The Adventures After Teaching Podcast
Sharing inspirational stories from teachers who have chosen to walk away from classroom to successfully transition to a new career. Advice, tips and ideas for exhausted teachers who know there's a difference between "giving up" and "having had enough". Join me to explore all things teacher burnout, career and business coaching and get plenty of ideas for your very own adventure after teaching.
The Adventures After Teaching Podcast
Loving Life as a Virtual Assistant
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Joanne Howard
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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After 14 years as a Drama Teacher and Subject Leader of Performing Arts, Nicola moved away from the classroom and set up her own business as a Virtual Assistant, specialising in all things systems and tech.
Nicola shares her experience of struggling against an ever-changing educational system, “working harder, but feeling worse”, before deciding to step away to pursue a new passion. In this episode, we talk about all things ‘VA’ (Virtual Assistant) so if you’re interested in building a business or pursuing a pathway as a Virtual Assistant, you’ve got to give this one a listen!
We also explore:
- Feeling like a ‘master of none’
- Being surprised by burnout
- Getting out of a cycle of stuckness
- Embracing a slow transition out of teaching
- Juggling full-time work whilst building a business
- Why teachers make fantastic Virtual Assistants
- Setting boundaries in business
- VA niches - finding what you love!