Parents & Kids - Some Good Info

One of the biggest illusions of parenting that I have found is that many parents want their kids to just be little mini-me's and parents can often times impose their will too heavily on their children.  To continue that thought, some parents dont allow their child to truly blossom into the kind of person their children wants to grow up to be because they keep thinking that their child should just be little extensions of whom they are.  It is so important for a parent to guide and provide an example for their child; it is the overpowering and not acknowledging their own identity that is not healthy.

This is more so about the parents' issues than anything else.  Before becoming a parent, Dr. Tsabari of The Conscious Parent states that new want-to-be-parents need to remember that they need to deal with any of their own outstanding childhood issues, traumas and hang-ups before they have their own children, otherwise you're simply transferring your issues over to your kid(s) and trying to get them to be whom you are.

As a teacher, I can see first-hand everyday how kids can try to talk to their parents about issues and things that are bothering them because YES, children WILL look to their parents for advice, guidance, help and a sound head.  If you're not listening to them and just imposing what you want, how can you expect to have happy and fulfilled children as they are growing?  Dont we want to get desirable, authentic, long-lasting results, not to mention the respect of your child for allowing them to be their authentic selves??

Start By Figuring Out What You Want -- Part 2

People are always looking for things to make their lives better because people genuinely want to be genuinely happy!  So when I'm asked (fairly regularly) by clients, students, and everyone in between what are the best ways to figure out what it is that you actually want, this answer generally gets my message across and their creative juices of excitement flowing! 
One of the most awesome tools I have ever come across in being able to do this is to think about what you already love to do on a daily basis.  The saying is so true: Do what you love to do and you'll never work a day in your life!  The fact is that you can make money at absolutely anything, so just do what you already love to do and you'll see how it will flow (ok, yes, I'm paraphrasing but you get the idea)

People often look at their daily jobs as "the grind" or something they need to do to pay the bills and don't even begin to enter the thought process that this daily "thing" they do is actually supposed to bring them an incredible amount of joy (i kid you not) ;)

So do what you love to do and you can always find a way to make GOOD money from it!

Top 2 reasons people fail to get what they want

How many of you have had goals that you have said were extremely important for you to achieve??  How many of you have actually completely achieved them??

Here's why....
1) Not making the goal measurable - how can you know you have succeeded or failed if you dont write down what the failing or succeeding criteria is??  It's not enough to just say "Make money".  You have to write down how much, by when and how you plan to do it.

2) Not committing to it - you wont be able to commit to any goal unless you write in your planner when you will do the step-by-step plan

By knowing the exact steps you plan to take and committing to doing each of them, you increase your chances in ensuring its total success!

You Will Get It!

Here is the opportunity:

Please send in a 2-3 minute video blurb about whom you are and one thing in your life that you would really want to change.  The top 3 videos from people (as chosen by myself and my staff) will receive 5 FREE hour-long coaching sessions that helps you get exactly WHAT YOU WANT!  After the 5 sessions, we will outline all the awesome changes you made, challenges you overcame and how you grew as a person! 

Deadline to submit initial video will be Friday May 6, 2011.