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Does anyone know any cheap car insurance for 17 year olds in the UK?

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So I don't have a license yet, but im workin on it. I seen a car that I want now b4 its too late n sumbody buys it. My mom has a car n her n my dad r on the same insurance, he pays it tho. SO heres what i wanna do... Can I buy the car n then get insurance in my moms name or is there sumthin i can do like let the car sit til i get my license?? I would have to get the car home tho, but it wont be insured on the ride home(is there sum temp insurance)... I mean the car is steal, n i need to get it now b4 sumbody buys it!! Its in Ohio, if that matters...""

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MINI One for first car? Insurance?

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Do I HAVE to pay for insurance if im not driving but have a license?

My mom is trying to tell me and my brother (who is 19 and I will be 18 in about a month which is when i will get my license) that we cant get a license unless we have money to buy insurance. I think its really f***ed up for a student who got a license and doesnt drive any vehicle has to pay for insurance. She says that once i get my license, the insurance company will force her to put me on her plan so i can be insured. I think its a load of sh*t. I have never heard of anyone being forced to have insurance when they dont drive. When i say dont drive i mean, when i get my license, i wont be driving until I get my own car. Please dont respond to my situation and how i should deal with it, just tell me if thats even possible for the insurance to do that.""

I want to change car insurer?

i am currently with admiral insured on a 1.9 dci renault megane. i am a 19 year old male with 1 years no claims bonus, i have been looking at getting a new car which is a suzki sj 1.3 1988. The problem i have is that i have paid around 1500 upfront for a year of insurance, but now i hav efound a new car i have also found that rac insurance is cheaper, if i cancel my insurance with admiral now will i get the 1500 back, well taking into account i have used a month insurance so that 1500 will go down a bit, im just checking to see if i can do this to stop my self from losing 1500 thanks""

What is the best car insurance company? out there?

I'm with all state but is there any insurance company better than all state?

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""If a deer hits me, how fast can insurance get me a rental car?""

I have a 97 Ram 4x4, full coverage at geico (I'm on my parents insurance), $500 deductible. How fast can insurance get me a rental if one hits me, will it raise my rates, (I work 3-11:30 PM, and travel mainly back roads since there aren't many other ways to get home if it helps). I've been driving for 6 months.""

Motorcycle insurance for a 17 year old in ontario?

So im going to get a motorcycle in april hopefully or when time permits within the next 2 years. I am going to write my m1 as soon as possible and im going to do the learning course and get everything done correctly. So onto the bike i want, I want a yamaha wr250r around 2008 and will be riding a lot and ride for however long i could until it gets really cold. So can you guys give me a rough estimate of what it will cost. Im guessing around 3500-4000 does that sounds about right thanks.""

""What is the average insurance rate for a 19 year old male in Austin, Tx?""

PLEASE give me an actual number, not just how I could find out and what important information I left out. I have had no accidents and an attending school and will be buying an average car. Thanks in advance""

Any affordable health insurance for children in TX?

Roughly how much would it cost to insure a 17 year old male on a renault clio 1.2?

Its silver and just a standard model (not sport or anything extra etc..) And is from 2002 (51 reg) any help appriecated thanks :)

I'm Pregnant With No Insurance?

When Should i go to the doctor?! And Also.. I don't have insurance.. and was wondering what am i supposed to do about that?!! i currently live in california but me and my boyfriend are soon moving to washington. any suggestions or sites you know of for gov't aid?? by the way.. i hate having to go through gov't assistance right now... but it seems to be my only option. any help?!!

Insurance for a camaro...engine types?

Well I've been looking into getting a camaro but insurance may be too much. I just have a few simple questions for anyone who knows. Does the insurance company charge more for an Iroc / Z28? Would they know if you bought a camaro with a (for ex.) 377 stroker and charge more? I was looking at a camaro with an LG4 hoping the insurance would be lower but how would they know what motor it has? Also...for the winter can you temporarily take the camaro off, to put a winter car on? I don't want to be paying for insurance when its being stored. Thanks!""

How many American do not have health insurance?

Car Insurance quote suddenly disappeared?!?

I've just been obtaining quotes for a couple of cars I may buy - I'm 19 and looking to buy my first car. I was on moneysupermarket.com and noticed Admiral were consistently the cheapest company - so I kept changing some details to make the quote lower if possible, just messing around really. After around 10 quotes or so (with them being the lowest each time) I noticed that admiral was no longer displaying a quote and was now in the section shown as no quotes produced along with around 60 other companies. Why is this? Have I broken a limit of some kind? But why would the other companies still be there displaying quotes (albeit they're higher which isn't to my liking!). It's confusing and frustrating, can someone tell me why this has happened? I think I've told you as much info as possible but I'll add more detail if asked. Thanks.""

What's the average price for car insurance?

i'm turning seventeen soon and i need to get enough money together for a year's worth of insurance.

Can i buy a car with no car insurance?

don't i get the insurance afterwards... both of my parents just past so I'm trying to get my life going....just need a little help NO HATERS

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so my family has been looking at insurance quotes the last couple of days and this random car always shows up under ours address along with the actual cars we have, my parents are worried someone might have used their name or sumthing.. how do we deal with this and who do we ask? on one of the websites I got the last 6 or so digits of the car's vin number. My brother suggested asking police department or the Security of State but who can provide us with this information and what exactly do we ask for ??""

Looking for affordable medical insurance plan for my husband. he is 31. please suggest?

How do I get affordable health insurance for my son?

I was in between jobs last year so I had to put my son on medicaid. As soon as I found a job I let them know but they kicked him off of it anyways. The problem I am having is that my insurance at work don't kick in until November and he has to have insurance by then for doctors appointments, etc. I tried to get MC+ for kids but they make it almost impossible to get. I just was wondering if anyone knew of a place where I can get affordable health insurance for my son?""

Cost of C-section in NJ?

Does anyone know what the average cost of a c-section is in NJ? We have no insurance and our baby won't either. We are trying to prepare for it but the hospital won't even give us a ballpark estimate.

Car insurance help?

I've just brought my own car.. I'm 18 years old and have been learning to drive for around 5 months and have my test in 2 months. I have some questions about car insurance.. As I want to be learning to drive for the next 2 months in my own car, I'll need provisional insurance cover, I was quoted around 600 ish for this, including my mum being named second driver. Then when I pass my test, and I update my insurance to full licence, the quotes are around 1500, so will I have to pay the 900 difference? Also, are black boxes ok? The quotes I've got are so much cheaper with black boxes so I'm tempted to get one, but I'd like to know about others experience with them.. What's the positives/negitive and are they worth saving around 500 a year on insurance costs (for the first year anyway) Thanks :)""

Life insurance for 18 year old?

My daughter will be 18 this year & she wants to know if she needs life insurance. She lives at home with us,is in 6th form at school (UK) & has no responsibilites like mortgage etc.She has a Saturday job so does work. It doesn't sound like she does, but my husband & I are not sure. Any advice? Thanks.""

