Today I want to talk about mindset. How your mindset can determine what kind of life you live. And, with all that’s going on in the world these days why it’s vitally important that you understand what your mindset is and where it comes from. The important question is, can we change our mindset if we don’t like what our mind seems to be focusing on? Or, are we stuck with whatever our mind decides it wants to think about? Continue reading Your Mindset In Today’s World
Category Archives: Belief Systems
Brain Development and Your Tween/Teen
There has been much scientific study on the brain. A few decades ago, scientists believed that the brain was finished growing around the age of two. It was thought that after the age of two, the child’s brain was like “data entry” and the child just absorbed and continued learning, that the brain was fully developed. Through advanced medical imaging techniques, it is now known that the brain has another large growth spurt around the age of 12 and finishes up in the early to mid 20’s.
As anyone who has, or has had a child in their tweens know they get hit with a lot of changes, body, hormones, behaviors, and interests. Many of these changes have been blamed on hormones but as science has discovered most of the changes are due to the growth spurt in shiny new neurons and hard-wiring going on in your adolescents brain.
Understanding the three main areas of your adolescents brain that are affected will help you, so you can help them navigate this time in their life with skills that will go with them into adulthood. Continue reading Brain Development and Your Tween/Teen
Belief Systems-What Are Yours?
“The quality of your thoughts determines the quality of your life.”
Understanding how your mind works is the secret behind why some people live happy, fulfilling lives-a life of their dreams, while others seem to struggle-never quite achieving the life they imagined or dreamed of.
We are all born with greatness in us and along the way, well-meaning people impart their belief systems on us as to what is possible or not.
Belief systems are the programs we are running in our mind, they are what we believe about ourselves, our world, and how everything works, it’s what we think is right or wrong and true or false about life. Some examples of beliefs are: “I’m smart”, “People like me!”, “I’m too old or too young to start a business”, “I don’t think I can”, “Life is tough”, “You have to work hard to make a living”, It’s always been that way”…. Our beliefs directly impact how we feel about ourselves (our self-esteem) and what we can accomplish in our lives (our self-confidence). Continue reading Belief Systems-What Are Yours?
Talking to Your Kids About Grades
School is Back in Session
Wow, can you believe summer holidays are over already? I hope you and your children had an amazing summer.
Now, it’s back to school for the kids and of course we all want our children to do well. Getting your kids to do their homework, study for tests and in general enjoy school can be quite a task. As parents, we can inadvertently put excess pressure on our children by how we give praise for their good grades and when the grades aren’t so good the language we use for motivation. I would like to offer a tool on giving feedback to your kids without the pressure.
How to talk with your kids about grades
School is in session and that means…GRADES!
Whether your kids tend to earn A’s, B’s, C’s, or F’s, kids often define “who they are” based on the grades they receive.
“I’m an A-student”
“I’m not very smart”
“I’m an average student”
Unfortunately, when kids label themselves based on grades, it can have a negative impact on their self-esteem – even for “A-students”. Why? Continue reading Talking to Your Kids About Grades
Your Comfort Zone
Why Are We Afraid to Step Outside Our Comfort Zone?
Our comfort zone is an artificial mental boundary that we create based on our belief systems.
Our belief systems are what we believe about ourselves, our world, and how everything works – it’s what we think is right or wrong and true or false about life. There are two types of beliefs – supportive beliefs and limiting beliefs. Continue reading Your Comfort Zone