Teaching Ecosystem Sustainability & Stability Assessment (TESSA) Dimensions Self-Rating

How to Complete This Self-Rating

The TESSA is designed to help you reflect more honestly and strategically on the health of your teaching practice—not just financially, but emotionally, operationally, and personally.

This is not a pass-or-fail evaluation, nor is it a measure of your value or success as an instructor. Instead, it offers a snapshot of how sustainable, stable, and aligned your teaching ecosystem currently feels in this season of your business and life.

As you complete the assessment, try to respond based on your actual experience rather than the version you wish were true or feel pressure to present publicly. The most meaningful insights come from honest self-awareness. A lower score is not failure. It is simply information.

Areas that feel strained, inconsistent, or emotionally draining often point toward places that may need clearer boundaries, stronger systems, better pacing, additional support, or greater alignment with your current goals and capacity.

The more open and realistic you are with your responses, the more valuable your analysis, results, and recommended next steps will be.

There is no right or wrong rating. This is not about how successful you should be as an instructor—it is about how your ecosystem actually functions today.

For each dimension below, rate the current health and sustainability of your teaching practice on a scale of 1 to 10.

1 means this area feels fragile, inconsistent, or underdeveloped.

10 means this area feels strong, stable, and well-supported.

After selecting a rating, use the space provided to briefly explain why you chose it.

You might consider:

• What is working particularly well in this area?
• What feels difficult, inconsistent, or draining?
• Where do you find yourself spending unnecessary time or energy?
• Have recent changes strengthened or weakened this part of your practice?

If this area became more stable, what impact would it have on your overall teaching experience?

Be honest and practical. The goal is not to judge your teaching practice—it is to understand it more clearly.

Your reflection matters as much as your rating. Awareness is what turns pressure points into opportunities for sustainable growth.

First and Last Name *

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Emotional Awareness *

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Your ability to respond calmly and objectively to enrollment changes, uncertainty, slow seasons, or business fluctuations.

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Business Stability Rating *

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Your confidence in the variety and balance of revenue sources supporting your teaching ecosystem.

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Revenue Diversity Rating *

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Your confidence in the variety and balance of revenue sources supporting your teaching ecosystem.

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Student Continuity Rating *

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Your effectiveness in helping students continue beyond beginner lessons and remain connected to your teaching ecosystem over time.

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Workload Management Rating *

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Your awareness of how sustainable your workload, preparation demands, and emotional energy feels long-term.

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Operational Simplicity Rating *

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Your comfort with how manageable, streamlined, and repeatable your systems, routines, and teaching operations currently feel.

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Boundaries & Capacity Rating *

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Your ability to realistically pace commitments, protect your time, and manage your personal capacity in a sustainable way.

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Long-Term Alignment Rating *

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Your sense of alignment between your teaching practice, your goals, your lifestyle, and your current season of life.

Long-Term Alignment Rating Reasoning *

Would You Like Support Interpreting Your Results? *

If you are currently working with a coach, mentor, consultant, or accountability partner and would like them to receive your TESSA results, please enter their name and email address. Once submitted, we will share your results with them so they can help you identify strengths, address pressure points, and create a more sustainable teaching practice. If you would like support interpreting your results, you schedule an Esprit TOUCH session with Michele. If you prefer to continue independently at this time, enter: Not applicable this time.

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