Kids and decision making
Kids and decision making In a recent post, Tim Elmore discusses the consequences of removing risk taking from children’s lives. In older times, kids spent their summers and their free time roaming the neighborhood, playing, creating their own games and developing their own network of friends. Parents relayed the rules. Kids knew their boundaries and…
Read MoreReflection and Goal Setting
At the start of the school year, goal setting is a great idea, especially for older students who have had practice setting goals in the past. So what do you do mid-year with all the focus on developing resolutions and setting goals? Midway through the school year is a good time to measure progress while…
Read MoreTwo Tips to Double Your Productivity
Eliminate Two Things to Be More Productive What if you could make two simple changes in your life and double your productivity? What if it not only increased your productivity but it also freed you from unnecessary stress and frustration? It’s a no brainer… right? Here are two changes I’ve been making that have improved…
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 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 on my…
Read MoreFeeling Scared? Good!
Is Your Passion Greater than Your Fear? One of the most common emotions that I work with clients on is fear. Fear can be paralyzing. Fear can hold you back from realizing your dreams and accomplishing your goals. Fear can be a good thing. Whaaaaat? What if it is possible that fear can influence us,…
Read MoreBrain Research and the Benefits of Play
Play and the Brain As chilly winter days transition into balmy spring time, children and adults both anticipate spending more time outdoors. Unfortunately, the school environment doesn’t always cooperate with the onset of spring fever as students prepare for and take mandated tests or complete end of year projects. Test anxiety and teacher stress is…
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