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INTRODUCTION If you have a computer, read self-help books, or occasionally watch shows like Oprah or Dr. Phil, then you have probably heard about resilience at one point or another. Even as a child, you may have been told that you need to become more resilient, you need to grow your resilience, or that you…
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Have you ever met someone with so much compassion and wondered how you could be more like that? If so, you are not alone. Some people are born with the capacity of being compassionate not only to humans, but to pets, wildlife, and even nature. While compassion is a trait that is both biological and…
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What does success have to do with being a compassionate person? The answer is a lot. When you think of someone who is compassionate, do you associate it with someone who has a martyr/victim personality? Most folks associate compassionate people as soft or weak. However, compassionate people have an amazing superpower – they know how…
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We hear a lot about self-compassion these days and, for most, the concept is a foreign one. Just a generation or two ago, the mindset was that life was hard, extremely hard, and that was all there was to it. Men worked day and night, women tending to the family and home. Husbands and wives…
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We live in such a busy world. Everywhere you go you hear about either being more, doing more, or buying more. With everyone in the family either going to school or working, “busy” is the new normal. Self-care falls by the wayside, spending time with others is minimal at best, and worst of all, compassion…
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Compassion and empathy are often substituted for one another, but they do not have the same meaning. Compassion means having sympathy and concern for someone else’s suffering along with wanting to go alongside them on their journey. Whereas empathy is defined more by an understanding and relating to the feelings of another person. Let’s take…
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Set Up A Successful Home School Program For Your Child With Our TOP 10 Strategies Introduction Regardless of your reasons for wanting to home school, one of the questions that is probably burning in your mind is: Do I have what it takes to be an effective teacher? Will your children buckle down and get…
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Chapter 7: GRIT – an Acronym We’ve been talking about grit all through this book, and about how it involves your ability to do what it takes to achieve success. However, there is a further upgrade to basic grit – GRIT is an acronym that encompasses the four key dimensions to maximizing your grit potential. …
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Chapter 4: The Importance of Resilience and Grit to a Growth Mindset We’ve already looked at the importance of the growth mindset when it comes to overcoming adversity and thriving in the face of life’s challenges. So, why are grit and resilient so essential for this mindset? Combining Grit and Resilience is Important for a…
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Introduction Most of us are very familiar with adversity, and the challenge of trying to not only survive in the face of it but to actually thrive despite the difficulties that we face. From time to time, we all experience situations that are challenging, but finding ways to overcome those challenges by developing strength…