At parents’ night, some years ago, my daughter’s middle school math teacher told my wife and me, “Your daughter just doesn’t have a talent for math.” That...
Coaching Guide – How to Give Feedback That Works
Can you imagine what it would be like to improve everything you do that you care about? You'd become amazing. It sounds too good to be true, but with the right mindset...
How your child can develop 22 of the most important life qualities
Each year, many children enroll in martial arts programs. They progress through belts, learn their styles, and get in better physical shape. Is that all there is to it?...
Become Who You Mean to Be with Self-Growth
Have you ever felt under-appreciated? Or doubted your ability? Maybe you just find things in yourself lacking or substandard. These feelings are not at all uncommon, and yet they hold us back from...
Foster Civility. A High School Student Teaches: THINK Before Speaking.
How much of the rhetoric we hear in the media is bitter and mean? A local high school student describes a solution to help students, and the rest of us, learn the art of civility, in part by using...
Power Up Growth. How to Conquer Life’s Challenges.
Most learning in high school or college is curriculum driven. Books are read, flash cards studied, and tests taken. But seldom if ever will you take a test at work.
My earlier posts have talked...
How to Scale the Mountain of Personal Quality
Are you measuring up? No, I don't mean meeting a standard. Are you measuring the quality of your personal performance with a scale? Doing so let's you track progress. Measuring to go up. One of...
Educational Vampires — PowerUp to Protect Yourself and Loved Ones (updated)
Protect yourself and loved ones from the grievous bite of the Educational Vampires using a technique called PowerUp. This article will explain why PowerUp works as both a cure, in it's regular...