How to Avoid Feeling Isolated This Summer
Since it is the end of the school year, this week I want to encourage you to pick one or two friends—fellow students, or just acquaintances—and commit to reaching out to them over the summer.
For Teens
Musings on Mothers and Motherhood
Your mom will always be your mother, no matter how many other mother figures you have in your life. As a mother myself, I can testify that raising children is not for the faint-hearted.
How to Make the Most of Your Last School Days
I hope you’ll savor the last bit of school year with your friends and teachers. I will certainly miss my colleagues and the students over the summer.
Thoughts on Renewal and Change
If you have things in your life that you want to change, focus on only one at a time. If you try to change too many things at once, any failure to meet the desired outcome will cause frustration.
What Baseball Teaches Me About Life
Of all the spectator sports, I love baseball the best. It’s interesting, I understand it, and I know how many players are on each team and what they do.
How to Find the Courage to Stand Alone
We all have things we do because we want to fit in with our peers, but then there is a part of us that yearns to be different. We long to do that one thing to make us stand above the others.
Pursue Only What You Actually Want
Don’t take on things that you don’t believe you need to be doing. It does great harm to your body, mind, and even your emotional well-being.
Learn to Use Time Well as You Accomplish Your Goals
Learn how making lists and setting priorities can help us become as effective with our time as possible and feel great as we complete important tasks.
Is It Possible to Intentionally Increase Confidence?
When you think of a superhero, the attributes of confidence, success, and accomplishments come to mind. This has a lot to do with the way they present themselves.
How to Find the Courage to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
You may be intrigued by a field of study that is exciting but also scary to you. Don’t hold yourself back from an opportunity just because of fear.
