by Rich Patterson | Sep 14, 2018 | Encouragement, Personal Improvement, Teenagers
Kids and Leadership In a speech that I will give to middle school kids on the day this was published, my focus will be on leadership. As adults, when we take time to discuss leadership with kids, much can be gained from both the parents and the child. I plan to give...
by Rich Patterson | Jun 27, 2018 | Communication, Parenting, Teenagers
Raising Defiant Kids As a school administrator, I watched many teachers at some time during their career get into a tangle with kids over something the kids refused to do. Working with defiant kids is much like working with contrary adults, and here are a few...
by Rich Patterson | Jun 18, 2018 | Encouragement, Personal Improvement, Resilience, Teenagers
Feeling Like You’re in the Lowland? Nature Leadership The lowland coniferous forest has dense trees, unlike the upland forest. Because the tall trees almost completely shade the forest floor, it had little other vegetation. It is generally excellent and may...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 27, 2018 | Character, Encouragement, Resilience, Teenagers
Run Your Race Life is a bit of a marathon. We are constantly adjusting, dodging, trying to understand, solving problems for ourselves and others, on and on. As we work our way through these challenges, it is easy to get side-tracked, thinking I should be more like...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 26, 2018 | Encouragement, Family & Relationships, Teenagers
On Being Ordinary I am asking you to consider if you live your life like ordinary people? When we are a part of a group, it is easy to become just like them. Everyone is like this, Mom, all my friends, dress this way, or have this attitude. Rather than...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 20, 2018 | Achievement, Encouragement, Personal Improvement, Teenagers
Determination Meets Opposition Determination can and will meet opposition. Opposition is resistance usually expressed in action or even an argument. How does this play out in our life? Often, we give, work hard, and nothing comes our way. But we need to remind...
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