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[Full Time Teacher Series] Keeping the Main Thing The Main Thing with Kristi DeRoche

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Happy Back to School season in this 2020 season! Whether you're going back hybrid or virtually or in person, can I just say thank you? Thank you for being an educator. Thank you for showing up for your students even when it feels uncomfortable! If I know anything, it's that teachers are up for the challenge! 

 

On today's show, I am interviewing one of my amazing students, but not only is she a student, she has also become a very dear friend, Kristi DeRoche. It's definitely the most impactful interviews as far as lighting a fire inside of me! Kristi is going to show you why life is so very precious.

 

Kristi is a full time teacher in Louisiana and she is a mama to a two year old baby boy. She is a queen at keeping the main thing the main thing. And let me just tell you that statement has never been more true than it is for her. She has honed in on her main thing, which is digital teacher planners in every way, shape and form and she’s going to share that with you today!

 

In this episode, you will learn:

  • All about Kristi’s teacherpreneur journey
  • About some of Kristi’s past experiences that have made her a better teacher
  • The turning point in her teacherpreneur journey
  • How she keeps herself from feeling like she’s drowning
  • Her best piece of advice to fellow teacherpreneurs

 

Connect with Kristi: 

Website: www.kristideroche-tpt-.com

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristideroche_tpt

 

Links Mentioned: 

Join Teacher TV every Tuesday and Thursday here! 

Take my Teacherpreneur Type Quiz here! 

DOWNLOAD MY 10 STEP GUIDE TO SELLING YOUR TEACHING RESOURCES HERE!

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OTHER EPISODES OF THE CEO TEACHER® PODCAST YOU MIGHT LIKE:

[Full Time Teacher Series] Loving What You Do In and Out of the Classroom with Monica Genta

[Full Time Teacher Series] Finding Your Fire for Teaching Again with Brianne Beebe

[Full Time Teacher Series] 3 Things I Wish I Would Have Done at the Beginning of My Journey with Martina Cahill

 

 

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Instagram post 17846212076357392 Let’s take a moment to think about all the big headed yougins out there who can’t really wear cute hats. ✋🏻Don’t let this picture fool ya, I just turned sideways and pretended like this noggin was smaller with that side view shot. 💁🏼‍♀️But seriously though, I wanted to share a huge win for a second. As a good friend of mine recently said...You can’t get to where you want to be if you don’t celebrate where you are right now. @kristideroche_tpt - ya feel me?8ish months ago I had a wild idea to find new ways to encourage my students to cross the finish line. I knew it would be an investment, but I was up for the challenge. I’ve had countless calls, countless “work flows” and countless companies chat with me about making this business more about my students’ success, rather than just their purchase of a program.I want each and every student to be ….a winner.So what’s a coach to do? I dreamed about each student and envisioned each teacher taking my entire course, taking massive action on everything they have learned, and becoming the CEO Teacher they were born to be.….and now it’s happening.Step 1 in our programs now includes a full assessment - and once students pass the assessment with 80% or better, they will start receiving free goodies because they.freakin’.did.the.work.Ya feel me?You can buy all the courses, buy all the books, learn all the things - but if you don’t implement and dig down deep - those dreams will just sit up on the shelf. And - ain’t nobody got time for that.Use that big beautiful head of yours and start making yourself a priority in 2020, because teachers... the best is yet to come. #bigheadsbiggerhearts #teachingonless #iteach #iteachtoo #teacher #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #ceoteacher #ceoteacheracademy #comingsoon

Let’s take a moment to think about all the big headed yougins out there who can’t really wear cute hats. ✋🏻 Don’t let this picture fool ya, I just turned sideways and pretended like this noggin was smaller with that side view shot. 💁🏼‍♀️ But seriously though, I wanted to share a huge win for a second. As a good friend of mine recently said...You can’t get to where you want to be if you don’t celebrate where you are right now. @kristideroche_tpt - ya feel me? 8ish months ago I had a wild idea to find new ways to encourage my students to cross the finish line. I knew it would be an investment, but I was up for the challenge. I’ve had countless calls, countless “work flows” and countless companies chat with me about making this business more about my students’ success, rather than just their purchase of a program. I want each and every student to be ….a winner. So what’s a coach to do? I dreamed about each student and envisioned each teacher taking my entire course, taking massive action on everything they have learned, and becoming the CEO Teacher they were born to be. ….and now it’s happening. Step 1 in our programs now includes a full assessment - and once students pass the assessment with 80% or better, they will start receiving free goodies because they.freakin’.did.the.work. Ya feel me? You can buy all the courses, buy all the books, learn all the things - but if you don’t implement and dig down deep - those dreams will just sit up on the shelf. And - ain’t nobody got time for that. Use that big beautiful head of yours and start making yourself a priority in 2020, because teachers... the best is yet to come. #bigheadsbiggerhearts #teachingonless #iteach #iteachtoo #teacher #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #ceoteacher #ceoteacheracademy #comingsoon ...

