Plan for School & Life
I will do what I can
I cannot do everything; I will…do the something I can do. -Helen Keller- The first of my seven best practices to PLAN and LEAD in LIFE is: Lead Your Life. Mindset matters. Discouragement when challenges come is a key reason why some of us quit or fall short on resolutions. That is, if you let […]
New Research Finds Obesity Changes Brains
This article discusses old research: 1. if you are inactive you are more likely to get obese; and new research: 2. if you become obese, you are more likely to become inactive because obesity can change your brain functions, decreasing capacity as well as motivation to move. The research reminds us of the assumed reason, […]
Plan and Act Differently if you want Different Results
Your written plan for life will help you assess how well you are fulfilling what you stated was important in previous moments of inspiration, such as writing a goal or outlining a resolution. If you are not getting the results you envisioned, you may not be doing what you need to do as much […]
Ask the Mom of a Prisoner
A mother called me this Sunday morning. She had received from her daughter a few workbooks I developed she thought might help her son prepare better to get out of prison. If you wonder if adding Plans for School & Life to school lessons and writing assignments could be valuable to the development and decisions […]
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
Quote by Abraham Lincoln: “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Peter Drucker is credited with a similar quotation, “We Cannot Predict the Future, But We Can Invent It.” Recommendation: ask what vision you would like to create and list or describe the desired results in your plan for life and/or […]
True Fan: Follow the Process
Do you plan to be an Entertainment Fan or a True Fan? Will you choose to be a “True Fan” who stands for the principles and practices that define the process to make the team great, in addition to following the season and cheering for team success, or will you only focus on Entertainment? Entertainment Fans love […]
See it, Plan it, Do it even when you Fear
“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt Positive Action If you fear not being able to do something that could improve life for you and others, before you instinctively decide to wait, outline a plan for how you could succeed if you improved your capacities to “be, know, and do”–more […]
Take a step toward change
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” Tony Robbins
Plans for School and Life
Help students write Plans for School and Life to boost attitude, attendance, and achievement. Over 90% of adults I ask wish they had received this instruction and coaching in school and virtually all wish schools and colleges would help their children learn and accomplish development of a plan to inspire and guide them.
Courage To Dream
Many of us hold back, sometimes unconsciously, on pursuing dreams—because of fear. We sometimes dwell on possible negative results like failure or embarrassment. Coaching clients and seminar students often say that they stay in their “comfort zones” too much because of “what people might think” if they tried something special. Consider the people you admire most—they […]