Book Introduction
UPLIFT is more than a resource—it’s an invitation to reflect, reconnect, and reignite the passion that led you to education in the first place. Whether you're navigating burnout, seeking deeper purpose, or simply looking for a spark of inspiration, these books are here to guide you back to joy, clarity, and meaningful connection in your teaching journey.
Inside the Book
Starting with the End in Mind
A. Exploring Your Current State
B. Identifying Your Values
Intentionality
A. Identifying Your Intentions
B. Segmenting Your Time
United By Purpose
A. Accessing Your Start-of-Career-"Why"
B. Evaluating Your Current "Why"
Unlearning To Learn
A. Rethinking
B. Nice Versus Kind
Fear Diminishes, Love Expands
A. Fear and Love-Based Emotions
The Catalyst You Didn't Know You Needed
A. Coaching as an Asset
A Celebration of You!
A. Your Legacy
Seeing the Unseen: Awareness of Energy
The Invisible Anchor: Catabolic Energy
A. Learning about Levels 1-2
Friends in Low Places
A. Energy Vampires
The Invitation of Possibility: Anabolic Energy
A. Learning about Levels 3-7
Walking on Sunshine
A. Energy Amplifiers
Pulling It All Together
A. Assessing Your Understanding of the Energy Levels
The Mindset of Success
A. Exploring Success
B. Vision Boarding
The Ones Who Challenge Us, Change Us
A. Every Child is our Student and our Teacher
Releasing Bias, Embracing Identities
A. Exploring Identity & Bias
The Privilege of Responsibility
A. Your Curiosities
B. S.W.O.B
Creating the Classroom Conditions...
A. Options for Creating Community Around the Energy Levels
Energy Flows Where Intention Goes
A. Planning Forward
U.P.L.I.F.T.
A. Gratitude
B. A Framework for your Training
Download Resources From the Book
Energetic Self Perception Chart
This chart is the same one found in the book, but it's in color. Use it to track your energy and/or to teach your students the energy levels.
Frequency of Emotions Infographic
This infographic is the same one found in the book, and it's in color. Use it to track your energy and/or to teach your students about the frequency of emotions.
Visual Images that Represent the Energy Levels
Use this to enhance your own learning and/or as a process to offer your students as they learn about the energy levels.
(Disclaimer: These images are my interpretations of the energy levels, just as you (or your students) could engage in some thinking about the levels and come up with your own images, logos, drawings, etc.)
What Readers are Saying
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“After so many stuffy, assigned professional texts, this book was a refreshing change! I feel invigorated as a teacher and professional after reading this thought-provoking book.”
Anne Brahe
High School Social Studies Department Chair
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“This is the book I didn’t know I needed. As teachers, we read professional development books to learn theory and improve our classroom practices. I haven’t read a book that focuses on teachers and our well being. Teachers currently exist in an environment they didn’t create and can’t control. Lisa provided me with real tools to shift me out of a space of burnout and helplessness. Her ideas can help any educator love the job again.”
Kristi Compton
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Reading this book felt like sitting beside a friend…one who prompted me to reflect, pressed me in the kindest ways, and helped me let go of what no longer served me, personally and professionally.
Robyn Bindrich
Literacy Consultant
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