How to Be A Positive Parent

by | Nov 14, 2018 | Communication, Parenting

How To Be A Positive Parent I doubt that my family would even debate it if I said that positive parents didn’t raise us.  Can we be positive parents with our kids, even if raised differently?  I say a positive Yes!  You can be a positive parent, so let’s...

Questions vs. Answers

by | Sep 28, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting

Questions vs. Answers As a teacher and school administrator, I used to think that people needed answers to their questions.  I wouldn’t say I liked it when people would ask me another question to the question that I asked.  One day, I decided to change my...

If only thinking

by | Sep 26, 2018 | Achievement, Encouragement, Teenagers

If Only Thinking As a kid growing up in South Dakota as a young musician, I remember if only I lived in New York, where there were lots more playing opportunities.  If only I lived nearer to a more prominent college. We get caught up in this If Only thinking so...

Learning to Fly

by | Jul 4, 2018 | Character, Encouragement, Personal Improvement

Learning to Fly Birds learn to fly on the ground.  It isn’t as if they jump from the nest one day and make it to the nearest branch.  For the most part, they fall to the ground, where they struggle to get themselves airborne once again.  This analogy applies to...