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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
Table of Contents hide Opportunities to Move Opportunities to Meditate Opportunities to Microbreak Everything Counts In her book, No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness, Michelle Segar encourages us to find “opportunities to move,” or OTMs for short. Finding OTMs means finding ways to do some additional… Read More »OTMs| Becoming Better
September 29th, 2014 I’m grateful for waffles and peanut butter. I’m grateful for my bike ride with Nate in Discovery Park and the fall colors that are out. I’m grateful for Fleet Foxes. I’m grateful that I’m in a position to help kids. I’m grateful that I’m getting better at arguing with my own… Read More »Gratitude Journaling| Becoming Better
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
Table of Contents hide So what is mindfulness? Presence Curiosity Acceptance Non-Attachment The Deeper Benefits of Mindfulness as a Whole Cultivating Mindfulness Today, I’m tackling a big topic: mindfulness. But wait! Before you run away, let me convince you that it’s worth reading and quash a bit of your skepticism. Perhaps for you, the very… Read More »What is “Mindfulness” and Why Should You Care?| Becoming Better
Table of Contents hide Focus on your breath. Now you try. Struggling is the whole point. Mental Training Gentleness Tips for Beginners Patience Meditation is a collection of paradoxes. It is simultaneously the simplest thing to do and the hardest thing to do. It involves sitting and doing nothing, but it requires great effort. It… Read More »Meditation Made Simple| Becoming Better
Contents hide Progress Practice “How you do anything is how you do everything.” –Buddhist proverb Bringing The Two Together Toward A Better World One of the cornerstones of my philosophy is the simple truth that everything counts. This tiny statement contains a depth of wisdom that I certainly cannot take credit for. The idea is 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