Here's the story. So you want to become a new teacher. You get a teaching interview. Then, you worry if you will land the job. You get a call saying that you got the job. You get excited and then you start to worry about the first day, and if you will have the lesson plans right, and how your students will behave, and if you will be able to handle all the stress as a new teacher, and will the photocopier jam, and will all the other teachers like you. Then, you start your job. Classes seem ok, but you worry that students will not hand in assignments, and do your students like you, and does the other staff think highly of you, or do are they watching what you do and criticizing you behind your back. Then the weekend comes- breather...Oh oh, it's Sunday night and you start to get anxious about getting everything ready for Monday morning. Did you prep everything, how will your lessons be received by your students? Will Johnny act up again?

Does this sound like you? Many new teachers and seasoned teachers alike fall victim to this sort of needless worrying. Realistically, unless we want to drive ourselves to an early death from stress build-up, we need to take control of this unhealthy behavior. To do this, you need to:

Make Not Worrying a part of your philosophy for living.

Yes we all worry from time to time but excessive worrying is not healthy. Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned teacher, we can all benefit from this strategy. It may seem harder at first; however, the more you engrain this philosophy and belief into your life, the less you will allow yourself to worry. Next time you find yourself worrying about anything, take the following test to see if it is really worth it.

#1 Ask yourself if all the facts are on the table. Unless you know everything about the situation - don't worry. A good example of this for a new teacher is worrying about your evaluations. Before you know who is evaluating you, and what they are like, and exactly what they want you to do, don't worry. Also, as a teacher you know it is extremely difficult to get fired. Chances are, if you are a teacher, and especially a new teacher, you are a bit of an overachiever, and you will rock the evaluation.

#2 Ask yourself, do I really want to worry about this? If you are going into a new year or new semester, do you really want to worry if you will have 'bad' students in your classes. The more you psych yourself out about it, the more stressed you'll be, only to find out that your students are nice kids. And if your students are going to challenge you, they will do it whether you worry or not.

#3 Worrying can show lack of faith in the universe. When we really want something it typically comes together for us if we are persistent and determined. As a new teacher, you probably were really worried if you were going to land a job or not. And Voila, you did. And if you have not yet, you will. Things always come together for those of us who are patient, determined, and persistent.

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