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Setting Goals and Learning How to Achieve Them

March 8, 2012 By Colleen Leave a Comment

Learn how to set goals, plan for them, and determine why you want to achieve them.

Setting goals gives you clear direction. Setting goals can enable you to make wiser decisions. Taking the time to set goals will help you spend your time and money on things that align with your values. Having clearly defined goals isn’t a magic pill, but it is a great motivator. Here are some steps for defining your goals, establishing how you want to meet them, and stating your motivation in completing them. It is important to set goals, but it is equally as important to take the time ... Continue Reading

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Developing Life Skills In The Family

January 16, 2012 By Always Outdoors Leave a Comment

Self esteem, responsibility and communication skills can be taught to our children most effectively in a family setting.

Every parent wants their children to grow up into healthy, well adjusted, functioning adults. This is not a result that can be left to chance. There are many ways you can help your children to develop life skills through family interaction that will help them in school and when they leave home. Self esteem, responsibility and communication are three areas that can be fostered in a family setting. Self Esteem Self esteem is essential for a child to reach their full potential. If ... Continue Reading

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“Mommy, I’m Ugly!” — Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem (Part 2)

December 23, 2011 By Ava 11 Comments

The second in a series of steps to take to build your child’s self-esteem.

… written by Ava Parnass and Jessica Marr. Self-esteem, as you read in previous post , comes and goes — sometimes all of us feel good about ourselves and sometimes we don’t. Therefore, what we really need to teach our kids is resilience, so that they develop the skills to overcome their “Rabbit Hole” moments and reclaim their self-esteem. Here are the first 3 steps from the previous article to take when your child says the dreaded words, “I’m ugly”: Step 1: ... Continue Reading

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Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution

December 20, 2011 By Lexi Summers Leave a Comment

Keep this New Year’s resolution with proper motivation and determination.

Every year it becomes a cliche to make a New Year's Resolution in December and then end up breaking it two weeks into the new year. Most of our resolutions come as the result of a drunken statement right before the clock strikes the midnight hour on New Year's Eve. While our intentions are good, Psychology Today reports that 22 percent of resolutions fail after a week and 40 percent fail after a month. While this is a nice way to think about the holiday, the only thing that actually changes ... Continue Reading

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“Mommy, I’m Ugly!” — Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem

December 16, 2011 By Ava Leave a Comment

The first in a series of steps to take to build your child’s self-esteem.

... written by Ava Parnass and Jessica Marr. Here’s one moment that all Moms dread: you’re standing next your daughter, and she looks in the mirror and says “Mommy I’m Ugly!” As a child psychotherapist and Mom myself, I’m very familiar with this scenario. So when I recently encountered another Mom’s tweet that read, “My daughter said ‘Mommy, I’m Ugly!’” I felt compelled to share what it probably means, and specific techniques that can help our children build their ... Continue Reading

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The Dark Side of Owning a Home Business

October 7, 2011 By Roz Leave a Comment

Avoid the dark side of owning a home business with these solutions to common problems.

Owning a home business offers many advantages to the business owner: freedom, flexibility, and the ability to work from home, to name a few. But few realize that there is a dark side to owning a home business, and as a result, little to no preparation is done to avoid staying in this trap. So what are the dark sides of working from home? Here are four common areas and ways to turn them into brighter outcomes: Dark Side #1 - Isolation Though working from home is an ideal solution for ... Continue Reading

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Setting Goals and Learning How to Achieve Them

Developing Life Skills In The Family

“Mommy, I’m Ugly!” — Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem (Part 2)

Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution

The Dark Side of Owning a Home Business

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