Seperate Business Car insurance Policy?

I am starting my own delivery business and plan on using my own vehicle, I have looked into the price of business car insurance and got a rough quote, however I realised I am with Hastings Direct, and have not seen anything about business car insurance with them, so I checked on their site and it appears they do not offer business car insurance, so my question is, should I cancel the policy with them and take out a new one with someone who does, or is it possible to have a domestic car insurance with one company and a business one with another?""

""If I get in a car crash and my car is considered totaled, how much would insurance give me?""

Well I have a mustang but the blue book value on it is only like 4K, but I already have like 3k in mods added to it. How do they determine how much they give you? only by the top value of your car? I've heard of people getting more money then there cars were worth, and then they go and buy nicer cars.""

How much would insurance be on a 1987 Fiero GT?

I don't know much about insurance rates and all that stuff, I'm only 17 and haven't taken the time to learn it. I just need a quick estimate on how much insurance would cost for such a car as that is what I'm looking at. Details welcome. Please don't start giving me advice on cars and trying to tell me what type of car I should get for my age. I would just like to know the answer to my question. Thanks.""

What is the best web site for comparing car insurance rates?

Progressive auto insurance? or AAA..which one is cheaper?

in terms of (monthly payments)

Percent indian blood for health insurance?

Can you get free health insurance if you have a certain amount of Indian Blood?

What is the standard recommended auto insurance coverage in the state of Texas?

The minimum coverage that would give you adequate protection.

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Insurance company trying to scam me?

I just bought Home owners insurance through a company that shall not be named. While going over my coverage I asked should I photograph all my things and she said no. I said what if I don't have my receipt because I got it on trade or something, don't have a bill of sale or something and she directly told me: don't worry, you don't need an inventory of your property. A friend of mine at work said he had a gun stolen from his truck recently and they denied his claim because he didn't register the gun/have a receipt. We like to trade guns and keep our business our own, so an inventory seems logical.... I think if something gets stolen from me their going to not cough up any money on grounds that I don't have proof I had it. They allowed to do this? Tell me don't inventory my crap and then not pay me because I didn't?""

Minor car accident (not at fault) - should I go to my insurance or small claims court?

I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. Last week I was involved in a minor car accident. I was at a stop light and the car behind me decided they could not wait and they tried to get by my car to make a left turn. They did not have enough room and scraped against my car with theirs. No one was hurt and no police were called. We pulled over and I got their name, phone number and address. They did not give me their insurance information and said they'd like to settle outside insurance because there are only scratches. I know it was stupid but I said okay. Also I do not have the license plate number of the car. I thought I wrote it down but I did not (I understand this is a big mistake on my behalf). We made contact over phone throughout the week and discussed repairs but suddenly they stopped answering my calls. I believe they are avoiding me. Now I am at a loss of what to do. Should I take this issue up with my insurance (at the risk of raising my premiums) or should I take this to small claims court? In either case I do not have the car's license plate so if it isn't their car will that be insufficient evidence to prove they are at fault (my word against theirs)? Thank you in advance for all your answers.""

How to lower my auto insurance?

Ok so I bought my 2004 volvo S60 2.5T AWD on 05/11/2011 and the insurance is killing me. I'm 20 years old and had my license for 2 years. I know it goes down when you've had your license for 3 years but that won't help right now. I'm with GEICO right now paying 371.00 a month! I know and this is actually the cheapest insurance company I was able to get!! My last payment will be on 10/11/2011 and then I will have to start a new policy. However I called them and asked them if my rate will go down once I renew with them, and they said no...... Well I did a new quote online and my rate would be $318 a month so I don't know why they keep telling me it won't change!!!!! So my question is can my mom get the insurance even though it's my car?""

I got a court date for not having a car insurance and I was cought in a parking lot?

Hi guys well I was cought by a cop cause my temp pleate was expired and did not have an insurance and I got these two ticket in a mall parking lot here is how the police saw me ( my car was parked in a parking near the minestry office from the past 2 weeks and I just went to start the car so the battery don't run out of charge, and just on the other side of this parking lot there was a coffe shop on the other side of the road which is a mall aria but to get there I had to cross a main road which Im guessing is a 50 meters crossing, so ofcorse the officer saw me on the main road and I turned in the parking lot and he stoped me there) so any one there can help me out how to get out of this mess I have asked some lawers they told me they can help me out but the fees they are charging is realy big please help""

My insurance company will not change car details?

I have been thinking of purchasing a brand new car this year and today went ahead with the purchase, well at least put a deposit down with a 12 week wait. I have been driving now for a year and a half. and at aged 28 thought I would be out of the range of a silly driver by now. However, after phoning my insurance company to ask for a new/updated quote for the insurance they are telling me that they will not insure me on a new car due to my lack of experience. I am of course going to still have the new car as most other insurance companies will insure me on the new car at a fairly reasonable rate. infact only 100 pounds a year more than my current car. They are still howver going to charge me a 30 cancellation fee and will obviously lose my no-claims for the six months. Does anybody have any idea as to a way to approach the company or make a complaint or should I just forget about it and move on?""

Can I be under my uncle's car insurance?

My uncle just bought a car for me as a gift, however it is under his name. Is it possible for me to be added as a driver under his insurance, even though I am under my parent's insurance? or would I have to add that car under my parent's insurance? This is all so confusing.""

What company will insure my toyota supra twin turbo?

In perth, wa. Youngest driver 19 years old""

Do insurance rates go up if you put a turbo kit on a car?

does the insurance company need to know

How much is car insurance in NY state if your 17?

Ive been looking for how much car insurance is in ny if your 17 but i cant find it. My mom doesnt want to pay for it so i have to pay for it myself. Can someone tell me how much it costs?

What's a good job with good health insurance not needing a degree or experience?

I'm a college student looking to find a good job that has affordable health insurance all on which i can find an affordable place to live. Most factory's that have these benefits start with a low pay rate that doesn't seem worth it (after gas is taken out). Any ideas?

Would you get heath insurance and if so who through?

Me and my husband married young, when we married I had insurance through my job which was great but now, since I went back to school we are without insurance. I am in school ft and he also works but is two hours under what he has to be working to get insurance a week. We are 21 now and are wondering if you view health insurance as something someone our age needs and if so how to shop for it, what type to get and where to get a quote. We are both EMTS and have ran rescue before and we have seen lots of people without insurance but we want to make a well informed decision regarding this health insurance. Might I add that we are generally healthy, have a general practitioner at the moment that we rarely use, and during our marriage of two years have never been to an ER for any reason... Any insite that you have into this situation would be great! Thanks and God Bless""

Lowering insurance premiums in BC?

In BC after I get my class 5 drivers license(no longer an N) Is it likely my monthly insurance cost will go down?

