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...
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...
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...
A powerful way to help a teenager develop confidence, be more positive, enjoy life more, and be more focused on positive goals is to guide them into automating living by CHOICE instead of living by CHANCE.
Living by choice vs living by chance is a concept that many adults still struggle...
Adolescence is a challenging time for the teen themself, friends, parents, and anyone around. There are so many changes, so many new things, and so much growth and development with MANY lessons that are still to be learned.
While it is not helpful to shield our teenagers from challenges and...
The second pillar in helping your teen prepare for success and in giving them tools to be ready to make massive impact in life is Freedom From Fear.
There are two big ways a parent can help prime their teen to have freedom from fear. These two ways are: interact with fear openly and understand...
The first pillar of preparing your teens for success and equipping them with tools to help them make massive impact with their life is HOPE. A person without hope is not motivated. A person without hope is not consistent. A person without hope has no reason to be responsible. A person without...
A powerful way to set your child up with tools to become the best version of themself they can be is to help them create brain pathways that automate confidence and hope even among setback, failure, and challenges.
We help our kids create these pathways by allowing them to fail in a safe...
