Self Confidence

Would you be surprised if I told you that the valedictorian of your local high school, a girl that was not only gifted academically, but was involved in several extracurricular activities and had many friends was suicidal and has attempted to take her own life? She showed no signs of …

When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you see your flaws and blemishes or your beauty and potential? Many people have no problem reciting hundreds of flaws, but struggle to list off just a few good qualities or things they love about themselves. How can you …

We have been speaking on common misconceptions about purpose. Here is the second one we need to address: 2. You can make a good income on your big ideas  This speaks specifically about money, which means for all of us, it’s time to be real. You can’t live your purpose, no matter …

Take this simple quiz to determine whether you are living up to your full spiritual potential. Answer each questions on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being never and 5 being always. Do you feel like you have more to offer the world, like you aren’t quite fulfilling your potential? …

When you ask most kids what success is, they share the views their parents have given them – money, nice house, vacations, good job. Without the prompting, what would your kids have said success or a great life means, and how do they see it in their lives? Parents think …

How did you learn to be a parent? And how do you know when your parenting is helping to create a wise and capable future adult and when it is getting in the way? Having spent years working with parents, I see some repeating parenting styles – some productive, many …

Our world speaks at us. It tells us what is valuable, what success looks like, what to believe, what to drive, how to live and on and on… With so many “directives” coming at us, how do we help our kids discover, develop and live who they really are? We …

We want our kids to succeed in life. That seems reasonable and loving. But the way we encourage them to get to that success may be unreasonable and unrealistic and do more harm than good. We want our kids to have straight As in school, get accepted to best colleges, …

Parents tell – it’s what they do. That is until they stop doing it. For so many of us, we think our job as parents is to tell our kids how to be in life – what to believe, what to do, how to live and on and on. For …

What do your kids really need from you? Is it to have a nice house and a day full of activities? Is it to have healthy food and holiday celebrations? Is it to have regular vacations and nice clothes? Is it to have new technology and spending money? This is …