We’re told we can change. We’re told that a key is to write “SMART” goals. Make them specific, measurable, realistic, and focused on results. Give them a deadline. And, for heaven’s sake, put them to paper because “a goal that is not written down is just a wish.” We’re told a key is to dream, →

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What’s your typical response when someone shares a frustration, problem, or issue with you? Or when they state an opinion or desire you disagree with? Sometimes we get impatient, exasperated, or annoyed with them and simply don’t want to hear it. Sometimes we get mad. Or defensive. And want to line them out. Sometimes, however, →

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Would you like to improve your relationship with your spouse or children? Would you like to improve your experience with teachers, coaches, and administrators this coming year at school as you try to influence them and work with them for the benefit of your children? Would you like to simply have a better time with →

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For all of you longing for just one more season of Downton Abbey, I’ve found a new series from the BBC I think you’ll enjoy (thank you Duane Robinson for the recommendation). It’s called Poldark and is set in the late 1700s in Cornwall, that little southwestern leg of England that juts out into the →

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