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Instagram post 17879526466819782 Let me just geek out here for a sec... 🤓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you've been around here for a while, then you know that I am a firm believer in utilizing organic growth before ever spending a dime on ads. When you understand things like SEO, keywords, optimizing your webiste and product descriptions, it can be the biggest GAME CHANGER (and save you on that ad spend money)! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, I know what you're thinking.. "SEO is too complicated for me! I wouldn't even know where to begin!" And trust me, I've been where you are too! But if you can learn how to use it to your advantage, it will be life changing! Instead of throwing money into the wind hoping someone sees your ad, you can optimize what you currently have using SEO strategies and it will push YOUR STUFF to the top of Google search. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Which means more money, honey 💰 And THEN we can tackle ads for things like your opt in and webinar down the road. 🥳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What questions do you have about SEO? 💻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PS If you haven’t joined the CEO Teacher Podcast FB group, do so now so you can learn more about SEO with our free challenge this week! The link is in my Stories! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #teacherbusiness #teachertalk #iteachtoo #teacherinspiration #teacherboss #businesscoach #bizcoach #ceoteacher #teachersofinsta #instagramteachers #teacherpreneur #teacherpreneurtribe

Let me just geek out here for a sec... 🤓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you've been around here for a while, then you know that I am a firm believer in utilizing organic growth before ever spending a dime on ads. When you understand things like SEO, keywords, optimizing your webiste and product descriptions, it can be the biggest GAME CHANGER (and save you on that ad spend money)! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, I know what you're thinking.. "SEO is too complicated for me! I wouldn't even know where to begin!" And trust me, I've been where you are too! But if you can learn how to use it to your advantage, it will be life changing! Instead of throwing money into the wind hoping someone sees your ad, you can optimize what you currently have using SEO strategies and it will push YOUR STUFF to the top of Google search. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Which means more money, honey 💰 And THEN we can tackle ads for things like your opt in and webinar down the road. 🥳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What questions do you have about SEO? 💻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PS If you haven’t joined the CEO Teacher Podcast FB group, do so now so you can learn more about SEO with our free challenge this week! The link is in my Stories! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #teacherbusiness #teachertalk #iteachtoo #teacherinspiration #teacherboss #businesscoach #bizcoach #ceoteacher #teachersofinsta #instagramteachers #teacherpreneur #teacherpreneurtribe ...

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Instagram post 17881511680753810 a 🔑 key 🔑 to success that is HARD for teachers 😬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As teachers, there is something innate in us to help all the people. 🤗 We want to reach all of our students - and we differentiate instruction, environment, and how we motivate them so they all learn and grow. 🌱 So, when we start our businesses, we tend to do the same thing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Raise a ✋🏼in the comments if you've thought something like... "Hmm, well this resource was made for my 3rd graders but I bet a 5th grade teacher might need it to support her below-level students." "This set of data tracking sheets that I made for Kindergarten could be for any grade, really!" "My interactive notebook course would be helpful for anyone trying to incorporate interactive notebooks, not just middle school teachers." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Girllll, me too. Been there. Done that. Wrote the book on it. Can I say something you may not want to hear?! Successful entrepreneurs are POLARIZING. 🧲 They attract their ideal customers and repel the rest. You've gotta go ALL IN on your main thing, your north star. ⭐️ You really can't help everyone. 😱 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can TRY to help everyone, and be mediocre. 😐 Or you can help ONE specific group of teachers really well, and be successful. 😍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, whether you're deciding which grade levels your newest TpT resource is for, or you're creating your Instagram content, or you're planning out your teacher membership, keep that ideal customer in mind. That's when you'll win. 🎖 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click the link in my bio for more business secrets in A Teacher's Map 🗺 of Online Business Secrets! It's a free download that I made just for you! 😘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #teachersofthegram #teachermom #teacherbusiness #businesscoach #ceoteacher #teachersidehustle #keepthemainthingthemainthing #teachergram #teachersofinsta #8thgradeteacher #teacher

