Mike Azzalina

Some first draft final edits.

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Bodyguard?

Either way, my best buddy is always by my side. The realest of heartbeats. 💓🫶

Hearts up…

When we create a heartbeat, the pulse can be felt forever.

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I’ve been very hesitant to speak at elementary schools since leaving the principal role. It felt as though the experience would be met with sadness.

After “A Heartbeat is…” released though, there was no better time than the present. My heart is full. These author visits are bringing me so much joy.

I wrote “Heartbeats” after I had to leave my role as an elementary school principal due to health reasons. It is an educational memoir about the positive impact we can have on one another; how we can become someone else’s heartbeat.

(And yes, the cover are actual EKG scans of my 💓.)

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Of course I remember!

I still have my “dorkish streak” and I encourage you to never rid of yours.

Every laugh. Every smile. Every picture he drew. Every interaction. They all led to this message twelve years later.

What we do matters. Be the heartbeat.

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Let’s do it! I’d love a little collab.

For sure! So easy to stay isolated, especially when it is our own project. Lean in. Those people might have the answers we’ve been trying to find on our own!

Good for you, Ted! You’re making an impact on so many by staying focused and confident in yourself and what your community needs!

Keep rockin it!

Yes and yes! Whenever I speak, I try to remind people that the voice we hear most often…is our own. And we aren’t innately kind to ourselves.

So my challenge is to listen to my own words and encourage myself while staying accountable and driven. Tough road! Doable, but tough.

A3: I think with anything in life, the PD expansion or writing new ideas, it’s always the self-doubt. The fear of “no” gets in the way.

Human nature. Just have to do it!

Writing? I’m working on YA fiction and toying with a book on sense of belonging in schools for leaders, staff, and families

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A2: Hmmmm what’s next? I think expanding my PD audience. I’ve limited my talks to school staff for the most part.

I’d love to speak to students and families too. The importance a sense of belonging carries can’t be overstated.

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Absolutely love this. Challenging ourselves can be scary, but beneficial…not just for us, but everyone around us too!

Keep at it! You got this!

Q1: I just completed my 1st children’s book with others on tap.

I’m planning multiple school visits to do PD around the sense of belonging in schools tied to my book “Heartbeats.”

And I have some trips to Akron for work with leaders in creating a restorative culture.

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It’s a great place! Not bad to wake up with the smell of chocolate in the air every day!

Mike Azzalina from Hershey, PA. I’m a writer, speaker, and restorative instructor/coach.

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