Dr. Efraín Martínez: You Are The Light of your Building

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Dr. Efraín Martínez is a father, husband, and the principal of Northwood Middle School in Highland Park, IL. He reflects and interviews luminary figures on his podcast Wisdom & Productivity. His one word is #improvement and he strives to do all he can to make this world better.

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Show Highlights

  • The #1 productivity secret
  • ​​Set fire to the house to know which door to open for your mental health 
  • Stop being a time traveler to lead and live in the present moment 
  • Develop honest, sincere relationships with emotional intelligence skills.
  • Motivational leaders touch people with sincere candor
  • Give yourself permission to take action and choose yourself 
  • Be the first person to buy what you’re selling
  • Have a “dumping ground” for your ideas
  • Tweet going down the stairs to have better quality leadership

                 

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                “When we sanctify something by not talking about it, we are defending it instead of tackling face forward.”

                – Dr. Efrain Martinez

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