3 Secrets to Living Your Passion

Live Your Passion What if every day you were living your purpose and following your calling in life? What if you lived in the present tense rather than holding out for the future?  Ever wonder what would that look like? The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s…

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Six Strategies for a Great School Year

How to have a great school year It’s the beginning of the school year here in Georgia.  Teachers, parents and students alike are abuzz with anticipation and excitement.  Educators have been hard at work for days; setting up classrooms, planning lessons and getting everything ready for that big first day that sets the tone for…

Six reasons to create an exit plan from your job

Exit Plans are Essential Even if you think you never want to leave Even if you love your job Especially if the time to go was… last year. Because life changes–you need a Plan B, even when: You think you have the most stable job in the world.  After all isn’t technology here to stay?…

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5 Creative Ways to Get Students’ Attention

How to Hook Students at the Beginning of a Lesson Ever been to a conference where the keynote speaker started out with… “Take out your textbook and turn to page 24”? Me neither. If they did… well their audience would probably either head for the exit or start playing Candy Crush on their iphone. Great…

Ready to give up?

Discouraged and Ready to Give Up? Feel like you’ve been working like a maniac on your business or your career… with few results? Wonder what you need to do to get the clients or the job that you want? Checking your messages every few minutes to see if you got the response you hope for?…

Still Waiting?

What are you waiting for? Do you have a dream? Maybe it’s to make some extra income in your side job. Maybe it’s to make enough income in your side job to actually leave your day job. Maybe it’s to finally write that book or start that business that you’ve been thinking about for oh,…

Come as you are…because you are enough

What if it is possible you are enough, just as you are? Do you… ~feel like an impostor? ~worry that if others really knew you, they wouldn’t like you? ~have impossibly high standards for yourself and others? ~work hard to fit in and measure-up? What if it were possible… ~to let it all go? ~to…

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Empower Your Family with a Mission Statement

Does Your Family Have a Mission Statement? The idea of a mission statement is not new.  Businesses have put in countless hours hashing out their mission statement. The idea then moved on to personal mission statements thanks to Stephen Covey among others. What if we applied this idea to our families? Or our classrooms? Would…

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Andy Stanley Parenting Tips

Guidelines for Parenting A few years ago, Andy Stanley, senior pastor at Northpoint Church, created a message series entitled Future Family.   In one of the sessions, Andy and his wife, Sandra talk about things they learned and advice they have followed as parents.  It was a brave and informative session because no matter what…

What People Say About The Wyatt Books

kind words from educators, parents, and kids!

"Going to kindergarten is a milestone for everyone and the beginning of the year is usually filled with excitement and angst.  Wyatt the Wonder Dog addresses the typical concerns that most children have in a sweet and relatable way.  Kindergarten really is fun!"

— Laura Uszenski
Kindergarten Teacher

"Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Teamwork is another great example of helping kids improve their social skills.  It teaches kids the power of working together and how much better we are when we work as a community"

—Melissa Toren Hrin, Professional School Counselor
Beverly Cleary School, Portland, OR

"[Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Mindset] This book is funny!  It's dogs doing things that only people do!  I learned to try new things."

— Samuel Traub
Age 6

Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Giving is a delightful book that teaches kids (and reminds adults, as well) that generosity is possible no matter how old, young, rich or poor we are.  This is a powerful message and an engaging story that every child will love. 

~Jen McDonough, author of Living Beyond Rich

Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Friendship teaches not only friendship and making connections, but also how to become successful at problem solving. Great for school counselors, teachers and families.  Bravo! 

Sharissa Shatten~ School Counselor

Feeling left out? Need help getting along with friends? Wyatt the Wonder Dog Learns about Cooperation weaves important life skills into engaging story telling. Join Wyatt as he learns how to be the superhero in his group of friends by using cooperation and compromise.

~MaryFrances Gonzalez MACCCSLP

Have you ever had a friend that did some things that you disagreed with? Wyatt does and he doesn't know what to do about it. Join Wyatt as he learns that being honest with his friend is the best and only way to solve the problem. A great story!

~Lynn Hughes M.Ed. school counselor

If you've ever lost your lunch money or misplaced your favorite toy, you can relate to Wyatt the Wonder Dog.  This adorable story offers simple, helpful ideas that kids and parents can use to make life less stressful and more fun!

~Erin K. Casey, author