four 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…
Read MoreWhy mindset matters
Mindset Matters What you think about makes a difference. Change begins within and moves outward. You become who you think are.Visualize yourself as confident and you eventually become confident. Visualize yourself as a failure…unfortunately you will become a failure, however you define failure. This is isn’t just wishful thinking. There is research to back it…
Read MoreBeen doing it too long to change now?
Change and Growing Your Business Have you ever said, “I’ve been doing it this way too long to change”? A couple of years ago I decided to learn to play pickle ball. I attended my first lesson at a pickle ball free play court where a pickle ball instructor showed me the basics and encouraged…
Read MoreWhat is your calling?
Trying to figure out your calling? Do you feel like everyone else knows their calling, except you? Do you feel like you have been trying to figure it out for too long? Do you just want things to fall into place so you can move on? One of the things that I do in Dream…
Read Morefear of failure or fear of success?
Are you afraid of failure… or success? What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? What if you deliberately chose to take a path in life where you knew there was a good chance you would fail? Would you steer clear of the challenge? say bring it on? start strong and then give…
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