by Rich Patterson | Sep 12, 2018 | Achievement, Character, Encouragement
Always Be Your Best On Friday of this week, I have the opportunity to speak to middle school students and parents for their school’s National Junior Honor Society program. I choose to talk about “Always Be Your Best.” I want to tell them how proud... by Rich Patterson | Aug 3, 2018 | Character, Communication, Encouragement
Being Positive During Negative Times In general, let’s face it, the human psyche default is to the negative. Never is that so obvious as it is during difficult times. The times when it seems like your kids aren’t listening, won’t listen, and things... by Rich Patterson | Aug 1, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting
How Can We Invest, Not Over Correct? Often as parents, we get caught up in correcting our kids so much that it seems that is all we’re doing. It is so easy to do, and there are so many opportunities! Right? I know that as a parent, I indeed fell into this... by Rich Patterson | Jul 30, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting
Parenting on Purpose: Perseverance In part four of my series Parenting on Purpose, I address perseverance. How do you keep going when you don’t feel like it? Teach this life skill to your kids by example. When I think of how I learned perseverance, I credit... by Rich Patterson | Jul 27, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting
Part three. Parenting on Purpose: Motive When working with a personal coach, I recently told her about something that I wanted to focus on next. She said to me, “What is your motive?” I thought for a moment and realized that my motive was not a good... by Rich Patterson | Jul 25, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting
Part Two. Parenting on Purpose: Personal Leadership Teaching our kids personal leadership may be one of the essential skills that they can learn. More than ever, kids are bombarded by the negative side of life. Try this, come with me here, let’s do that,...
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