How much does insurance cost for a chimney sweep business?

I am starting a chimney sweep company and I was wondering what is an average cost to have insurance for the business (bonus points if you can say all of the types of insurance I might need) I know the standard answer is to say there is no way of knowing since this all depends on a number of factors but I literally have no clue what it would cost so ANY estimate or guess is appreciated. The business will be in Maryland and have just 1 employee with revenue I am guessing would be about 100,000 a year if that helps.""

How much will the insurance be on a 2007 Vauxhall corsa 1.2 sxi?

im 16 but driving soon. i might be getting a black corsa sxi for my first car on fiance. How much will the insurance be? its only insurance group 3

Can I insure a car that is already insured?

I am a new driver and want to insure a car, the problem is that car is already insured by my mom with AAA. I currently don't have the money to use AAA as insurance so I was planning to get some cheap insurance right now. Is that possible? Or what would you recommend?""

A few questions about insurance and motorcycles in general.?

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Requesting information_2 (transcript of phone conversation)

- Hello Medical Records - Hello, My name is Javier, I’m calling because I participate in a Latuda study a few years ago… - Aja - And I would like to have access to my file? - Ok. Sure, and for what purpose? - I’m going back to my country and I would like to have my medical files since I participate in the study, and I have the contract here and it says that I can have access to the diagnose that you gave me, I would like to have that. - Aja, ok, fine…and what you said Laturg study, is that what you said? - Latuda L-A-T-U-D-A - Ok L-A-T-U-G-A? - D-A - Oh D - A, Latuda…I’m not familiar with that study, who was the doctor in charge of the study? - I had 2 Doctors, one of the doctors was Doctor Patric, Ohmmm, anyway if you give me one minute I do have all my files here so I should be able to give you the exact number of the study. all right? - Just the name of the doctor is actually sufficient, Ohmmm you said Doctor Patrick, is that the doctor last name? - That’s the doctor name, I think. - All right, and when did you participate in the study?

It was a few years ago. I’m trying to get my files right now…

- All right… - Give me one second. - Ok, and you said your last name is Javier? - That’s my name… - And what is your first name? - My first name is Javier, J-A-V-I-E-R. - And your last name? - Is Liriano or Maria,I don’t know which of those two is the one you have on file - Ok, all right, Ohmmm…let’s see, let’s start and see, Uhmmm, what we have, we can start that way. And this was outpatients study, is that right? - Uhmmm,I’m not sure what that means…I saw an ad on craigslist, and I call and it was one the studies for trying this medicine call Latuda - I see, ok…what I’m saying is, Ahmm…you didn’t stay here overnight? No, I never stay overnight. No - You came and you leave the same day, that’s an outpatient. - Yes, I was supposed to go every Monday - Uhummm So they do like a blood test, and I fill some files. And at the end of the day, they give me refill of the medicines. - Righttttt, ok let me look, we have a lot of studies here going on at the NY Psiquiatric institute, so I just need to understand witch study is this…each study keeps their own records, in order for us to help you is important to try to figure it out what study you were a part of… - Yeah. I mean, I’m looking for those files right now - Aja. - I do have the consent form but I know that’s a generic document for each study and I do not think that is going to help us…I should be able to find it - Is this one? - While you are looking, can you give me your date of birth? - Yes, is may 6 1-9-8-5 - 85, ok…so, what I’m doing while you are checking is the I’m checking the computer to see if we can get to that information about which study you were in… - And you where a patient of the NY state psychiatric institute, is that right? - Yes - Ok, ok…and what is your street address? - Witch one, the one I use to have on file or… - The one where you were living when you register for the program? - Oh, I think it was 30 sickles st. - aja, ok…and what is your current address? - Is 1045 Woodycrest ave. apt. 5H - Yes. this is what we have on file - What? - That is the one we currently have on file - Oh, ok…that’s interesting because when I went to the study I was living in sickles st. I move around here like one year and a half… - Aja, ok… I’m just looking at the computer right now and I’m just telling you what we have, I’m not sure why that is but that’s what we have…All right, let’s look at something else. So, at least we have you on the system, that’s a good place to start

Ok,I just want to make sure that we have a record of you here, again what sometimes happens is the patients are seeing at the hospital or at the medical center so I just want to confirm that you are a patient of the NY Psiquiatric Insitute, and I do see that so that’s fine… The only thing that we will need at this point is you to complete a release of information form, in other words, is a authorization form, we could email that to you, and then you would need to provide us with a photo ID, such as a driver license, and once we have that. we would be able to help you to get copies of your records… - ok, I have a few questions about the information that I’m getting, - Ok.. I’m I getting the whole file that is saved in your database. Is that the same file you save for the study, or I’m I getting edited information. - Well, it depends on what are you requesting…I mean if you are requesting copies of your entire records, then you know, we could in getting that for you, I see you were a patient here for 2 years…you last here until April 2017 which it was until 6 months ago according to the information I’m seeing in the computer… - Oh, that’s…Actually what happen was that I took Latuda and I end in the emergency room, so I went to doctor Patrick and he refer me to another doctor that was I think in mid-2015 or late 2014, -Aja -And I went to him and I actually ask to be taking out of the study. - Yeah. yeah, I see witch what you are referring to exactly because I see in terms of the study, you left the study a few years ago in September 2015 but then, 2 years later in April 2017 there was an evaluation that was done by doctor Holstein, I believe that was the doctor…and that was just an evaluation but prior to that I do see what you were saying, you did ask to be taking out of the study in September 2015. - ok so actually from September 2015 to April 2017 I was not a patient of you, that’s right? - Yes. that is correct… It was just that you were here on that day and you were explaining why you were here, so, I understand why there is a difference on the dates… - Oh, ok, ok so I just want to confirm that I wasn’t a patient of the institution for 2 years, right? No, that is correct, the first date you were evaluated by doctor McGrath, Patrick McGrath in January 2015. It looks for what I’m seeing here that you continue with the clinic until September 2015 so ruffly for about 8 months, and then after that, you came back again in April of 2017 and it was seen by doctor Holstein for a reevaluation. - Yes, because he told me they had a study that has to do with light. I think I found the study online, and it said it was non-invasive, not medicine it was with heliotherapy I think is the name, that you use some lamps to treat depression, so I was actually very interested in that but I have to stay in the clinic so I couldn’t because I have to work, so that was about it for April 2017. - Right - So you are going to send me the file…Can I give you my email address? - Well, as I said, prior to being able to do that we need to receive from you a resign or release of information form and then along with a photo ID and then once we received that, then we can send copies of your records to you… -Ok, so can you send me the release of information file so I can fill it in an address that I can send it to? Sure. Well, you can fax it back or you can email it back, or you can mail it back it’s the same building that you were being seen that is the NY State Psychiatric Institute, the only difference is you’ve been sending the completed and sign release form and a photocopy of your photo ID to the medical record department, and then, when will receive it, we could send it to the clinic, so the clinic can send copies of your records to you. - Ok. that sounds perfect. Can I give you my email so you can send me the release of information? - Sure - Ok, so it’s [email protected] - Ok, let me just repeat that to be sure I spell it correctly. Is Javier, J-A-V-I-E-R, L (as and larry) Maria, I’m spelling M-A-R-I-A @ gmail.com - That’s correct. - Ok. terrific so yes I can send the release of information to you and it will basically say, you know… we will just need to get that back and then we need a photo ID, the photo ID will need to come back as a PDF, So you would scan it and then send it back to us a PDF file so we can open it, and then once we received it, we can help you in getting copies of your records. - All right, that sounds great, and another question, how much does it take? Well, the clinic, I would imagine as I said the clinic will send out the records..but typically we respond to our request in 1 or 2 weeks - 1 to 2 weeks, that sounds good - Yeah, and also in terms of the consent form be sure to print it out and complete it. It has different sections which include the purpose of the information or the extent of the information to be disclosed, what specifically you want copies of, and then your sign. Please send this with a pdf ID, it can be a driver license or a passport, or government issue ID - Yes, and let me ask you something else. When they ask about the specific information that I want, do I get information about everything that you have or is just specifically what you want? I would like to have my whole file because I know that in the consent form they do a psychiatric screening, they also do a psychiatric evaluation and there’s also a medical assessment. - Well yeah, particularly it sounds like you want certain things so you can list those things, there will be a section on the release form, where you can be very specific about what you want, and what you want to be included, and sure, you can list those things there. That’s what I was saying that needs to be complete in the release form. - Ok. perfect, so I think that’s it, I’m waiting to get the release form information - Ok, let me give you my name and number in case there is a problem… - My name is Thomas Johson and my phone number is xxx-xxx-xxx - Ok, got it. - Ok, terrific. - Ok, thank you. -You’re welcome

