DR. ROB MARTINEZ · RESILIENCY GUY
Lead with resilience.
Help others thrive.
Practical inspiration for stronger schools, courageous leaders, and communities where children and adults can learn, grow, and develop in peace.
I’m Dr. Robert A. Martinez—author, keynote speaker, and retired superintendent. I bring 38 years in public education to the work of helping people recognize their strengths, build meaningful relationships, and turn challenges into possibilities.
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Put resilience into action.
Bring experience, empathy, and practical next steps to your next gathering or leadership challenge.
Keynotes & Professional Development
Engaging conversations and workshops for educators, school leaders, and communities. Explore resilience, relationships, positive school culture, and the everyday actions that help students and adults thrive.
Leadership Coaching & District Consulting
Thoughtful support for superintendents, cabinet teams, and boards navigating complex decisions. Areas of focus include HR leadership, employee relations, team development, governance, and building cultures of trust.
Books that spark reflection—and action.
Recipes for Resilience
Nurturing Perseverance in Students and Educators
Drawing on my own journey and years in education, this book invites readers to reflect on the relationships and choices that help us persevere—and how we can offer that same support to others.
The Story of Sparkle and Shine
Never Forget
A story to share with children, families, and classrooms about compassion, kindness, and the difference each of us can make through positive acts and caring encounters.
Interested in a book conversation, author visit, or a workshop connected to these ideas? Let’s plan it together.
A life’s work, grounded in people.
My career has taken me from school psychology and the principal’s office to human resources and the superintendent’s seat. Through it all, my purpose has stayed consistent: advance student success, develop leaders, and help others build resilient lives.
“Let the lives we help others live be the measure of our success.”
Dr. Rob Martinez
Latest Blog Posts
Thoughts and ideas on resilience, education, and leadership.
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The Skies Out Tonight
The morning of 9/11/2001, as I readied to go to work, and prepared to leave my wife at home with our two youngest sons, aged 19 months, and 1 month old, we were both crying, and upset by the news of the attack. I was a school psychologist at the time, and believed that my…
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Passion! What Will Lead You, To Lead Them?
Passion! What will lead you, to lead them? As another school year is just around the bend, I found myself in reflection on the following: “Passion! What will lead me to lead them?” I heard my dad’s feint voice telling me over and over, “If you follow your passion, you won’t ever feel that you…
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Sometimes, You Just Need to Breathe
Spring, 2017, Sometimes, You Just Need to Breathe Sometimes, it’s about being present in your world, and offering support to those that need it without hesitation! Sometimes, it’s taking a moment to see the love that is in your world and making a decision to give love back to the world! Sometimes, it’s facing a…
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#POWERFUL words, #POWERFUL choices, #POWERFUL actions! Find your words to become a #Learner, #Leader, #Lifer!
Well, have you chosen your #POWERFUL words yet? If so, great for you, if not, let nothing stop you! Make that choice, select your magic, and live like there are no limits to your #POWER! Source: #POWERFUL words, #POWERFUL choices, #POWERFUL actions! Find your words to become a #Learner, #Leader, #Lifer!
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#POWERFUL words, #POWERFUL choices, #POWERFUL actions! Find your words to become a #Learner, #Leader, #Lifer!
Each of us is on a journey; a journey towards self-discovery, self-improvement, self-awareness, and hopefully self-actualization. While we are on our individual journies I believe that each of us has the capability to choose the words that guide us as we head towards our personal destinations. I believe that we have a responsibility to be…
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#TRANSFORMATIONAL #RESILIENCE AND YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tonight I had the privilege of presenting the concepts of #Transformational #Resilience to my colleagues from #ACSARegion17 Association of California School Administrators in Anaheim. Each time I have the opportunity to share my ideas, thoughts, concept, and perceptions on #resilience development I learn something new about myself, my thinking, my beliefs, and I try to…
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The Littlest of Hands!-The Most Resilient Person I Have Ever Known! Bar-None!
Dear all, Stephanie would have been 39 years old today, and she remains the most #Resilient person I have ever known. I hope that you give yourself a minute or two to read this post that doesn’t do her justice. Love you Stephanie Rose Mayhugh! The Littlest of Hands-The most Resilient Person I have Ever…
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#STRIVE To Foster Resilience In Our Children
While it has been a couple of months that this post was originally placed on this site I wanted to return to it this month to ask you to reflect on 2017. Are you #striving? In these times of unrest, turmoil, and struggle, our brains might consider that the work we do as educators…
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Seeking Balance, and Allowing Resilience to Lead You Forward
Originally posted on Recipes For Resilience: When stress and anxiety are provided a window of opportunity into your heart, mind, soul and body, they quickly focusing on creating imbalance in your world in order to be able to invite their close friends depression, anger and frustration to the party. Seeking to find and keep your…
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#STRIVE To Foster Resilience In Our Children
In these times of unrest, turmoil, and struggle, our brains might consider that the work we do as educators is too difficult, too exhausting, possibly unfulfilling, and/or that we simply can’t meet the needs and expectations of everyone who has an opinion about education. Well, rest assured that there is hope, there is a way,…
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