Jordan Romero, age 13, became the youngest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest.
Jessica Watson, age 16, became the youngest person to sail around world by herself, without stopping and without assistance.
Peter Lenz, age 13, became the youngest person to die at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when he fell off his motorcycle [...]
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Is Texting Getting In the Way of Responsibility and Conflict Resolution?
I’m still reeling. Our temporary babysitter who was filling in for about 4 hours a day during the work week, didn’t call when she decided that she wasn’t coming in today. She texted.
TEXT: I was at an interview and I got the job!
TEXT ANSWER: [...]
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Today’s letter is from Joyce in Toronto, Canada, who writes:
Dear Dr. Robyn,
I was struck by the fact that you chose “charity” as the word of the month in August… I am embarrassed to say that the older my children get, the more stuff they seem to accumulate. I guess we shouldn’t wait until [...]
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Back to school jitters is such a common theme this time of year. The CBS Early Show interviewed me on this topic recently and the extended video is above. I also just finished a tip book for parents on Back to School Jitters, written after I had received several requests, which you can order here [...]
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Dr. Robyn Silverman answers a question about attitude from one of her readers, Claire, in Bethesda, MD in this v-blog.
Dear Dr. Robyn,
My daughter, Lauren, seems to have a bad attitude about a lot of things. If it isn’t her performance at a competition then it is her friends, her school work, or even her hobbies! [...]
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Attitude Quotes:
“People think that the difference between a good life and a bad one is money, luck or fame. But the real difference can be found in one word: attitude.” –Dr. Robyn Silverman
“Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thoughts, and habits can be acquired. An action repeated becomes an attitude realized.” –Paul Myer
“Where the [...]
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Scatterbrained? Unfocused? Can’t concentrate? Dr. Robyn answers a reader’s question about how she can focus (the June Powerful Word of the Month!). This is one of the most common questions among Dr. Robyn’s coaching clients.
Dear Dr. Robyn,
My brain seems to be all over the place these days. I’m horrible about distractions. When [...]
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The Powerful Word of the Month this month is FOCUS…which has gotten me thinking a lot about priorities, goals, and just how much focus we are putting into these things that really matter.
As a success coach, I often ask my clients to rate different areas of their life on a scale from 1 to 10 [...]
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How can we focus when there are so many things that compete for our attention these days? Teaching children focus when we have trouble focusing ourselves is one tough task. What takes our attention away? Our families, our jobs, school, friends, and a whole host of advertisements and media. And let’s not forget Facebook, Twitter, [...]
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