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 18, 2018 | Achievement, Character, Encouragement, Personal Improvement
Kids and Determination Recently I spoke to a sizeable middle school about Determination. Kids and determination should be discussed with them. I asked myself several questions: 1) From where did it come? 2) How do I use it in my life? 3) Why is it important? ...
by Rich Patterson | Mar 23, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting, Teenagers
Blog post 03.21.18 Why Does Being A Teenager Seem so Difficult? The different stages we go through in life continue throughout our life, as we are constantly growing and changing physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially-emotionally. So it may seem there must...
by Rich Patterson | Mar 15, 2018 | Personal Improvement
Parents, Kids & Families—Keynote Speaker, Coach & Trainer Rich Patterson, Ph.D. Presenting Yourself How is it that you present yourself? I mean, how do you show up to others? We have many choices on how we are present in our lives to and for others. Do you...
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