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Networking: It’s Not Just for Adults Anymore

1/7/2017

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Networking: It’s Not Just for Adults Anymore
Co-authored by Dennis Charles, author of Word Of Mouth: Networking To Take Your Business Into The Stratosphere
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When you push aside all the technology, all the gadgets and apps and filters, you’re left with a simple truth: we’re people who like to connect with other people. We’re social creatures, always have been and always will be. Connection brings us love and happiness. It also brings us success. No matter what you want in life, chances are a person will make or break it. A new job? A person will make the call. A new business? A customer will make the difference. We may advance by the minute, but in the end we’re just people connecting with other people.

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Step Back and Watch Your Child Build His Own Self-Esteem

7/2/2016

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Step Back and Watch Your Child Build His Own Self-Esteem
“My child looks sad and walks with his head down, hiding his face with his hoodie.” Parents say this to me all the time. “I don’t know what to do, what to say, to make him feel better. What should we do?

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5 Tips to Transform Teen School Indifference to Engagement

7/2/2016

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5 Tips to Transform Teen School Indifference to Engagement
Is your teen struggling in school? Does he seem apathetic? Have you lectured, grounded and threatened until you have no idea what else to do

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Teens, Character and the Myth That Keeps Them Apart

7/2/2016

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Teens, Character and the Myth That Keeps Them Apart
The moral character of our teens is deteriorating at a terrifying pace. We see proof in every corner of our lives, from bullying at school to laziness at work to self-absorption at home. If the children are our future, tomorrow will most certainly be filled with hordes of entitled, hormone-infused teenagers waiting for the world to see to their every unreasonable demand

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Four Steps to Becoming a Rock Star Parent in 2018

7/2/2016

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Four Steps to Becoming a Rock Star Parent in 2018
It’s that time of year, the time to set goals and resolutions for the year to come. From starting diets and making more money to living of life of your dreams, goals of virtually every shape and size bounce throughout the days and weeks of January. But a goal rarely heard, a goal I believe to be among the most important ever set in mind and down on paper, is the goal to become a better parent.
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The 5 Qualities of Real Friends

7/2/2016

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The 5 Qualities of Real Friends
False friends can tear a teen’s life apart. Real friends can enhance their lives forever. Both options are ever present in a teen’s world. Five qualities make all the difference.
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The Secret to Speaking ‘Teen’

7/2/2016

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The Secret to Speaking ‘Teen’
As many of us have heard by now, men and women come from different planets; Mars and Venus, respectively. This insight has opened the door to a new world of understanding and connection. Men and women think, speak and act differently. Embracing this fact clears the way for fewer bumps and faster solutions, not to mention far better relationships.
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Parenting an All-Star: Perspective from Mike Trout and His Mom

4/12/2016

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Parenting an All-Star: Perspective From Mike Trout and His Mom
In my practice working with families and teens, I’m on a continual quest to find out what values best prepare teens to become healthy, well-adjusted adults. Last week, I had an incredible opportunity to talk with Mike Trout and his mom, Debbie, to learn a little bit about what Mike’s parents did to raise him to be the successful, down-to-earth adult he is today

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Guiding Teens from Good to Great

12/5/2015

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Guiding Teens from Good to Great
Jim Collins took the business world by storm with Good to Great, the bestselling book that showed organizations how to reach beyond average levels of success and instead strive for greatness. I believe it’s time we took the same approach with our kids. We all want them to be healthy and happy, but what if that’s not enough? What if setting the expectation to get good grades and find a good job is cutting short their potential? What if, instead, we could raise our kids to be great.

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5 Traits That Build Meaning and Stability into Your Teen’s Life

11/21/2015

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5 Traits That Build Meaning and Stability Into Your Teen’s Life
Teens need meaning in their lives. They search for purpose, value, and fulfillment. Existing day-to-day and week-to-week isn’t enough; they hunger for more than daily routines and obligations. When they find nothing to fill those voids, they’re sometimes at risk for exploring treacherous ground with lost people

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