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So the Comey hearing came and went and, much like that trip to Disneyworld you took when you were a kid in 1974, it didn't quite live up to all the hype. The left has been crowing that it is an indictment of trump and proof that he is a dastardly villain, missing only the black cape and handlebar mustache. The right has been shrieking about how trump has been completely vindicated, the Russia story is completely made up, and Democrats are nothing more than a bunch of crybabies. Both of these groups are wrong, and both of them are indicative of the fundamental problem with our government these days. In addition to casting some much-needed sunlight on the shadowy dealings of the trump administration (fewer than liberals want, more than conservatives care to admit), it highlighted the basic dysfunction of our government: that every action, hearing, press conference, photo opportunity, floor speech, legislative debate, and so on is less about running the country than it is about scoring partisan points. I realize at this point there are probably a bunch of you out there saying "Well, DUH," like I have taken complete leave of my senses and lost all capacity for critical thinking. To which I say, this is my blog, dammit, and I can say what I want. Moving right along ... Of course, I can't expect you take my word for it, can I? Therefore, I am going to go through the hearing (I read the transcript. Twice. And took notes.) and present my thoughts on each observation. But first, the cast of characters. There is James Comey, of course, and donald trump, and Loretta Lynch and Bill and Hillary Clinton make guest appearances. Then there's the Senate Committee on Intelligence, in alphabetical order: Roy Blunt, R-MO, present Richard Burr, R-NC, Chairman, present Susan Collins, R-ME, present John Cornyn, R-TX, present Tom Cotton, R-AR, present Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, Former Chairman, present Kamala Harris, D-CA, present Martin Heinrich, D-NM, present Angus King, I-ME, present James Lankford, R-OK, present Joe Manchin, D-WV, present John McCain, R-AZ (Ex officio), present Mitch McConnell, R-KY (Ex officio), absent Jack Reed, D-RI (Ex officio), present Jim Risch, R-ID, present Marco Rubio, R-FL, present Chuck Schumer, D-NY (Ex officio), absent Mark Warner, D-VA, Vice-Chairman, present Ron Wyden, D-OR, present So now the stage is set, and we can dive right in. First observation: every single one of the Senators, with the exception of Marco Rubio, Martin Heinrich, Angus King, Tom Cotton, and John McCain took a moment to thank Comey for appearing, and most of those took an extra moment to acknowledge his service to country (some, like Jack Reed, were fine with a simple "Thank you for appearing," while others were more effusive). However, Rubio, Hienrich, King, Cotton, and McCain simply dispensed with all niceties and jumped right in to the questioning. Whether this is a good or bad I will leave up to the reader to decide. What follows is a member-by-member accounting of what happened. I will attempt to remain as factual as possible; where I veer off into the realm of opinion I will very clearly identify it as such. So, in order of appearance ... Richard Burr, R-NC (Chairman) Senator Burr took several minutes to a) thank Director Comey for appearing to testify, b) provide an overview of the Senate Intelligence Committee's mission in general and in terms of this hearing in particular, and c) to provide the basic framework under which the other members would be operating (seven minutes for each member, and so on). He then turned things over to Senator Mark Warner. Mark Warner, D-VA (Vice-Chairman) Senator Warner took the opportunity to go into a little more detail as to the nature of the hearing: what it was about, what the committee hoped to accomplish by holding the hearing, and a brief summation of the relevant events up to that date. Richard Burr again Burr swore in Comey and advised him that he is now under oath. He recognized Comey and granted him the floor "for as long as you might need." James Comey, Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Comey gave a brief history of events and expressed his confusion and concern over the multiple stories coming from the White House concerning the reason for his firing, after which the questioning began. Richard Burr some more Burr pretty much kept to hard facts. He asked if Comey's written testimony had been reviewed and/or edited by the Office of the Special Counsel (it hadn't). He asked if Comey had any doubt that Russia was behind the intrusion into the DCCC's and DNC's computer systems (he didn't). He asked if he had any doubt that Russia was behind cyber intrusion into state voter files (he didn't). He asked if he was confident that no votes in the 2016 were altered, either electronically or otherwise (he was). Comey also testified that, while trump was not directly under investigation, Comey was not able to get unanimous consent from his leadership in the FBI to publicly state this. The reasoning here is that the investigation was ongoing and one could never tell where it would lead (a la the Starr investigation into Whitewater which lead to the whole Lewinsky thing). In Comey's words, "when you start turning over rocks, sometimes you find things that are unrelated to the primary investigation that are criminal in nature." In short, Burr confined himself to things that could objectively be verified. Unfortunately, this would be one of the only times we saw this even-handed approach, as several of the other Senators appeared to have axes to grind and viewed Comey as the perfect sharpening stone. But more on that as we come across it. My opinion: non-partisan. Mark Warner again Senator Warner took a more partisan approach, albeit in the cloak of objectivity. His questions were respectful and factually based, but his overall tone suggested that he was trying to convict trump in this hearing and get it over with. My opinion: Somewhat partisan James Risch, R-ID Senator Risch was the first to really dive into the weeds. The first part of his seven minutes was spent trying to discredit a February 14th article from the New York Times in which the Times alleged connections between Russian operatives and trump associates. He asked why Director Comey did not issue a statement to correct the article. Comey replied that it is considered common practice to not do so when the investigation involves sensitive material as it might compromise security. Risch spent the rest of his time parsing the word "hope" in the context of trump asking Comey "I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go." Comey maintained throughout that, given the fact that it was the President of the United States saying this in the Oval Office, even though it was not a direct order it would reasonably be taken as such, given the context. Risch replied "You don't know of anyone ever being charged for hoping something, is that a fair statement?" My opinion? Blatantly partisan, trying to get trump off the hook in much the same way Warner was trying to hang him on it, but the partisanship was much more naked here. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA Feinstein started by asking Comey why he thought he had been fired from his position as Director of the FBI. Comey responded that he didn't know for sure but that, based on what trump has said, he was fired as a result of the Russia investigation. Feinstein continued by acknowledging and paraphrasing what Comey had said to Risch: that the Oval Office could be an intimidating place, especially when the President is making a direct request. She then asked "But why didn't you stop and say, Mr. President, this is wrong. I cannot discuss this with you." Comey replied "I was so stunned by the conversation that I just took in. The only thing I could think to say, because I was playing in my mind -- because I could remember every word he said -- I was playing in my mind, what should my response be? That's why I carefully chose the words." My opinion: Feinstein's focus seemed to be mainly centered around wrongdoing on the part of the trump administration. I rate her as being mildly partisan. Marco Rubio, D-FL Rubio seemed to be focusing on the asks from trump of Comey:

