Archive for the ‘ Coaching ’ Category

Toxic TV & Your Family

This was a very interesting radio show that took a couple wild turns and it will be well worth your time.  So take a listen!

Now from my perspective, I’ve always loved TV.  I’ve loved the story form of it.  Being a die-hard creative type, I’ve always been drawn to what’s being created for it. Read the rest of this entry

Setting Goals

Establishing goals is all right if you don’t let them deprive you of interesting detours.  ~Doug Larson

 

Are we setting our goals too small?  Or is our life so small we can’t think big?

Ewww.

Do I want a small life?  Do I want to spend my time on this earth doing the nitty gritty day to day stuff with maybe a small down the road 2 week a year vacation fit in?

Is that what I want for myself?  Is that what I want for my kids?  Read the rest of this entry

Positive Living

I’m wondering if our natural nature is to be positive or negative?

I’m thinking our natural nature is negative and in order to be positive we have to work at it.

So we’re having a great day, all is well and then, one little thing goes wrong and suddenly it’s the worst day ever!  Everything attached to our body and mind latches on to focus on that one bad thing that happened.  That happens a lot doesn’t it?  Read the rest of this entry

Kids & Sports & Activities

Dear parents of kids who play sports,

I am one of you.

My children have been involved in sports since my oldest began 16 years ago.  And my husband’s children started 16 years before that, so he has been in the active stages for longer than he wants to count.  But that would be 32 years.  So during that time, we have learned a few things.  We’ve observed a few others.  And in many cases they are startling and unsettling and so I’m writing to you in hopes that I can help you see differently!   Read the rest of this entry

What I Want to Teach My Kids

There are so many things I want to teach my kids, so many things I feel responsible for teaching my kids, that I really don’t want to write about it, because it could very well be a writing without end.  Read the rest of this entry