Empowered Parents, Confident Students, Harmonious Families Are you anxious that your child isn’t living up to their potential, but you’re unsure how to support them? Is your teenager addicted to digital technology, but you don’t know what to do about it? Are you tired of arguing about homework, chores, and screen time? Do you sometimes Read More| Northwest Educational Services
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.| www.ted.com
Isaac Newton’s first law of motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest. A similar law exists for human productivity and behavioral change: A person who is moving in the right direction tends to keep moving in the right direction, and… Read More »You Can Build Momentum| Becoming Better
Don't just rely on brute-force willpower to do what you need to do. Learn how willpower really works and start using smart strategies today.| Becoming Better
You can get more done, stick with good habits, and become extraordinary using the simple technique of effort-tracking. Learn how here.| Becoming Better
It's tough to overcome your own excuses since you tend to believe them, so here are four strategies to help.| Northwest Educational Services
I often think about self-development, chores, and saving money in terms of doing my “future self” a favor. My future self is me, after all. Procrastinating might feel right for my present self, but my future self will regret it; I will regret it. This calculation has been working pretty well. In fact, the payoffs… Read More »Your Future Selves| Becoming Better
Two years ago, as a personal experiment, I printed a calendar: one page with three months on it. This was to be my “calendar chain” for meditation. And since September 4th, 2015, I have missed just seven days of meditation, and I have spent over 10,000 minutes meditating.* The weird thing is, I thought the… Read More »Calendar Chain| Becoming Better
What I want most for you is freedom. I don’t mean freedom from oppression and persecution, although political freedom is normally a prerequisite for the sort of freedom I’m speaking of. What I want for you is the freedom to choose the life you want: the freedom to design your own life, the freedom to… Read More »How to Achieve Real Personal Freedom| Becoming Better
Contents hide First, a Story Consistency “I can’t hear what you’re saying, because your actions are too loud.” Less Words, More Modeling Behavior is Contagious Key Behaviors to Model “Arguably the best answer to the ‘What can we do to help our children?’ question is to model what you would like them to become.” –Walter Read More| Northwest Educational Services
With habit coaching, you can quit bad habits, start healthy habits, and become extraordinary. You can change, and I can help.| Becoming Better
Realistic optimism is a powerful mindset that will make you more successful and more resilient. Learn how today.| Becoming Better