Growth Mindset & Resilience
6 steps to happiness
Six Steps to Happiness There are plenty of reasons to be unhappy… Covid- 19-duh! You hate your job but don’t see any better options. You lost your job because of Covid-19 You are sick and the treatment isn’t working. You are having problems in your relationship; with your partner, with your kids, with friends. Seriously, I…
Read Moreteaching kids to handle rejection
Kids and Rejection You don’t make the team Your friend doesn’t invite you to to the party Your essay, performance, or art work doesn’t win first place Rejection is a part of life, for kids a well as for adults. I bet we all know adults who never learned to handle rejection or obstacles well.…
Read MoreOverwhelmed?
Feeling Overwhelmed? I have a new baby, a business and a special needs 12 year old… I’m overwhelmed. My business is really taking off. I have more work than I can do and I can’t find good help. I’m so afraid I can’t do it all and will let people down! My biggest challenge is…
Read Moreperfect
Striving for Perfect? In January of 2017, I adopted a dog. I hadn’t exactly planned to do it. However, I hadn’t planned not to either. I offered to foster a dog during a snowy weekend when the local shelter was trying to get most of the dogs out into foster homes for a short time.…
Read Morefour steps to cope with failure
How to help kids cope with failure I’ve written a lot of posts on how to handle failure. There are several of reasons for this. As a kid, I don’t know that anyone ever helped me understand the role that failure plays in growing, improving and becoming your best self. I just figured out…
Read Moreteaching kids problem solving skills
Six Steps to Problem Solving When I designed the Wyatt book series, eight years ago, my goal was to teach children to be better problem solvers. As a school counselor in an elementary school, I spent most of my time helping kids solve problems. I didn’t want to just tell them what to do, but…
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