Boundary setting is hard, but it beats the alternative. I’m still figuring out how to do boundaries well. Like many people, I’m pretty good at setting a boundary. But once that boundary is crossed, I get flummoxed. I usually resent…
Change isn’t easy, but it is possible: an expert offers 10 rules to change. Research by psychologist James O. Prochaska, Ph.D., an internationally renowned expert on planned change, has repeatedly found that change occurs in stages. To increase the overall…
Excellence comes through failing well. Someone pointed out to me the other day that much of what we teach children is about resilience. “Don’t give up,” “Get back up and try again,” “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,”…
JUST SAY YES! We’ve all heard the oft repeated phrase, “Just say no”. It’s been used to respond to drugs, food, or even other people-a way of making boundaries. But there’s a real invitation in the opposite phrase… just say…