a 🔑 key 🔑 to success that is HARD for teachers 😬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As teachers, there is something innate in us to help all the people. 🤗 We want to reach all of our students - and we differentiate instruction, environment, and how we motivate them so they all learn and grow. 🌱 So, when we start our businesses, we tend to do the same thing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Raise a ✋🏼in the comments if you've thought something like... "Hmm, well this resource was made for my 3rd graders but I bet a 5th grade teacher might need it to support her below-level students." "This set of data tracking sheets that I made for Kindergarten could be for any grade, really!" "My interactive notebook course would be helpful for anyone trying to incorporate interactive notebooks, not just middle school teachers." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Girllll, me too. Been there. Done that. Wrote the book on it. Can I say something you may not want to hear?! Successful entrepreneurs are POLARIZING. 🧲 They attract their ideal customers and repel the rest. You've gotta go ALL IN on your main thing, your north star. ⭐️ You really can't help everyone. 😱 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can TRY to help everyone, and be mediocre. 😐 Or you can help ONE specific group of teachers really well, and be successful. 😍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, whether you're deciding which grade levels your newest TpT resource is for, or you're creating your Instagram content, or you're planning out your teacher membership, keep that ideal customer in mind. That's when you'll win. 🎖 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click the link in my bio for more business secrets in A Teacher's Map 🗺 of Online Business Secrets! It's a free download that I made just for you! 😘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #teachersofthegram #teachermom #teacherbusiness #businesscoach #ceoteacher #teachersidehustle #keepthemainthingthemainthing #teachergram #teachersofinsta #8thgradeteacher #teacher ...

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Instagram post 17901004495537431 you are my why 😘Two of the BIGGEST blessings I have found as a CEO Teacher are: the freedom for my family and connecting and building relationships with so many rockstar teachers around the globe! 💕🌏 In those first few years of my business when I was a full-time teacher and teacherpreneur, I LOVED making YouTube videos and InstaStories and doing FB Lives, because I didn't have the same community in my school. Y'all brought me light, positivity, and love in a hard season of my life. ☀️🌈💗 And you still do every single day!Looking back, I see how much this quote from my podcast episode with @josephrobertshq rings true. ✨ I found my why - my family and online community - and then I found my way - teaching thousands of teachers how to build a legacy online and make a sustainable income while making an impact through a course, membership, or subscription box. I had NO CLUE that this was in store for my life back then, but I couldn't have asked for anything better! 😍What is your why? What do you want? What are you doing now that could turn into something way bigger than you ever imagined with some elbow grease and creativity?(P.S. If you missed this episode with @JosephRobertsHQ, you've gotta check it out: kaysemorris.com/joseph 🙌🏼)#teachersofthegram #iteach #teacherpreneurs #ceoteachers #teacherauthor #iteach1st #iteach2nd #iteach3rd #teachergram #teacherfriends #teacherpodcast #businesspodcast #edupreneur #teachercoach #businesscoach

you are my why 😘 Two of the BIGGEST blessings I have found as a CEO Teacher are: the freedom for my family and connecting and building relationships with so many rockstar teachers around the globe! 💕🌏 In those first few years of my business when I was a full-time teacher and teacherpreneur, I LOVED making YouTube videos and InstaStories and doing FB Lives, because I didn't have the same community in my school. Y'all brought me light, positivity, and love in a hard season of my life. ☀️🌈💗 And you still do every single day! Looking back, I see how much this quote from my podcast episode with @josephrobertshq rings true. ✨ I found my why - my family and online community - and then I found my way - teaching thousands of teachers how to build a legacy online and make a sustainable income while making an impact through a course, membership, or subscription box. I had NO CLUE that this was in store for my life back then, but I couldn't have asked for anything better! 😍 What is your why? What do you want? What are you doing now that could turn into something way bigger than you ever imagined with some elbow grease and creativity? (P.S. If you missed this episode with @JosephRobertsHQ, you've gotta check it out: kaysemorris.com/joseph 🙌🏼) #teachersofthegram #iteach #teacherpreneurs #ceoteachers #teacherauthor #iteach1st #iteach2nd #iteach3rd #teachergram #teacherfriends #teacherpodcast #businesspodcast #edupreneur #teachercoach #businesscoach ...

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