Stuck Teaching For A Few More Months?

You’re counting down the days until you can leave teaching behind for a corporate role—but for now, you’re stuck in the classroom. How do you turn this stuck feeling into a power move and use it to fuel your transition?

Why This Matters to You
You didn’t sign up to tread water. Feeling powerless at work drains your energy and focus, leaving you with nothing left for your career pivot. Instead, this time can be the ultimate training ground to build skills, a killer narrative, and unstoppable momentum for your next chapter.

Common Solutions and Why They Might Not Work

1. “Just power through.”
   Sure, you’ll make it to the end of the year, but at what cost? Burnout will leave you too tired to chase your corporate goals.

2. Coasting until the clock runs out.
   It might feel like a relief now, but disengaging leaves you without any wins to show future employers. Plus, it’s boring.

3. Applying to every corporate job you see.
   Spray-and-pray applications waste time and energy. You’ll end up frustrated with a pile of rejection emails instead of interviews.

What to Do Instead

1. Treat this year like an internship for your corporate dream.
   Take control of your teaching role and turn it into a proving ground. Want to break into project management? Create and lead a new system for organizing classroom processes or events. Dreaming of marketing? Launch a campaign to improve communication with parents or colleagues. Whatever your goal, find a way to build the skill set now.

2. Launch your “I’m outta here” portfolio.
   Start documenting your wins as if you were already pitching them to a corporate hiring manager. Think of this as building your highlight reel:

   • Solved a student engagement problem? Frame it as “innovative strategies to drive participation.”
   • Streamlined a grading process? That’s “efficiency optimization.”
     Use this portfolio to supercharge your LinkedIn and resumes.

3. Hack the job search.
   Stop wasting hours mindlessly applying online. Instead, target 2–3 companies that excite you and start researching everything about them. Find employees on LinkedIn, engage with their posts, and get in their orbit. The insider track beats the cold-apply slog every time.

4. Do one thing each week that scares you.
   Whether it’s cold-emailing someone at your dream company, asking a current colleague for feedback, or posting thought leadership content on LinkedIn, push yourself out of your comfort zone. This momentum will carry you into your next chapter with confidence.

Summary

• Treat teaching like a stepping stone, not a sentence—use it to develop skills for your target role.
• Create a “highlight reel” of accomplishments to showcase your corporate-ready value.
• Hack the job search with research, networking, and laser-focused applications.
• Take bold steps weekly to keep moving forward.

Want to Dive Deeper?
The Elevated Careers Career Change Accelerator helps you take control of your transition, build a standout narrative, and finally land the corporate job you’ve been eyeing. This program is your ticket out of teaching and into your dream career.

Your Next Steps

• Pick one skill you need for your target role. Find a way to develop it in your current job this week.
• Start a Google Doc for your “highlight reel.” Add three recent wins and rewrite them in corporate terms.
• Reach out to one person in your dream industry and start building a connection.

You’re not stuck—you’re in training. Use this time to crush your corporate goals before you even leave the classroom.

That's it for this week.