You’re sooo special.
You’re the best little soccer player out there, and to show you just how special you are, we’re going to give you a huge trophy.
Of course, we’re also going to give one to everybody else on the team. It doesn’t matter whether they played or not, whether the read more...
When we think about great parents, we tend to use words like loving, nurturing and kind. Yet when describing high performing bosses, we’re more likely to talk about being decisive, tough and directive.
Parenting, especially mothering, is viewed as soft and sweet, while leadership is firm and aggressive.
Yet in reality, read more...
We all know them; you might even be one of them. They’re the bitter divorced people who five years later are still seething with anger at their ex-spouse.
The question is, what causes the anger? The marriage, or the way they divorced?
It’s ironic; people often divorce in the hopes of creating a better life. Yet many read more...
My neighbors just lost their 17-year-old daughter to cancer.
She was diagnosed 13 months ago. Up until three weeks ago, she was responding well to the treatment, and everyone thought she was going to get better. Then a scan revealed that the cancer had returned with a vengeance, and 14 days read more...
We all have our mantras, expressions like “money doesn’t grow on trees” or “blood is thicker than water.” They’re often the sayings we grew up with, and they can have a powerful hold on our belief system.
For example, if you grew up with a parent telling you, “Don’t go putting on read more...
Do you ever feel like you’re surrounding by negativity?
Sometimes it seems like everyone around you has a bad attitude. You try your best, but it’s almost impossible to get them to act right and play nice.
But what role do your own thoughts and emotions have in creating your environment?
Consider the tale of two teachers.
They’re both read more...
My daughter is learning how to drive.
But, as it turns out, I’m the one getting a lesson.
I’m learning all kinds of new things, like how to stifle a scream. And that no matter how hard you push your foot into the floor, you can’t stop the car from the passenger side because there’s no brake read more...
In an ideal circumstance a child is raised to believe that they are incredibly special, but no more special than anyone else. This single line forever changed the way I viewed my role.
Welcome to the new world, where the popularity contest called life is judged electronically and you can be shunned with the click of a mouse.
It’s official, I’m a loser.
My daughter refuses to friend me on Facebook.
Yes, I am one of the grown-ups who’s making Facebook uncool. Once the purvey of hip teens, Facebook is read more...
