There is a common fallacy that success can cure many emotional ills. One emotional ill in particular many think success will fix is the fear of failure. Unfortunately, this is just not true. In fact, if you already have a fear of failure success will not reduce this fear, it will do the opposite. Success […]
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A commitment starts with a promise and ends with fulfilling that promise with the appropriate action. When you don’t fulfill that promise with the appropriate action, an internal spiral towards the ultimate bad habit ensues. First, there is a sense of guilt. Then, the “I will do it tomorrow” mindset starts. Next, apathy sets in. […]
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Today I came across some new research that reinforces my strong advocacy for strengths based coaching. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham “compared how often parents and teens discussed strengths and weaknesses alongside how well the two communicate, how much the teen discloses to the parent, and how close the parent and teen […]