Asking for Comey's loyalty.

Saying that he "hoped" the Flynn investigation would go away. Not a formal ask, but when the President says he hopes something happens, and he says this in the Oval Office, it's not a stretch of logic to interpret this as a strong request, if not a direct order.

Publicly state that trump personally is not being investigated.

To his credit, Comey did not comply with any of these. My opinion: Rubio was trying for a partisan advantage, but his line of questioning turned out to be a dead end in that area and it didn't pan out for him. I rate this as non-partisan, but not for a lack of trying. Martin Heinrich, D-NM Senator Heinrich was the slickest of the bunch in that he was able to score partisan points without appearing to be partisan at all. To start, he gave Comey the opportunity to make the following statement: "The Russians interfered in our election during the 2016 cycle. They did with purpose. They did it with sophistication. They did it with overwhelming technical efforts. It was an active measures campaign driven from the top of that government. There is no fuzz on that. It is a high confidence judgment of the entire intelligence community and the members of this committee have seen the intelligence. It's not a close call. That happened. That's about as unfake as you can possibly get." Heinrich then shifted focus to the trump team attempting to "set up a sort of backdoor communication channel with the Russian government using their infrastructure, their devices, their facilities." Comey testified to this point that, in a hypothetical sense (he refused to comment in an open setting as to specifics), it was easier for the Russians because "[y]ou spare the Russians the cost and effort to break into our communications channels by using theirs. You make it a whole lot easier for them to capture all of your conversations."

My opinion: Heinrich created a partisan result from a non-partisan line of questioning. Kudos for skill on this one, but it still misses the "trying to be objective about this whole thing" point. I rate his performance as partisan.

Roy Blunt, R-MO

In one of the most blatantly partisan approaches of the entire hearing, Senator Blunt attempting to cast doubt on Comey's credibility by asking why he continued to take calls from trump even after he told Attorney General sessions that all communications should go through the AG. Apparently Blunt has never heard of the notion that when the President calls, you pick up.

He then sought clarification as to whether Comey's notes were official documents or personal ones. Comey said they were personal, and nobody else seemed to have an issue with this.

My opinion: Blatantly partisan, and in a particularly clumsy and inartful fashion.

Angus King, I-ME (he caucuses with the Democrats, though)

Senator King jumped right of the gate with a question as whether, in Comey's opinion, the Russian interference in the election was a one-and-done thing, or would we see future attempts. Comey testified that "it is a long-term practice of theirs. It's stepped up a notch in a significant way in '16. They'll be back."

King then sought clarification as to whether or not the dinner with trump was trump's idea or Comey's. Comey said that it was initiated by a phone call from trump, and manages to get in a shout-out to his wife when he said that he had been forced to break a date with his wife to have dinner with trump (again, when the President calls, you pick up), saying "I love spending time with my wife and I wish I would have been there that night."

King's approach seemed to be to cast doubt on trump's veracity (not that this would take much), by asking Comey whether it was true that Comey had called trump, as trump had claimed. Comey said "I never initiated a communication with the president."

My opinion: King, being an independent, is by definition non-partisan. However, because he caucuses with the Democrats, we have to view him in that light. That being said, I would rate his performance as slightly partisan in questioning, moderately partisan in results.

James Lankford, R-OK

Senator Lankford, apparently, was the Designated Republican Shill for this hearing. He started his questioning by asking Comey why he thought trump's "I hope we can drop the Flynn thing" statement was such a big deal when it was never mentioned again by trump, the White House staff, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Department of Justice, or the head of the National Security Administration. He followed this line of reasoning to a (flawed, obviously) implied conclusion that a) either trump never said this, at which point Comey is lying (forget that he's under oath and all that), or 2) it was never a big deal in the first place and Comey is overreacting.

Lankford is also trying to paint trump in positive light by pointing out that, even though he has the authority to stop the investigation, he has not done so. Granted, there is a very real possibility that trump is not aware of this ...

My opinion: Lankford was noting more than the token Wild-Eyed Republican whose main goal of the hearing was to vindicate trump of any and all accusations of everything and show everybody that he's really an awesome guy and if everyone would just let him do his thing the country would be great again and everybody wold have money, and fame, and more money, and fancy cars, and the world would be a wonderful place.

Of course, this only applies to rich white male Republicans. Everybody else can go screw themselves, because they don't matter.

I rate Lankford's performance as ludicrously partisan.

Joe Manchin, D-WV

Senator Manchin was lobbing softballs. He asked Comey about trump's interest in the Russia investigation (almost identical to the question asked by Senator Angus King), giving Comey the opportunity to wax poetic about how this was not a Democrat or Republican thing but an American thing, that "this great experiment of ours is a threat to them," and that "as difficult as we can be with each other, we remain that shining city on the hill."

He then asked about Robert Mueller, and whether or not he would be "thorough and complete" in his investigation as Special Counsel. Comey replied by saying that he would indeed, and that Mueller is "one of the finest people and public servants this country has ever produced."

