A lot of teenagers talk to me about struggling with motivation, especially in the arenas of schoolwork and/or managing their time. In today’s blog entry, I’ll focus on some ways people motivate themselves – it can be a learned skill – so...
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, you take photos on your smartphone most days, even if it’s just a screenshot of an address you have to get to, or a photo of your pet sleeping peacefully (guilty!). Well, today’s idea is...
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I was recently listening to a podcast wherein the person being interviewed was a researcher on happiness. The research shows that about 50% of one’s capacity for happiness is genetic, 10% is based on one’s life circumstances, and 40% is the...
Read MoreAre you a half glass full (optimistic) or a half glass empty (pessimistic) kind of person? How about your child/ teen? Not surprisingly, a parent’s level of optimism is very contagious as to how your child or teen may think and feel about...
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