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 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... 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...
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