My opinion: Manchin is, to some people, a DINO (Democrat In Name Only) in that he has pretty strong conservative creds and there have been rumors that he may defect to the GOP. Given that, I don't know if we can tag him as being partisan; if anything, he was anti-partisan, slightly boosting the Republican case that trump is NOT a serial liar, philanderer, and cheat. Therefore I will rate this performance as non-partisan.

Tom Cotton, R-AR

Tom Cotton is one of the most partisan members of the Senate, but without the intellectual power of someone like Mitch McConnell (who isn't really the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but who is very canny and shrewd). Cotton's questioning began with trying to get Comey to state that there was no connection between Russia and the trump team. Comey didn't fall for it, and that line of questioning fell flat.

Cotton's next gambit was to focus on a New York Times article form February 14th, headlined "Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence," by asking "Would it be fair to characterize that story as almost entirely wrong?" Comey replied in the affirmative.

My opinion: First, the tactic of trying to exonerate trump failed, and failed big. Second, the focus on the NYT article is irrelevant ... it's not the first time a major paper got a story wrong (remember "Dewey Defeats Truman?"). I would rate this performance as not only wildly partisan, but also flat-out stupid. Not that I would expect anything else from Tom Cotton.

Kamala Harris, D-CA

Senator Harris asked many questions of Comey, all of which got the same reply: "I cannot answer that in an open setting." It seemed like she was going for the spear that would slay the trumpian dragon, but fell short. Of course, once the closed session began, she may have gotten something ... we won't know for sure unless the hearing transcript is declassified.

My opinion: Harris was going for the jugular, partisanship-wise. The fact that she failed had everything to do with her asking about sensitive material. I rate her performance as highly partisan.

John Cornyn, R-TX

Cornyn started his questioning with a legit question: if an FBI agent becomes aware of criminal activity, is he or she under a legal obligation to report it? Comey replied that he did not know about a legal obligation, but there is certainly an ethical one.

Cornyn then focused the rest of his time on the Clinton email thing, hammering the point that a special counsel was not named despite repeated requests from Congress to AG Loretta Lynch to do so (including from Cornyn). Comey said that he decided a special counsel would have been "unfair" because "I knew there was no case there."

He finished up his questioning by asking "Do you think it's unreasonable for anyone, any president, who has been assured on multiple occasions that he's not the subject of an FBI investigation, do you think it's unreasonable for them to want the FBI director to publicly announce that, so that this cloud over his administration would be removed?" To which Comey replied that it was a reasonable point of view, but that it was inadvisable because of the possibility of "a duty to correct."

My opinion: John Cornyn has always had a naked hatred of the Clintons, and saw this as an opportunity to beat that dead horse one more time. I rate his performance as off-the-charts partisan, and also a bit ridiculous.

Jack Reed, D-RI

Senator Reed asked Comey if the direction in which the Russian investigation was headed could include the president. Comey said in theory, yes, but was not willing to make a definitive yea/nay statement.

My opinion: Reed appeared to be trying to convict trump right off the bat, but was derailed by Comey sticking to the facts as he knew them. I rate is performance as highly partisan.

John McCain, R-AZ

Senator McCain's questioning was not quite as unhinged as everybody is making it out to be. Yes, he asked why the investigation into Clinton's email server was closed while the trump investigation was not, but seemed unable (or unwilling) to grasp the concept of the Clinton investigation being completed while the trump investigation is still ongoing. Comey explained that the Clinton investigation had run its course and did not turn up any prosecutable offense, but the trump investigation is still in the early stages and it is too soon to draw conclusions.

McCain then asked about Clinton's involvement with Russian interference in the election by saying "you made the announcement there would be no charges brought against then-Secretary Clinton for any activities involved in the Russia involvement and our engagement in our election." Apparently, the fact that Clinton had no involvement with Russian interference -- except, of course, as the primary target and intended victim -- didn't register with him.

My opinion: Yes, he came off as a little nutty, as that crazy old uncle that keeps getting invited to Thanksgiving even though nobody really likes him and all he does is rant about irrelevant topics, but he was also using blunt-force partisanship to try to cast doubt on Comey's testimony. I rate his performance as highly partisan, and possibly as an indication of impending dementia.

So there you have it. The entire hearing, wrapped up in a nice little package. Now, I would like to make some observations here.

First, I find these public hearings to be more than a little ridiculous. Let's face it, with subject matter like this, nothing of substance is going to come out of a public hearing because so much of the relevant information is classified and forbidden from public consumption. These hearings are nothing more than political theater, a chance for some Senators to get some face time on camera and burnish their partisan reputations. Out of the two and a half hours of testimony, all we heard was what Comey had written in his seven page initial testimony, released a few days ago ... it was just massaged and tilted this way and that to show different faces.

Second, this hearing points to a larger issue: both parties are concerned more with the balance of power within Washington than they are concerned with the lives of those outside the Beltway. This is actually nothing new; it's only the prevalence of social media and the 24/7 news cycle that has given it more visibility. However, the fact remains that, in any given situation, Congress is going to act according to what is best for the next election cycle, or what will bring in the most campaign donations, or what will make the other side look as ineffectual and ridiculous as possible, and everybody who is not a member of Congress of a big donor to their campaign coffers ... well, if it works out in their favor, it is sheerly by accident.

Third, the fundamental thing that everybody seems to be overlooking here is that trump is not a legitimate president. Yes, he won the Electoral College, but only because a foreign power put their finger on the scales. He lost the popular vote. He has alienated virtually every world leader, so much so that the leaders of European countries are going to bypass the President and the White House and go directly to the states when it comes to the Paris Climate Accord. He has approval ratings that would make Nixon gulp.

donald trump is turning the United States into a second-rate Third World nation, and the Republicans are doing nobody any favors by going along with it in the name of bolstering their short-term agenda. The Democrats aren't helping, either, by painting all trump supporters with the same broad "they're all a bunch of idiot yokels" brush.

The partisanship has to come to an end. Republicans and Democrats need to put party aside for a bit and focus on country, and the people therein. Otherwise we are all doomed to an endless display of petty bickering and constant games of one-upmanship, and the people of the United States -- you know, the ones for whom these clowns are supposed to be working -- are going to bear the brunt.

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5 Ideas to Build Your Personal Brand This Summer

Blog Post and Audio Blog Post for episode 90 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter

And a lot of you this summer are going to be working on your personal brand. Now, whether you think you have a brand or not, you do. And I know it’s kind of frustrating because some people just don’t want to have a brand. And if that’s you, that’s okay. But at some point, you’re going to want to change careers, or somebody is going to look at your body of work. And I think that we all need a professional body of work online. So there are five different things I’d like to encourage you as you think about your personal brand.

1 – Tell a Story that is Uniquely Yours

First of all, this year, when I was working with our valedictorian and salutatorian on their speeches for graduation, I asked each of them, and I said,

“What is the story that you can uniquely tell?”

Now, our salutatorian is such a great young man, and he actually stood up and said,

“I shouldn’t be here.”

