Coaching the Whole Educator
Coaching the Whole Educator
Becca Silver
#146: Stop Hoping, Start Coaching For It: Why Optimism Isn’t Optional
28 minutes Posted Jul 20, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
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Send us a text **Check out The Resistance Remedy HERE!** Can you lead with optimism without slipping into toxic positivity? In this episode, Jason Adair from Southern Regional Education Board and I unpack what real optimism looks like in schools—and why it’s a critical ingredient in the Ownership Mindset. We explore the difference between sugarcoated cheerleading and grounded, actionable hope. Drawing on the work of Simon Sinek and Martin Seligman, they highlight how coaches can model optimis...