In Launch I break down basic skills of planning ahead and dreaming big. One aspect of this is teaching the brain to think long term and develop pathways that expand to a larger view of life. This helps teenagers be responsible and also helps with depression and massive emotional...

I heard a pastor say the other day that Neuro Science is finally catching up to what God has known all along. This is so true. The Bible has so many references and advice that lines up exactly with how the brain works.

1. "...but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Romans 12:2)
2. "...and...

In LAUNCH we spend a lot of time helping each teen gain a clearer picture of what is going on subconsciously in their brain.  The cool thing is that a teenager has lived way less life than an adult so often we can get several layers sorted quickly. The brain is like an onion with layers that...

As a teenager the impact of peers is one of the most powerful influences on an individuals life. It often impacts how a teenager acts and what they do in the present and also impacts who they become and what they choose to do in the future.

The first step is having good quality peers. You...

I'm sure if I ask you if you love your child you will say "Yes". I'm sure if I ask you if you love them even when they mess up or fail you will say "Yes". The fact that you are taking time to read this blog means you value your child and take your job as a parent/guardian seriously. Today I want...

As a parent/guardian we want to see our children succeed. We see the good in them and know they are capable of so much. Some kids seem to live up to that and others seem to stay stagnant. Each individual is responsible for their choices and actions. Seeking to control a child and the outcomes of...

The only thing we can know will always be consistent is that things will change. Change is interpreted in a brain as danger. Our brains despise change. We get to teach our brains that change is necessary and more importantly change is good when we are growing and moving towards the person we want...

Neuro Science has now shown us that the brain uses perfectionism, procrastination, and overwhelm to keep us "safe". And "safe" to our brain is alive and breathing. "Safe" means avoiding discomfort and anything that can be perceived as danger. Since most of us do not go around in fear of being...

Insanity is doing the same thing again and expecting a different result. Here's the problem - we are so close to our brain and how we think that we often don't catch where we are doing the same thing again and expecting a different result. This is how the brain sabotages us.

Here's a quick...

This C may contradict what you have been taught or what you believe about emotions and thoughts. This C might raise some friction in your brain. Remember, friction is an invitation to be curious about what your brain is protecting you from. This C is the 4th powerful C that wraps up what it will...

This C is powerful. Before we dive in I want you to set your intention that you are going to embrace and accept this third C. A lot of people will read this and ignore it because they don't like what this C is. But the people who choose to embrace this Third C will be fast tracked to their goals...

This C you can start implementing right now and for the rest of your life. This second C to making 2025 your best year yet for growth, goals, and quality of life and to making 2025 the year that everything changed and you can always look back and say "that was the year things shifted for the...

I am writing this for the parents, when you understand and embrace how the brain works, you can then help your children in powerful ways!

We have 5 days left of 2024. Many people are thinking about 2025 and the things they would like to do. The goals they would like to accomplish and the...

In parkour we teach kids to move by choice versus move by chance. This is a practice way for them to develop brain pathways that transfer into living by choice versus living by chance. With older children we can dive in deeper to helping them choose to live by choice instead of default to living...

As a parent/guardian there is nothing you can do to insure a certain outcome with your child. No perfect parenting, no fully present completely loving and perfect environment you can create, nothing you can do as a parent/guardian to insure your kid turns out a certain way. Just writing this is...

One of the things that attracted me to a Neuro Coaching approach to any issue in life is the long term full picture solution Neuro Coaching offers. It's not about mantras and saying things over and over so we can will power past the old ways. It's not about trying harder to be better. It's not...

Rules and guidelines are extremely important for parents/guardians to lay out for their teenagers. However, if this is the deepest we go there is an uncomfortably high chance that once the teenager is out of our house and rules they will make choices that are out of line with the way we thought...

Following up yesterday's blog. Here are some ways you can apply the root based approach at home with your teenager.

• When there is conflict get curious instead of defensive or jumping to punishment.*There is a time for punishment, but in repetitive circumstances that a punishment has not created...

Neuro Coaching is all about addressing symptoms by figuring out the root cause. Neuro Coaching is all about transformation instead of bandaids that only temporarily mask the symptoms. 

Our brains want to keep us safe. That means our brains want to keep us in things that are familiar...

When I was introduced to Parkour in 2013 I was instantly drawn to the wonderful outlet it was to help youth develop character for life in a fun and exciting way. It was a way to help youth practice healthy life skills such as embracing failure and developing a work ethic in a setting that...

Teenagers are going through a lot. They are shifting from being a child with little to no impacting responsibility towards becoming an adult with a lot of impacting responsibilities. I use the word impacting because an 8 year old who forgets to feed the dog effects their life and those around...

While complaining is a powerful tool our brains use to keep us safe (stuck right where we are and avoiding change of any kind), Celebration is the powerful counterattack!

Celebration is one of the simplest ways to speed up your progress towards your goals. (Goals could be anything from the goal...

Yesterday's blog talked about the power of complaining and how our brain uses complaining to keep us "safe". "Safe" to our brains are stuck right where we are, protected from any kind of change or uncomfortable situations.

Read that again, our brains want to keep us away from any kind of...

The average person complains about 15 to 30 times a day. However, complaining is bad for mental and physical health. Complaining also stunts an individual from reaching their full potential. A sister to complaining is excuses. Excuses aren't an exact out right complaint, but they are a reason for...