goals

Completing Any Goal: From Tripped-Up to Triumphant

by DrRobyn on February 16, 2012

It’s February.  Only a month and a half ago many of us set goals and made New Year’s Resolutions.  How’s that working out for you? Are you making strides or are you…stuck? It’s OK. Many of us get tripped up on the path to triumph. You’re at a critical point at this moment though– you [...]

Based on Dr. Robyn Silverman’s Keynote: Limits, Labels & Luggage: Shedding the Past so We Can Claim Our Future Many of us have what I like to call, “Goal Envy.” We see others setting and achieving goals that we want to be our own.  And yet, we come up with all kinds of reasons why [...]

The Powerful Word of the Month is VISION.  Isn’t vision a GREAT way to start off the New Year?  It urges us to take the time to imagine what it would feel like, look like and sound like when we finally achieve our goals. It gets us excited and motivated.  It keeps us inspired when [...]

Watch out! Goal Sabotage: The 7 Words that Block Your Dreams Dr. Robyn Silverman It’s easy to blame others for getting in the way of our success. But in 2011, how about we take responsibility of our goals and our outcomes? As we are creating our vision boards and writing down our goals (have you [...]

Dr. Robyn introduces the Powerful Word: Empathy!

by DrRobyn on January 4, 2010

The Powerful Word of the Month is Empathy! What a great way to start the New Year– thinking of others, not just ourselves. As we figure out our goals, our plans, and our ways to stay accountable to our New Year’s Resolutions, let’s think of how our actions and behaviors affect others. Can you imagine [...]

Many of us are thinking about new goals and new years resolutions as we get ready to delve full throttle into 2010. Yes, it’s the New Year and the New Year brings all kinds of promises in the form of New Years Resolutions 2010. How many of us keep them? We know that writing down [...]

Why Does My Child Keep Quitting?

by DrRobyn on July 13, 2009

Is your child quitting everything they start? Need a Commitment Overhaul? Here is a letter from a parent to Dr. Robyn Silverman asking about why her child keeps quitting his activities. What’s interfering with her child’s commitment level? Dear Dr. Robyn, I hate to admit it, but my child is a quitter.  Knowing the Powerful [...]

Ask Dr. Robyn Silverman: Creating a Respectful Environment in My Home (Video) Every parent has trouble with disrespect in the home from time to time.  Children are going to test boundaries, push your buttons, and learn about risk and consequences. It’s part of growing up! Of course, parents need to teach children respect, expect respect, [...]

Stuck, Stagnant and Stymied: Redefining your Who, What, Where, When, and Why for 2009 Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Where did the time go? Didn’t we have definite plans for 2008? Goals? We were going to get to it. But alas, we didn’t. And now it’s January…2009. My gosh, we waste a lot of time. Procrastination [...]

The 7 Deadly Downers that Sabotage Your New Year’s Resolutions: Help Your Family Obtain Goal-Setting Success! Dr. Robyn Silverman Have a New Year’s resolution? Watch out.  These 7 deadly downers can sabotage your goals. Many POWerful bits of information come in 7s. Seven numbers in a phone number, seven days in a week, and seven [...]