Pack It Up
All of those things you need to do…pack it up in a neat little bow and ship it off when you are done. Until then, keep working toward the goals. Be a part of the solution. You are the reason Read More …
Category: parenting
Stay With It
If there is something you don’t really like, but is important – stay with it. It will either… get easier, or you will at least finish the task. make you better off for it, or you will have a sense Read More …
Just a Penny
Is it going to still be possible to run a promotion for just a penny if they/when they stop making them? Maybe we will just have to buy five of everything, or at least mix and match until it adds Read More …
Watch With Me
Always say yes when someone says “do you want to watch with me? Something they like to watch. A favorite show, game or movie. Even if it’s outside of your genre. You might even enjoy it. Then, talk about it Read More …
Blowing Smoke
You know the old phrase “blowing smoke” – well, it is a curious thing. When people say it, do they mean it? Or, is that just a phrase that doesn’t really have clarity anymore. Idioms abound and people just say Read More …
Summer Schedule
Remember when – as a kid you could just about forget about the days of the week. The summer schedule would let you do whatever you wanted. Never have to deal with Monday morning or waiting for school to get Read More …
Just a Nudge
It might take just a nudge to get started. Set a goal. Outline the steps. Complete the paperwork. (Pay the fees…duh, this is real life – not a dream sequence.) Book the appointment. Get dressed up. Leave on time. Take Read More …
All the Rules
How can you have fun when you have to follow all the rules? Don’t skateboard on the sidewalk. Oh, and you can’t ride a bike on the sidewalk, either. No jumping, running, yelling. You have to go to bed by Read More …
Push To Complete
Sometimes it is a push to complete a task you don’t want to do. Delay. Procrastinate. Put it on the list. Ignore it. Ask for help. Still don’t want to do it. Be the delay fish you know you can Read More …
Teach Them and Resist
As a leader, a coach, or a parent you must teach them and resist the impulse to… do it for them. You have to tell them as much as you can, even show them what that means and how to Read More …