Change doesn’t always arrive gently.

Sometimes it’s small and inconvenient — a fire drill, a pacing shift, a new student added mid-year. Sometimes it’s systemic — new policies, new platforms, new expectations. And sometimes it’s deeply disruptive — reassignment, layoffs, or the loss of a plan you thought was settled.

In this opening episode of our January series on Adaptability, we begin with the first movement of the L.E.A.D. rhythm: Let Go & Lead Yourself.

Through real classroom experience, reflection, and faith, this episode explores what it means to stay grounded when certainty disappears — and how adaptability is formed not through force or flexibility, but through faithfulness.

You’ll hear:

• why change often feels threatening (and why that’s human)

• how adaptability grows over time, not overnight

• what Scripture teaches us about perseverance, character, and hope

• and how the way we respond to change quietly forms the students watching us

This episode is an invitation to release what once worked, without losing who you are — and to trust that leadership doesn’t disappear just because clarity does.

You’ll walk away with:

• a heart check

• a prayer

• and the reassurance that you don’t need to know what comes next to lead well today

🎧 Next week: Establishing rhythms that sustain you when everything feels in motion.

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✨ New here?

Roots L.E.A.D. to Results is a weekly podcast for teachers who want to stay rooted in faith and grounded in student-centered teaching.

Each month we grow through the L.E.A.D. rhythm: L — Let Go & Lead Yourself E — Establish Rhythms that Sustain You A — Align with What Actually Matters D — Disciple through Your Daily Work

This season, we’re digging deeper into the Fruits of the Spirit — not just as virtues to admire, but as roots to grow.

Because the qualities God calls fruit — love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control — are the same roots that produce results in a student-centered classroom.

Each episode blends Scripture, story, and reflection to help you nurture both your spirit and your students.

You’ll walk away with a heart check, a prayer, and the clarity to teach from peace, not pressure.

🎧 Listen online: https://labineverylesson.com/roots-lead-to-results/

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🔎 References & Further Reading Mentioned in This Episode

• Status quo bias and resistance to change

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_quo_bias?utm_source=chatgpt.com\

• Emotional responses to change and the change curve

https://www.abundance.global/psychology-of-change-management/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• Adaptability, coping strategies, and cognitive flexibility

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/24789/adaption-to-change-and-coping-strategies-new-resources-for-mental-health/magazine?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• Resilience and “bouncing forward” through change

https://www.nicheacademy.com/blog/resilience-and-adaptability-how-you-lead-matters?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• Change fatigue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_fatigue?utm_source=chatgpt.com