What if stress is good for you?
How embracing stress can result in growth Take a moment and think about a time in your life when you experienced a lot of personal growth. Perhaps it was in your career or your personal life. Maybe it was a time of spiritual growth. Got it? Now pause again and think about a time in…
Read More3 Ways to Teach Critical Thinking Skills
And Why It Matters Very young children often ask a million questions, so many that as adults we can become worn out with answering them. However as children get older, they often stop asking so many questions. Maybe they’ve been stifled. Maybe we’ve said figure it out for yourself too often. Maybe they are much…
Read MoreAre You Procrastinating?
How to overcome the procrastination monster What are you avoiding doing…right now? Getting some work done? Connecting with someone that you need to talk to? Spending some time in renewal: exercise, meditation, prayer? Procrastination takes many forms. Sometimes in the past, if I wasn’t clear on exactly what the perfect next step was, I’d get…
Read MoreDoubtbusters: Changing Your Mindset
How to change how you feel about yourself I’m not good enough… If they really knew me… Everyone else does it better… I’m not worthy… We all have it. The fear of being seen. Not a fear of being seen in our latest contrived photo-shopped selfie on Facebook. Not a fear of being seen in…
Read MoreOne Question to Ask When You Are Unsure What to Do
One Question to Ask Yourself We all have moments in our lives, in our careers and in our relationships when we are faced with tough decisions. We may be wondering if we should change a major direction in our own life. We may have a client that needs exceptional counsel or advice. We may wonder…
Read MoreIs It Possible to Motivate Kids?
Kids and Motivation In today’s educational environment, we are more aware than ever that student motivation and engagement is essential for lasting learning. I can’t tell you how many times as a school counselor, I had discussions with teachers, parents and kids about being motivated. However, I’m afraid we rarely discussed how important intrinsic motivation…
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