It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of January! If you need a little extra motivation to fully dive into 2021, you’re not alone. Instead of getting bogged down by all that you feel like you should be doing, take some time to get inspired by others. We’ve compiled the ten best marketing and education resources we’ve come across that can help you get inspired to make 2021 amazing.

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Marketing/Community

1. 67 Book Picks for the Ultimate Content Marketing Library (Content Marketing Institute)

Is one of your 2021 goals to learn more about content marketing? This list of books is a great place to start. Our favorites from the list: The Content Marketing Revolution: How to Motivate Buyers in the Age of Infinite Media and Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way To Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.

2. My Twitter Inspiration Brand Handbook (Marketing Examples)

Make your brand feel ALIVE! That’s just one of the great pieces of advice shared in this guide to getting started on Twitter.

3. Document Your Failures to Create a Guide for the Next Person (Feverbee)

Failures are always learning opportunities. Make the most of them by spending time reflecting on what went wrong and what you learned.

4. Seth Godin: The Future of Agencies (SharpSpring)

Tune in to hear Seth Godin share his thoughts on the future of agencies. Whether or not you’re an agency -- it’s so good (Seth Godin good) that it’ll leave you entirely thinking differently about marketing.

5. 9 Tips to Get the Most from Your Social Media Video Content (Sprout Social)

Adding videos to your social media programming or not sure how to increase the ROI of your current videos? This article is packed full of innovative but practical ideas.

Education

1. Winter Holidays: December Dilemma or Teaching Opportunity? (ADL)

Many winter holidays may have passed, but this article brings up important points for teaching about any holiday.

2. The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020 (Edutopia)

Edutopia’s Research & Standards Editor Youki Terada breaks down the latest research in education about how kids truly learn best.

3. Mandalorian Leadership: This is The Way (Neil Gupta)

Can’t get enough of the Mandalorian? These four leadership principles will inspire the Mandalorian inside of you that can help you confidently navigate 2021.

4. 4 Ways to Flip School Culture (Getting Smart)
“In order to truly ‘flip’ our classrooms, we need to turn our traditional school cultures, environments and approaches literally upside down.” 👏🏾 Learn four simple ways that can help you get started flipping your own school culture.

5. Restarting and Reinventing School Learning in the Time of COVID and Beyond (Learning Policy Institute)

The pandemic has changed so much about education. This report describes how we can focus on equitable and effective teaching and learning, whether in-person and/or virtually.