What does it mean to thrive as an educator or counselor?

We’ve identified five key pillars that thriving educators and counselors have in common.

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The five pillars are:

  • Awareness: Knowing and understanding ourselves, recognizing and regulating our emotions, and practicing mindfulness – even in difficult moments.
  • Compassion: Developing kindness, empathy, and care for ourselves to sustain our work with our students or clients, our colleagues, and our communities.
  • Agency: The beliefs we hold about our ability to handle challenging moments, and how we take steps to create the changes we want to see in our lives. 
  • Connection: Strong, healthy relationships in and outside of our workplaces and the tools and resources to navigate conflict well.
  • Purpose: Knowing our ‘why’, the motivation and meaning we find in our work, is key to being sustained in a rewarding and challenging career.

To teach or counsel well, we must be well. But, what is well-being?