Escaping Teaching Is Not the Goal - Reclaiming Your Future Is
Escaping Teaching Is Not the Goal - Reclaiming Your Future Is...
Without a vision, your future will always return to your past.
If you're a teacher on the brink of burnout, you might think that escaping the classroom is the ultimate goal.
But here’s the truth - running away isn’t the same as moving forward.
Without a clear vision, it’s far too easy to fall back into the same cycle of exhaustion, guilt, and overwork - just in a different setting.
Is this you?
You tell yourself that school holidays will make up for the long days. That your children will understand. That it’s just “this term,” or “this year.” But each week chips away at your energy, your identity, and your time.
You spend your weekends buried under lesson planning and marking instead of making memories.
You miss milestones you’ll never get back.
And that guilt? It doesn’t go away - it grows.
One teacher’s story
One of my clients, a passionate teacher and devoted mum, came to me in tears. Her children were in childcare from 7:30am until 6pm. Evenings were a blur of reheated dinners and bedtime stories she barely remembered reading. She was clinging to the idea that holidays would be enough to make up for the time lost.
But they weren’t.
She missed their first steps, first words, even their first day at school.
Moments she can never reclaim.
The weekends became her “catch-up” time - not quality time. And the realisation hit hard: she had given everything to teaching, and her children were growing up without her truly being there.
She was wracked with mummy guilt and desperate for a way out - but not just any way out. She didn’t want to jump into another role that stole her time. She wanted to take her life back.
What changed?
The first thing we did together was build a vision.
Not a rushed escape plan, a thoughtful, personal map of what balance and fulfilment could actually look like for her.
Today, she’s left the classroom behind. She’s starting a new role with flexible hours, working from home. She does the school run every day. She goes to assemblies, sports days, and parents’ evenings. She still has financial stability - but more importantly, she’s present.
This is what reclaiming your future looks like.
It’s not just about leaving teaching. It’s about designing a life that puts you and your family first, not just during holidays, but every single day.
Ready to take the first step?
If this story hit home, I’d love to offer you a free 1 hour 1:1 taster coaching session. Together, we’ll:
Clarify what you really want
Create a plan to break the cycle
Take your first steps towards a career (and life) that fits you
This is your moment to choose differently - not to run, but to reclaim.
👉 [Click here to book your free session now.]
Because escaping isn’t the goal - reclaiming your future is.
