The following article, entitled Words for teenagers appeared in the Huffington Post in August 2012.  It was written by John Tapene, a school principal in New Zealand after hearing some wise words form a judge who regularly dealt with troubled teens. It cuts right to the jugular in terms of giving our kids some straight up advice about […]

We love it when we come across a great article from the ‘motherland’ aka Australia.  Every now and then these absolute gems come across our path and we feel compelled to share. This article, entitled ‘We should teach our children how to fail’ written by Jacqueline Maley appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on July […]

Why is it that we love an Olympic hero? Is it the glory of all that gold, or is it in the unimaginable effort that is required to get there? These athletes teach us a level of resilience and guts that most of us can’t even fathom? Medal winning or not, there’s nothing like putting your heart and soul […]

For all the visual learners out there this is a great video on what it means to be resilient.  It’s short and sweet but pretty much covers all necessary behaviours in overcoming adversity. Nothing more to say really…watch and learn!

Here is a list of Rules for Students, most frequently attributed to Bill Gates however originally put forth by Charles Sykes in his book “Dumbing Down America”. Again, its one of those controversial lists that may have some of us nodding and saying “oh yeah” with while others simply disagree. Either way, it’s a great […]

We love good data as much as anyone! While we ‘know what we know’ based on experience, it’s always a good reminder we are on the right track when the research supports our perspective. A recent article in Tech Insider, entitled Science says parents of successful kids have these 13 things in common, by Rachel […]

There’s that word again…resilience! It keeps popping up everywhere. We really loved this article we came across on the Mindy Body Green website that offers an easy to read summary of what it means to be resilient.  We are particularly fond of the concept of ‘finding meaning in the mess’. This is perhaps the one […]

On Sunday 12th June, documentary film maker and historian Ken Burns delivered the commencement address at Stanford University.  His speech covered a number of topics – the impact of history on our thinking and behavior; creeds to live by from famous leaders; politics, policy and government; the blessings and curse of social media; and some honest personal advice for embracing […]