January 31, 2008
Striving and Thriving
Highland Meadow Montessori has three different buildings for classrooms and all three look like part of a farm home. They are white frame with red shutters and dark red shingles. The driveway is named “Miss Pat’s Way” after the school’s long-time Administrator and guiding spirit, Pat Howard.
Things at the school are done “Ms. Pat’s Way,” but not by coercion or command. Ms. Pat is petite—one of her teachers is four-foot-nine and towers over her—but people listen to her. She carries the power of a guiding vision, and she inspires other people to share her vision. When you hear the clarity of her vision and see how she has brought people together to make it real, it’s difficult to believe she had no idea where things were headed when she stumbled onto Montessori education. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 29, 2008
The Mentorship Approach With Kids & Teens
My understanding of children and their psychological development was electrified when I studied play therapy under Dr. Garry Landreth, a world-renowned expert. In addition to giving us his own powerful insight, he introduced our class to great developmental psychologists and child therapists. Among the best of the best was Dr. Haim Ginott, who valued compassion and empathy to build character and resilience in children. Dr. Ginott’s best-known students, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, took what they learned and created the parenting approach I recommend above all others. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 29, 2008
The Mentorship Approach With Teams & Groups
Around the spring of 1993 I started having two careers. I maintained a part-time therapy practice, and I became co-owner of a child development center with my mother. My responsibilities early on were training and supervising staff specifically on ways to work well with children. Over time I agreed to take responsibility for directly supervising some of the staff on all areas of job performance. I was over my head! Read the rest of this entry »
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January 17, 2008
Pursuit of Happiness: Work & Play
I first learned about the field of Creative Career Choice when I was trying to find my own new career. I “Googled” and “Yahoo’d” different phrases. They led me to ChangingCourse.com and its founder Valerie Young, to Barbara Sher, and to Barbara Winter.
I am a huge fan of all three of these amazing women. I have read their books, e-books, workbooks, and newsletters, attended their teleseminars, and chatted with them on their forums. But in spite of how well I know their ideas, their energy, and their passion for helping people find work they love and live life with passion, I was blown away by the CD recording of their Making Dreams Happen live event. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 16, 2008
Pursuit of Happiness: Money
You might be thinking, Christmas just ended. Why are you talking about a Cash Christmas now?Because right now, when your credit card bills from the last Christmas are coming in, is the time to start planning to have a Cash Christmas! Read the rest of this entry »
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January 16, 2008
Elephant Burgers
Ordinary things done consistently produce extraordinary results.~Alex Mandossian
I was out of town for over a week from Christmas through the beginning of the year. When I got back my first entry to my career change blog Twisting Road was about things that happened to move my business forward without me guiding them. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 25, 2007
Striving and Thriving
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.
~ Margaret Young Read the rest of this entry »
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December 25, 2007
The Mentorship Approach With Kids & Teens
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the star of the television show Shalom in the Home. He visits families and helps them solve ongoing conflicts and learn to enjoy each other more. His approach to family relationships, and to parenting in particular, is based on instilling values and developing character, guiding children towards meaningful adult lives. It’s the Mentorship Approach! Read the rest of this entry »
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December 25, 2007
The Mentorship Approach With Teams & Groups
There is a risk involved in helping your team members grow and develop. They can grow beyond their position. They can grow beyond your business or organization. I experienced this personally as co-owner of a child development center. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 19, 2007
Elephant Burgers
Shredding Update
Today I finished the pile of shredding I first wrote about October 19. Today is December 19. It took me that long to get through the pile.
I didn’t realize back then I had a small trash can nearly full of papers to shred. I was only looking at the stack growing on top of the shredder and on a box next to the trash can. Ironically, the trash can is from my first shredder, which I wore out with marathon shredding sessions. Read the rest of this entry »
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