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Aug 2022
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Episode 34: Teaching Champions with Bria...

Darrin Peppard
About this episode

Brian Martin is a second grade teacher and has taught for 20 years in a rural district in Western New York. He is a former assistant coach for his school’s boys varsity basketball team and veteran of the United States Army having served in Iraq. He is the Host of the Teaching Champions Podcast. It is dedicated to encouraging, supporting, and lifting educators up and has been listened to in 56 countries.

Connect with Brian:

Twitter @bmartinreal

Instagram @teachingchampionspodcast

Email/contact info: teachingchampionspodcast@yahoo.com

Teaching Champions Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teaching-champions/id1545995609

Resources mentioned by Brian:

Shawn Achor: The Happiness Advantage

David Goggins: Can't Hurt Me

Daniel Coyle: The Culture Code

Teaching Champions Podcast (Sarah Blakely story)

Jon Acuff's All it Takes is a Goal (ATG) Podcast

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Here is the article I referenced in the PepTalk

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