Michael Walker

The Lie We Tell Ourselves: “I’ll Start When Things Calm Down.”

It’s getting late. You know you should go for that run. But you’re tired. Tomorrow feels like a better option. Tomorrow becomes next week. Next week becomes next term. And before you know it, months have passed. I know this pattern because I lived it for years. I kept telling myself that I would startContinue reading “The Lie We Tell Ourselves: “I’ll Start When Things Calm Down.””

Why I Started STRIDE: Helping Education Move

For a long time, I told myself I didn’t have time to run. I was a teacher, then a headteacher. There was always something else that needed doing. Another email. Another meeting. Another problem to solve. Another priority that somehow felt more important than making time for myself. Running could wait. The problem was thatContinue reading “Why I Started STRIDE: Helping Education Move”