Because when he was in first grade, his parents had tried to move him to another school, and he had chosen to stand up for half a day. Talk about conscientious objector, a little-bitty first-grader, said it wasn’t his school, it wasn’t his desk; he wasn’t going to sit down. Perfectly respectful to all the adults. But eventually, his mom got in, brought him back to my school where he was. And so his whole speech was about standing for something, and that his whole life changed that day where he stood up for what he believed in. Then, he proceeded to tell about how every single person in the class stood for something.

And I’ve had people send me lovely, “helpful” emails and say,

“You know what; you sound like Holly Hunter. You need to get rid of your accent.”

Well, you know what; my accent is me. And I’d have to fight like the third monkey on Noah’s gangplank to get rid of it! And, yes, that’s a Southern colloquialism.

And I’m from “down South” here in America, and I’m going to own it. That’s me. It’s who I am. Some people will like it; some people won’t.

But you know what? I don’t like people who are fakes. I don’t like people who change to try to fit in with everybody else because I love unique individuals. So that’s who I’m going to be.

TIP #1: I have found that the people who do best with their personal brand just own who they are and they’re okay with it.

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2 – Make Bigger Hills — Don’t Play King of the Hill

I think the second thing is, as you think about your career and your personal brand, be careful about getting too hung up on lists. Sometimes I’ll end up on one list of great bloggers, and then I’ll be left off another one. And used to; I would just let it roll me up like a rollercoaster. I’d be up down, up down, up down.

But something happened the day I hit 12,000 Twitter followers. Now, I’m much past that now, but for some reason, I thought 12,000 was just like “the number.” And I don’t know why, but I did. And climbed and worked, and worked, and climbed, and worked, and climbed, and I finally hit 12,000.

And you know what; I didn’t feel any different than I did when I had two Twitter followers. There was no more validation, no more. I still had the same insecurities. I’m still just me. I’m still just Vicki Davis.

And I didn’t feel any different. And now I have 143,000 followers, and I still don’t feel any different, except sometimes I just feel really overwhelmed because I wonder like, “what on earth is this?” And I know certainly 143,000 people aren’t looking at all of my tweets.

But the strategy that I’ve adopted is to not play king of the hill. My strategy is to make a bigger hill. When I suddenly realized that a lot of people were reading my blog, and now a lot of people listening to my podcast, my second podcast as well as the first, I realized, you know what; there’s a lot of amazing educators out there that people haven’t found yet.

And one of my favorite podcasts of this whole season has been the podcast with special needs teacher Karen McCallum because she doesn’t have a Twitter; she doesn’t have a Blog. And it’s one of the most popular shows of the whole season because she was using puppets to help kids with special needs in first grade, and it was just so awesome. It was so endearing. And to me, that gives me meaning, when I make a bigger hill when I find these teachers that people have never heard of yet because there’s more than enough room. Oh, my goodness.

And when I see people who present – and I’ll have to admit; there was a time period where I was taking in by it. That is the thing about the blogosphere; it’s a lot of great things, but the negative thing is it’s a whole lot of flattery.

So if somebody ever tells you you’re a rock star, don’t believe them unless you’re wearing leather pants and you can sing like Def Leppard or something.

But I don’t wear leather pants, and that’s not me. So just make a bigger hill.

Tip #2: There’s a lot of ways we can make a bigger hill and share everybody else in what they’re doing. And don’t get caught up in too many lists and that sort of thing. So, find ways to make a bigger hill and shine the spotlight on others.

3 – Own Your Mistakes

I think the other thing that I realized, the third thing is that we all make mistakes; and when you make them, own it.

One of the earliest mistakes I remember is there was a parody website, P-A-R-O-D-Y, and it was called Microsoft Firefox, and it was making fun of Firefox, and it was just really making fun of Microsoft and everything. And I didn’t know what a parody website was, so I blogged about it and thought it was just so horrible. And then somebody told me, Vicki, that’s a parody, and I realize that I have royally screwed up.

Well, I thought about deleting the blog post, but then I realized I needed to go into the strike-throughs and use it as a teachable moment to explain to others what is a parody website, and then also just be transparent about it because people have to believe what I write. So if I mess up and do a face plant, I have just to own it.

So there have been times I have posted fake news, and I don’t usually delete it. I usually go in there, and I edit it, and I say, I messed up; here is how I could have done better to do it right the first time. There’s a whole lot of humility, I guess, that comes from that. But when I see people who are perfect, I know they’re lying because nobody is perfect. And that’s just the truth.

Be ok with your imperfections. Learn from them. Be “transparent” by turning mistakes into teachable moments. You might find that your honesty is refreshing in a world of people who pretend to be perfect.

4. Pick Your Habits Because Your Habits Make You

I think the other thing, the fourth thing, is to really look at your habits because your habits make you who you are.

I am super strategic about my habits. I mean, how else can Kip and I produce a five-day a week show like we do without having strategic habits?

I have a list of what I call “idea buckets.” These are the things that I want to cover, or include. So I’ll tell Lisa Durff who does all the research for the show; I’ll say,

“okay, we haven’t had enough in science,” or

“I’m fascinated about peer review”, or

“I think that we haven’t had enough on this particular topic that’s coming out in the research,”

and we really try to be the voice that we feel like needs to be out there, based on the research and what we’re reading. We’re trying to bring the classroom together with all the research.

So I have a list of idea buckets, and then I sit down, and I schedule it. Because here is the thing; I can’t be a hypocrite. When I am in my classroom, I am in my classroom. So all those tweets and Facebook posts and everything that you see posted during the day, those are coming from my Buffer account, and I pay for Buffer every month, and I schedule it.

And that’s just the right way to do that so that I can be focused on my students and not be a hypocrite, but still, have habits that will put great information out there. Because when I got serious about this and realized, you know what; I can do this, I can help pay for my kids for college, it can be a habit, it can help me get awesome, great things for my classroom, but I don’t have a lot of time.

I mean, I’m a mom of three, a wife of one, I have all these students, and just very, very busy person. So I just have to be real strategic about the habits. And so think about yours too.

Tip #4: Be strategic about your habits and tools so that your social media use reflects who you are as a person.

5. Slow, Steady Innovation Works

And I think the last thing is that we all have to change and grow. If you’ve been listening to me very long, you know that I believe in innovating like a turtle. And that means I always have my list of my next three things I’m going to learn. I like to take slow, steady steps forward. I set two to three times a week to learn new things for about 15 minutes each time. But then also, for a turtle to walk, the turtle has to stick its neck out.

And so sometimes I have to stick my neck out, and I get afraid. I get scared when I’m trying new things. I mean, when we created MAD about Mattering, I was scared to death. All the global projects I’ve worked with are scary. But when you change, and you grow, you are putting yourself out there; you are the kind of person that people may notice. And you may do things well sometimes and other times you may not.

