Student Success (10 page kit)

Ready to start school off to a powerful start? 

BUT feel you are missing some important parenting strategies & routines?

This 10 page printable STUDENT SUCCESS KIT has the necessary solutions you need to get your kids:

1. Up on time and out the door with everything they need.
2. Energized and excited about their day.
3. Off to a successful start every morning this year.
4. AND it contains digital pages so you can print the forms you need for yourself and your children week after week for your own personal use. All at a cost of only $10 to you! (READ ON to learn about the “get it right” guarantee we offer you on ALL our Professional Organizer Insider Secrets Info Packets.)

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I recently read an article by nationally known financial guru Jean Chatsky. She suggested a few things that make a real difference in setting up an emergency cash fund and building financial preparedness.

Jean noted that times are tough. Americans are saving very little. So what can YOU do to bring financial preparedness into your life? She suggests controlling the things you CAN control. Here are a few of her suggestions:   Read more…

How do you handle your important conversations?

Do you plan and organize your difficult conversations BEFORE they take place?

I am a reader. I have always enjoyed reading books to help me better understand myself, those I care about, and the world around me. The last two books I read, ‘Crucial Conversations’ by leadership consultants Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler AND ‘Without Offense – The Art of Giving and Receiving Criticism’ by Dr. John Lund both taught me how to better handle important discussions in a way that is not offensive and can strengthen relationships.

Patterson and group defined difficult conversations as a discussion between two or more people where: (1) the stakes are high, (2) opinions vary, and (3) emotions run strong.

I learned from Patterson’s group that “when participants hold back (because they are afraid of the consequences, want to spare someone’s feelings or don’t want to escalate a conflict) a true dialogue CAN NOT take place.” When you organize the difficult conversations, both participants should be open and remain emotion free.

One of THE most important things I learned in reading Crucial Conversations was to STAY FOCUSED. When you organize your difficult conversations you should be sure you clearly understand WHAT I WANT, WHAT I WANT FOR THE OTHER PERSON and WHAT I WANT FOR THE RELATIONSHIP. I need to also understand before beginning what I DON’T WANT the outcome of the conversation to be.  Read more…