Once you have your classroom library set up and ready for check-out of books, you are ready to work on your reading schedule. The main point is that you must establish an independent reading block every day. Ideally it would be at the same time every day, for a minimum of 30 minutes. A 45 minute or even 60 minute block is optimum for achieving

It is a common misconception that wealth (and the attraction of it) is all about luck... where you were born... where we live, or your inherent good looks. These are complete falsehoods. Prosperity (and it's creation) is all about how you maintain your diet, your own mental diet. As the saying goes, "GIGO" (garbage in, garbage out). This is

Percolating over a creative process is not procrastination, though it may look like it from the outside. Percolating over a chosen creative project, happens at any point along the creativity continuum, from choosing an idea, developing plans, creating the product to displaying the project. Sometimes you will need to take a break from your proje

Are you happy with every area of your life? Most of us can think of something in our lives that we'd like to change. We may think that if we have more money, lose weight, or have a better relationship we will happier and more fulfilled. What we probably don't consider is that if we change our point of view, we can create even more happiness for o

If you develop compassion for people and all creatures you can reach out to them. You can offer help to them. You will be able to feel their situation. You will see them clearly not for the circumstances that they find themselves but in who they can become. You will recognize the beauty inside of them. You will recognize that they are very mu

In life, its hard to stay tough specially when things and people around you keep pulling you down. When we get to the battle field, we should choose the right luggage to bring and armors to use, and pick those that are bullet proof. Along the battle, we will get hit and bruised. And wearing a bullet proof armor ideally means a self change - the kin

I want you to try to return to your cradle. Do you remember the time when you lay in the cradle kicking up your toes - and possibly kicking up a row at the same time? Do you remember the time when you were taking your first lesson in walking, and the floor seemed to wobble a good deal, and you tried to steady things by balancing yourself a littl

I see you now. You're sitting there at your computer, surfing the net, feeling a heaviness in your chest. It's late evening. Outside the window, the moon has again drifted behind the clouds. The clock in the right hand corner of your screen is marking away the passing hours. You know that you should be in bed. Tomorrow is going to b

Setting goals is an important aspect of a successful independent reading program. Students must have something to strive for - a goal to reach, a purpose. Setting goals also gives more autonomy to the students as they reed, for they know that they alone are responsible for reaching their reading goals. Before setting goals, you must first target ea

Are you wondering what is life coaching? It is becoming increasingly popular and something that you may want to consider for yourself. First, it is important to differentiate this from things like therapy and counseling. Focus of therapy is primarily in healing by addressing emotions, behavior and disruptive situations by looking into the p

For years I thought success meant accomplishment in business, making lots of money, and earning prestige and status. And, if I did all of these things, I'd be rewarded by feeling great. I had a beautiful wife, two healthy, wonderful kids. We even had the dog and the white picket fence. All my life, I'd been taught that goals like these, when ac

Having worked with many clients recovering from childhood emotional abuse, and having experienced it myself, I want to share my learning with you, in the hope that it will help you be well, feel good, be happy and create the life you desire and deserve. The most important relationship you have in your life is the one with yourself, and if you ha

If you expect to succeed as a professional solution provider - coach, consultant, etc., you first have to last. Just last long enough and you'll be the only person who got started when you did, who is still around. After all, 80-90% of the folks who got into coaching or insurance or whatever when you did, will fail and leave the business and it

Being a strong change catalyst is critical to being an effective mentor. In order to "inspire others to continually strive for higher levels of performance through creative and strategic methods that are always focused to achieving your goals" you must move through the personal emotions that change creates so that you can effectively lead others.

Don't settle for mediocrity, and don't settle for just getting by. The universe wants to give you everything in abundance and wants to give you the life that you dream of. So many people, including myself, at certain times settled for a nine to five job, getting the bills paid, and watching their dreams fade. Don't be afraid to fail, or fear