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Don't Be This Guy - Strategies for Managing Frustration empowering your teenager shifting your mindset Apr 27, 2023

In this video, I share a story of frustration and three steps for managing anxiety or frustration in the moment.

  • Change your state
  • Change the story
  • Focus on growth or serving others

 

Your family enrichment coach,

 

Jim White

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How to help a teenager with anxiety - Part 1 Social Anxiety shifting your mindset Sep 18, 2022

Part 1 - Shifting Mindset:

 

  • What comes up for you as the parent?
  • Let go of the impulse to rescue your teen and shift to the goal of helping them develop resilience.  
  • Shift to a love based mindset by focusing on compassion and gratitude



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How to help a teenager with anxiety - Part 1 Academics shifting your mindset Sep 08, 2022

Part 1 - Shifting your mindset:

 

  •  Develop awareness of your state of mind
  •  Shift to a love based mindset by focusing on compassion, forgiveness and gratitude
  •  Provide a safe place for your teenager to release their negative energy

 

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Springtime Is a Time for Growing shifting your mindset May 03, 2022

A few days ago as I was driving down the street I noticed that the leaves on the trees were starting to come out—a sure sign that spring is here. Springtime is a time for growth. The grass is growing, flowers are blooming, and everything seems to be coming alive. Growth is a sign of life....

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Start By Taking One Step Forward shifting your mindset Mar 03, 2022

Sometimes as a parent you can find yourself feeling overwhelmed. Your teenager is out of control. They don’t listen. They don’t help. And they don’t appreciate anything that you do for them. On top of this, there are the demands of your job and a seemingly endless list of tasks...

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The inner game of parenting shifting your mindset Feb 22, 2022

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My journey in personal development started at the age of 20 with the goal of being a better golfer. In 1981, I found a book called The Inner Game of Golf by W. Timothy Gallwey. Reading this book certainly provided some insight into my golf game, but more importantly...

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Your First Priority as a Parent Is to Take Care of Yourself shifting your mindset Feb 17, 2022

There are a few different topics we could explore when it comes to taking care of yourself. For example, in my post Improve Your Energy and Health by Stacking Small Wins, the focus was taking care of your physical health. In this post, however, the topic is going to be centered on your journey to...

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Why Your Teenager Needs to Make Mistakes shifting your mindset Feb 14, 2022

One of the traps of parenting a teenager is the urge we feel to share our wisdom. We see our son or daughter heading down a path that we know from our own experience is not going  anywhere good. So we sit them down and tell them how we have been there before. How they need to listen to our...

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