Tip #5: Keep a short list of three things that you want to investigate. Take 15 minutes two or three times a week to learn new things. Work to improve slowly but steadily. Make improvement part of your weekly habits.

In Conclusion

But I think part of having a brand or being a person, really, that people can trust is that you’re a real person.

And I just want to encourage you to be your authentic you. There are other people out here who are going to be bloggers or podcasters, and everybody will know your name in five years if that’s important to you.

I don’t even fantasize or think that everybody knows my name or ever will know my name. It’s just not realistic. But question I ask myself about people who listen to or ready my stuff, whether they remember my name or not include:

Are listeners and readers becoming better teachers?

Are they helping kids in the classroom?

Is some other part of the world becoming brighter because of something I’ve shined through my work?

And that’s meaning for me.

So now the question, I guess, for you is what’s the meaning for you?

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5 Ideas to Build Your Personal Brand This Summer

Blog Post and Audio Blog Post for episode 90 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter

1 – Tell a Story that is Uniquely Yours

First of all, this year, when I was working with our valedictorian and salutatorian on their speeches for graduation, I asked each of them, and I said,

“What is the story that you can uniquely tell?”

Now, our salutatorian is such a great young man, and he actually stood up and said,

“I shouldn’t be here.”

And I’ve had people send me lovely, “helpful” emails and say,

“You know what; you sound like Holly Hunter. You need to get rid of your accent.”

Well, you know what; my accent is me. And I’d have to fight like the third monkey on Noah’s gangplank to get rid of it! And, yes, that’s a Southern colloquialism.

And I’m from “down South” here in America, and I’m going to own it. That’s me. It’s who I am. Some people will like it; some people won’t.

But you know what? I don’t like people who are fakes. I don’t like people who change to try to fit in with everybody else because I love unique individuals. So that’s who I’m going to be.

TIP #1: I have found that the people who do best with their personal brand just own who they are and they’re okay with it.

Listen Now to the Audio Version of this Blog Post (or scroll down to continue reading)

Listen on iTunes

Stream by clicking here.

The transcript will be uploaded and posted right here as soon as soon as it is available.

Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show

2 – Make Bigger Hills — Don’t Play King of the Hill

So if somebody ever tells you you’re a rock star, don’t believe them unless you’re wearing leather pants and you can sing like Def Leppard or something.

But I don’t wear leather pants, and that’s not me. So just make a bigger hill.

3 – Own Your Mistakes

I think the other thing that I realized, the third thing is that we all make mistakes; and when you make them, own it.

4. Pick Your Habits Because Your Habits Make You

I think the other thing, the fourth thing, is to really look at your habits because your habits make you who you are.

I am super strategic about my habits. I mean, how else can Kip and I produce a five-day a week show like we do without having strategic habits?

I have a list of what I call “idea buckets.” These are the things that I want to cover, or include. So I’ll tell Lisa Durff who does all the research for the show; I’ll say,

“okay, we haven’t had enough in science,” or

“I’m fascinated about peer review”, or

“I think that we haven’t had enough on this particular topic that’s coming out in the research,”

and we really try to be the voice that we feel like needs to be out there, based on the research and what we’re reading. We’re trying to bring the classroom together with all the research.

I mean, I’m a mom of three, a wife of one, I have all these students, and just very, very busy person. So I just have to be real strategic about the habits. And so think about yours too.

Tip #4: Be strategic about your habits and tools so that your social media use reflects who you are as a person.

5. Slow, Steady Innovation Works

In Conclusion

But I think part of having a brand or being a person, really, that people can trust is that you’re a real person.

Are listeners and readers becoming better teachers?

Are they helping kids in the classroom?

Is some other part of the world becoming brighter because of something I’ve shined through my work?

And that’s meaning for me.

So now the question, I guess, for you is what’s the meaning for you?

The post 5 Ideas to Build Your Personal Brand This Summer appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow!

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5 Ideas to Build Your Personal Brand This Summer

Blog Post and Audio Blog Post for episode 90 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter

1 – Tell a Story that is Uniquely Yours

First of all, this year, when I was working with our valedictorian and salutatorian on their speeches for graduation, I asked each of them, and I said,

“What is the story that you can uniquely tell?”

Now, our salutatorian is such a great young man, and he actually stood up and said,

“I shouldn’t be here.”

And I’ve had people send me lovely, “helpful” emails and say,

“You know what; you sound like Holly Hunter. You need to get rid of your accent.”

Well, you know what; my accent is me. And I’d have to fight like the third monkey on Noah’s gangplank to get rid of it! And, yes, that’s a Southern colloquialism.

And I’m from “down South” here in America, and I’m going to own it. That’s me. It’s who I am. Some people will like it; some people won’t.

But you know what? I don’t like people who are fakes. I don’t like people who change to try to fit in with everybody else because I love unique individuals. So that’s who I’m going to be.

TIP #1: I have found that the people who do best with their personal brand just own who they are and they’re okay with it.

Listen Now to the Audio Version of this Blog Post (or scroll down to continue reading)

Listen on iTunes

Stream by clicking here.

The transcript will be uploaded and posted right here as soon as soon as it is available.

Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show

2 – Make Bigger Hills — Don’t Play King of the Hill

So if somebody ever tells you you’re a rock star, don’t believe them unless you’re wearing leather pants and you can sing like Def Leppard or something.

But I don’t wear leather pants, and that’s not me. So just make a bigger hill.

3 – Own Your Mistakes

I think the other thing that I realized, the third thing is that we all make mistakes; and when you make them, own it.

4. Pick Your Habits Because Your Habits Make You

I think the other thing, the fourth thing, is to really look at your habits because your habits make you who you are.

I am super strategic about my habits. I mean, how else can Kip and I produce a five-day a week show like we do without having strategic habits?

I have a list of what I call “idea buckets.” These are the things that I want to cover, or include. So I’ll tell Lisa Durff who does all the research for the show; I’ll say,

“okay, we haven’t had enough in science,” or

“I’m fascinated about peer review”, or

“I think that we haven’t had enough on this particular topic that’s coming out in the research,”

and we really try to be the voice that we feel like needs to be out there, based on the research and what we’re reading. We’re trying to bring the classroom together with all the research.

I mean, I’m a mom of three, a wife of one, I have all these students, and just very, very busy person. So I just have to be real strategic about the habits. And so think about yours too.

Tip #4: Be strategic about your habits and tools so that your social media use reflects who you are as a person.

5. Slow, Steady Innovation Works

In Conclusion

But I think part of having a brand or being a person, really, that people can trust is that you’re a real person.

Are listeners and readers becoming better teachers?

Are they helping kids in the classroom?

Is some other part of the world becoming brighter because of something I’ve shined through my work?

And that’s meaning for me.

So now the question, I guess, for you is what’s the meaning for you?

The post 5 Ideas to Build Your Personal Brand This Summer appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow!

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