Archive for 2010
Monday, October 4th, 2010
Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success
The Business of Life Series
Produced in association with
Topic: Relationships matter
Today’s cyber-powered connectivity calls into question: what really constitutes a relationship?
“Facebook is really beneficial for staying in touch when friends go away to different colleges,” said Jordan Santos, a Granite Bay High School graduate last summer headed to San Diego State this fall, “but we need to understand that messaging on Facebook and texting is not a relationship.”…
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success
The Business of Life Series
Produced in association with

Pursuit of your dreams and achieving your goals requires organization on your part.
Organizing your life requires you to take charge of the things that are in your control and not allow yourself to become manipulated by the agendas and desires of others.
One big aspect of your life, that requires self-control is how you use the Internet and mobile phones.
In …
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success
The Business of Life Series
Produced in association with

Topic: Shape who you are
Why it is important to seek mentors in the pursuit of career and academic goals
If we believe that others and our past control our destiny, then we are helpless puppets motivated by fear.
The truth is that life is a series of choices, and at any time we can change our lives for better or …
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Motivation is the drive that compels you to do something or accomplish a goal or task... Our thoughts, shaped by beliefs and values, provide an engine for motivation. If we believe that we have something of value to offer the world, and that prosperity is something we create by our own choices, big and small, then we have a strong foundation for motivation that is positive and enduring to pursue a vision and goals.
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
The Business of Life Series for Teens
San Francisco Chronicle – Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success
Produced in association with: BeMoneySmartUSA
Topic: Family success
How to integrate self with greater good (family and society) in managing the business of your own life.
Families are the initial source for our beliefs and values that drive our actions – or motivate us.
Distinguish between friend community and family. A friend community is transitory and circumstantial; a …
Posted in Discipline, Family, Internet Safety, Internet Social Networks, Parenting, Relationship | Comments Off on Teens become the entrepreneur of your own family life
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Recently, New York Times ran a timely piece by Julie Scelfo, “The risks of parenting while plugged in”. This article prompted me to inquire with eParenting expert, Sharon Cindrich. This is her reply:
Distraction, alone, is the biggest hazard. Time can fly when you’re online, and it only takes a few minutes for a young child to get into a dangerous situation when they are unsupervised.
Probably the most common hazard and least considered …
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Parents! File this one under “if it’s sounds too good to be true, it probably is”.
The popularity of hookah, a water pipe used to smoke tobacco sweetened with molasses (called sisha) has surged with college and high school students as the safe alternative to smoking cigarettes.
Many children have convinced their parents that hookah is safe because the water pipe collects “harmful particles” (just look at the dirty water). Shisha is sweet and comes …
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
“To forgive is indeed the best form of self-interest since anger, resentment, and revenge are corrosive of that ‘summum bonum,’ the greatest good.” – Bishop Desmond Tutu
It is easy to become offended.
Perhaps your husband drinks too much, your child lied to you about something very important, whenever your wife does the laundry you have pink underwear, or a stranger attacked you.
Forgiveness, so often misunderstood and underutilized, can strengthen family bonds and demonstrate …
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Chores and inspiration are not usually combined in the same sentence or thought. Even the word “chores” sounds like something to avoid. It is possible, however, to inspire children to take on specific assignments and even get their friends involved.
By creating an economy of “household jobs” that assigns a point value to each job or task as outlined in the four steps below, you can give your child the opportunity to exercise some choice …
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