Our monthly internship trainings will have two parts this year. The first hour is committed to introducing new interns to basics of coaching, leading, communication, and confidence. Second and third year interns get to dive into deeper concepts of coaching, personal growth and practice building on t...
Our Rise-N-Lead Internship at Parkour East Texas is designed to help individuals grow in confidence. We start by helping each intern shift from being a passive learner in our parkour community to stepping into a new version of themself that is an active contributor. We help them understand they have...
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 rollercoasters. Thes...
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.
- "...but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Romans 12:2)
- "...and w...
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 must be...
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 become li...
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 to ...
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...
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 to...
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 chased...
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 summary ...
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 tak...
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 and...
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 good in...
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 healthier ...
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 by ...
Parkour is a fun medium to help youth learn the valuable life lesson of living by choice, not chance. In parkour it's about movement. If we move by chance we most likely will end up getting hurt, hurting others, or not progressing very fast in our parkour skills. When we move by choice we promote sa...
The Rise-N-Lead Internships at Parkour East Texas is our flagship leadership training program. All students Level 3 and beyond are invited to participate in the internship. This is a year long program and students are encouraged to participate multiple years. Each year an intern learns different thi...
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 heav...
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 about...
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 we r...
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 t ...
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 (familiar emoti...
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 naturally ...
