by Rich Patterson | May 14, 2018 | Family & Relationships, Parenting
As a parent and teacher, I quickly learned that asking good questions was far more valuable and saved me much embarrassment before reacting to what was happening. Over time I have come to enjoy asking questions and saving my thoughts and responses for later, or not...
by Rich Patterson | May 2, 2018 | Communication, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Personal Improvement
Question Progressions In the previous post, I talked about “Do You Ask Good Questions.” I think this is very important because none of us see life as it is; we see it as we are. Let’s look at how questions progress in Question Progressions. That...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 30, 2018 | Communication, Parenting, Personal Improvement
Do You Ask Good Questions? I have a friend who is a national expert on assessment. You know the evaluation is used in schools for kids to determine their level of student achievement. I took a class from him once, and during a break, I noticed that he was talking...
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 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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