1, I'm running a Back-To-School Fitness challenge.

Here's what's included:

Lose 5-10 pounds in 30 days
Custom meal plans
Customized workout plan
Daily and weekly check-ins
One-on-one support

I have 5 spots left for those who are interested in kickstarting the school year with a focus on their health and wellness.

IG: @eakinsfitness

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Those are my thoughts this week. Make sure you check out Monday's podcast episode next week.

Have a great weekend,

-Sheldon

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