Success Is Not Built On Success

Success Is Not Built On Success

Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe. – Sumner Redstone             Often I have parents tell me how they will email a teacher or...
Success Is Not Built On Success

Yes, You Can Be Happy For Others!

We rise by lifting others. (Robert Ingersoll)             Recently I was looking through my Facebook newsfeed (Well, I will be honest, I was lost in social media.), and I came upon something that made me stop and...
Success Is Not Built On Success

Teenagers And Parents Need To Unplug

Sometimes we need to disconnect in order to reconnect with what matters. (Author Unknown)             Not only are teenagers spending a lot of hours on their screens, so are adults.  No one is immune to the...
Success Is Not Built On Success

Role Models?

Instead of calling them role models, I call them heroes. And I am extremely lucky that my heroes never let me down. (Warren Buffet)             Role models are a great example for your teenager to look up to and...
Success Is Not Built On Success

Communication.

Everything we do as a parent makes an impact…even when it seems like nothing we’re saying is making a difference. (Unknown)             As a life coach, parents ask, what should I be doing with my...
Success Is Not Built On Success

Strategies For Better Communication

Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication.  Someone isn’t listening (Emma Thompson)             As a life coach, one of the opportunities I have is that of providing...