The Anti-Boring Academic Life Coach https://gretchenwegner.com/ Gretchen Wegner Academic Life Coaching Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:16:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 https://gretchenwegner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/favicon-3-150x150.png The Anti-Boring Academic Life Coach https://gretchenwegner.com/ 32 32 Guess What? We’ve Moved to a New Website! https://gretchenwegner.com/2024/02/01/guess-what-were-moving-to-a-new-website/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2024/02/01/guess-what-were-moving-to-a-new-website/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:15:09 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10398 I’m ducking in with a quick note to let you know some ultra-exciting news: Announcing www.AntiBoringLearningLab.com!! Yep. We have a new website and a gorgeous new community/course platform. Please head on over there to give yourself a tour, and stay tuned for more news as we start to roll out the new platform. Please also […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2024/02/01/guess-what-were-moving-to-a-new-website/feed/ 0 Four Tips to Prepare Students (and Yourself) for the New School Year https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/18/four-tips-to-prepare-students-and-yourself-for-the-new-school-year/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/18/four-tips-to-prepare-students-and-yourself-for-the-new-school-year/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:34:26 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10331 How is it mid-July already?! Now that we’re about halfway through summer break, you may find yourself starting to think about the upcoming school year.  If that’s you, I want to share four Anti-Boring tenets students can use to prepare for the upcoming semester or anything big, or scary, or stressful they have coming up to […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/18/four-tips-to-prepare-students-and-yourself-for-the-new-school-year/feed/ 0 Five Weeks Post-Jaw Surgery Updates and Experience https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/11/five-weeks-post-jaw-surgery-updates-and-experience/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/11/five-weeks-post-jaw-surgery-updates-and-experience/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:21:47 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10316 I survived!  I know… I know… I’m on sabbatical and probably shouldn’t be filming videos so soon after surgery, BUT I couldn’t wait to see you again!  It may be a bit selfish, but I needed to share with you how tedious and exhausting this process has been. Can I just be “better” already?!  As I […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/11/five-weeks-post-jaw-surgery-updates-and-experience/feed/ 0 How to stop feeling stressed and overwhelmed by your tutoring or coaching business https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/05/10313/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/05/10313/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:25:16 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10313 It’s July already! I hope you’re enjoying the summer if you’re in the northern hemisphere and taking some well-deserved downtime for yourself. In usual years, this is a month I take off entirely from my business. (This year, obviously, my sabbatical is a tiny bit longer!) I get a lot of questions from folks in […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/07/05/10313/feed/ 0 How to Stop Stressing about Money in Your Coaching Business | 2 Strategies that Work https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/27/how-to-stop-stressing-about-money-in-your-coaching-business-2-strategies-that-work/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/27/how-to-stop-stressing-about-money-in-your-coaching-business-2-strategies-that-work/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:40:39 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10306 MONEY. That little word can have such s BIG impact on our daily lives as coaches with a small business.  Bookkeeping. Budgeting. Recurring Revenue. Financial Stability.  If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent too many restless nights wondering how your business can make more money, and maybe even shedding tears of financial frustration here and […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/27/how-to-stop-stressing-about-money-in-your-coaching-business-2-strategies-that-work/feed/ 0 Baking Cookies Will Help Your Students Study Better for Exams https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/21/baking-cookies-will-help-your-students-study-better-for-exams/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/21/baking-cookies-will-help-your-students-study-better-for-exams/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:30:08 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10301 What do studying and snickerdoodles have in common? More than you may realize!  Sharing personal stories with students of your successes and “learning experiences” (read: failures) can be a great way to build connections and open up practical conversations around academic skills.  In today’s video, we’ll dive into a story I love to share with […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/21/baking-cookies-will-help-your-students-study-better-for-exams/feed/ 0 The Simple Marketing Principle EVERY Coach Needs to Know https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/06/the-simple-marketing-principle-every-coach-needs-to-know/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/06/the-simple-marketing-principle-every-coach-needs-to-know/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:23:18 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10289 Are you an academic or executive function coach who HATES even the idea of marketing your business? Do you catch yourself thinking: I NEED to improve my website…I NEED to post more often to social media…I NEED to send more cold emails… I so often hear one of two things from coaches in our community […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/06/06/the-simple-marketing-principle-every-coach-needs-to-know/feed/ 0 Jaw Surgery Will Change Your Life | Life, Business, ADHD https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/23/jaw-surgery-will-change-your-life-life-business-adhd/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/23/jaw-surgery-will-change-your-life-life-business-adhd/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 12:07:16 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10278 Tomorrow’s the big day… and I’m flooded with all kinds of emotions.  If you’ve been around for the past couple of months (or years), you’ve probably heard me talking about my jaw surgery happening TOMORROW.  This surgery has the potential to, directly and indirectly, impact so many unexpected aspects of my life…  My face will never […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/23/jaw-surgery-will-change-your-life-life-business-adhd/feed/ 0 Let’s RESET Our Coaching Space Together | Online Business https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/16/lets-reset-our-coaching-space-together-online-business/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/16/lets-reset-our-coaching-space-together-online-business/#respond Tue, 16 May 2023 11:32:48 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10270 I LOVE the flexibility and lifestyle of owning my own coaching/training business, but one downside of working and living in the same space is the mess that can accumulate after just a couple of hours. Can you relate?! In today’s video, I’ll pull back the curtains (literally!) and share a behind-the-scenes peek into the combined […]

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]]> https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/16/lets-reset-our-coaching-space-together-online-business/feed/ 0 https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/09/10261/ https://gretchenwegner.com/2023/05/09/10261/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 11:35:33 +0000 https://gretchenwegner.com/?p=10261 Since we’re coming to the end of the school year, I thought it would be a good idea to share one more video about skimming with you. Textbooks can be a fantastic resource for our students as they prepare for finals–IF they use them the right way. Today I’ll share a powerful skimming technique that […]

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