Do you ever feel overwhelmed in your role as a new instructor? If the answer is yes, then welcome to the club! New instructors have many demands, such as learning institutional and departmental expectations, teaching courses for the first time, creating course materials and assessments and developing teaching practices/styles. It may seem daunting at first, but there are many simple steps that you can take to alleviate some of these burdens to maximize your time, energy and overall enjoyment of teaching. The following tips are a combination of lessons learned from experienced colleagues that we are delighted to share with you.