You care. A lot. You’ve dedicated so much of your time and energy to helping others you should get an award. But you don’t need one because being selfless comes easy to you. Thoughtfulness and service are two of your most integral personal values.

Empathy and compassion are your love languages. You see the best in everyone and your presence uplifts your friends, family, and students alike.

You believe the world would be a better place if people could see themselves like you see them: unique, whole, and perfect. And if they would just practice a teensy bit more patience (towards themselves and others).

You work hard and love unconditionally. People are drawn to you and your meaningful encouragement is often the glue that holds the group together. Your mission in life is to elevate others and you never shy away from a tough situation.

It’s no wonder you’re such an incredible teacher. You’re passionately committed to helping your students reach their full potential and you’ll do whatever it takes to get them there (even though it sometimes leaves you with nothing left to nurture yourself).

This is about impact as much as it’s about money. Maybe even more so. But don’t shy away from thinking big, friend.

The more abundant you are, the more you can afford to share, and the greater the impact you can make.

So, what are you looking for?

In his book, The 7 Habits of Successful People, Steven Covey talks about the importance of knowing your end goal.

“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.”

Knowing your end goal or the bigger WHY behind your desire to become a CEO Teacher® is going to be what motivates you along the way.

Are you mostly interested in providing other teachers with awesome resources that will help save them time and energy so that you can work less in the classroom and more on your own terms?

Or…

Would you be happy to make a few extra dollars a month? (In my first month I made $50 and I was ecstatic.)

Are you looking to get yourself out of the classroom entirely or just supplement your income so that you can put your own kids through college and take a vacation every other year or so?

Here’s what I want you to do:

1. Plan a 30-minute block where you can sit down uninterrupted (easier said than done, I feel you!)
2. Grab a pen & paper and divide it into 4 sections:

SECTION 1: Your big bold beautiful dreams go here.

Permission to dream big, granted! This space is for jotting down your wildest ambitions, your best case scenario, your absolute game changer type goals.

Use this space to cast a vision that feels slightly unattainable right now and definitely outside of your comfort zone. I’m not promising you’ll make these happen in 6 months — but if you write them down, you will make them happen.

SECTION 2: The mindset blocks and limiting beliefs coming up for you when you think about reaching your big goals.

Let’s not ignore the little voice that loves to butt in and say,

“That's impossible!”

“Who are you to do this?”

“There’s too much competition!”

Because that voice will NEVER go away, and the more you try to ignore it, the more conniving it gets.

Hear that voice out and write down your fears, your hesitations, the things you feel are standing in your way. In doing this, you neutralize them and can more easily see them for what they are: excuses your ego is making to try and keep you safe, comfortable, and small.

SECTION 3: 3 things you can do in the next 3 months to get closer to your goals

Here’s how you’re going to sidestep overwhelm and make major progress in the next 3 months even if you’re strapped for time…

You’re going to accomplish 3 things in 3 months that will bring you 3 steps closer to your goals. That’s it.

If you’re just getting started those 3 things might be:

• Get clear on who I want to serve, what I’m passionate about, and what my niche will be.
• Create first product on Teachers Pay Teachers.
• Reach out personally to teachers I think this could help.

Now, each of these 3 things has their own subset of micro-tasks. Those are what you’ll be working on in the 45-minutes you’ve given yourself at the end of each school day for example.

Make a list of subtasks under each 3-month objective and systematically work through those to-do’s in the time you give yourself to build your CEO Teacher® business each day.

SECTION 4: Where you want to be 1-year from now

This is different from your dream big section. This is a space where you can set some S.M.A.R.T goals (what teacher doesn’t love acronyms, am I right?!)

Smart goals are:

S - specific
M - measurable
A - achievable
R - relevant
T - time bound

If you're a beginner CEO Teacher®, maybe your 3 goals look something like this…

• Make my first $5,000 online.
• Help 50 teachers or 1,000 students.
• Create a website and start building an email list.

Whatever your goals are, I’m here to help.

…but wait, maybe you’re wondering:

Hey there! I’m Kayse Morris — teacher, online business owner, mama to 4 wild boys and a baby girl, wife to my bestie, and Peloton fanatic.

I’m an English teacher, but I still can’t find the words to tell you how happy I am that you’re here.

As a teacher, you’re uniquely positioned to succeed in the online education industry — whether you’re selling your teaching resources, a course, or something else.

I know, I know, the mere thought of that might make you break out in hives.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard: “I’m a teacher NOT an entrepreneur!” — but here’s what I learned the hard way…

There’s an infinite amount of opportunity out there and a finite number of people with the natural skills to reach out and grab it.

Let me give you the TLDR; version of how I went from classroom to online courses, a thriving CEO Teacher® community, and the confidence to share this knowledge with others…

In 2013, I started selling my teaching resources on Teachers Pay Teachers out of necessity — I had every teaching degree under the sun but still wasn’t making ends meet.

Little did I know, that necessity would turn into a life changing discovery. I found freedom not just financially but in my heart, too (forgive the cheesiness, friend — I can’t help myself!)

I realized that helping other teachers was my calling and after that, nothing could stop me.

I pulled myself out of the funkiest funk I’ve ever been in (otherwise known as extreme postpartum depression) and built an online business dedicated to helping teachers do the same.

The online course industry is estimated to reach $325 billion by 2025 and teachers are uniquely positioned to grab a piece of that pie!

Here’s why:

1. You CARE!
2. You know how to nurture and build community
3. You know how to TEACH (duh, right?)

If you don’t believe in yourself just yet, or you’re worried about lack of time, knowledge, or resources, I’m going to show you how to kick those fears to the curb, start small, and if you want — go big!

Welcome to a world where there is no ceiling and where you get to make an impact on your terms. I’m honored to be your guide.

The best is yet to come,
- Kayse