Posts Tagged "want"
Does Fair Mean Equal?
Ever since we were little, my older sister Colleen has been concerned with "fairness." She was aware of every discrepancy between the two of us, from the amount of attention we got from our parents to the number of apple slices we each had on our plates at snack time. Since we were a Language of Listening® household, my parents used Success Training to turn this hyper-awareness into a...
Read MoreShould I End Indecision, Or…?
I have always been indecisive. I like to joke that it's because of my astrological sign: Libra (the scales) which is all about weighing options. According to an astrology website, "Libra's indecisiveness is caused by the fear that a wrong decision will...cause turmoil in their lives." Sounds about right. Another classic case of my ambiguity is my name. My own mom didn't like decisions either,...
Read MoreI Am My Mother
I recently got a peek into a deeper level of awareness about my fragile identity. As it turns out, I am not me; I am my mother. Here's what I mean. For years, I thought I didn't know what I liked or wanted. I remember back in high school realizing that I had no opinions of my own, and promptly getting some! But I still balk when people ask me what I want. As super-coach Eva and I have been...
Read MoreWho are you really?
On July 16, my daughter Colleen posted this image on her Facebook page with the comment: "Cheers to my Grandma, who would've been 85 today. Celebrating with her favorites: wine and a donut!" Lots of likes on that one. It's hard for friends and family to see a donut without thinking of Ruth. My grandmother used to tell the story of a time a few months into Mom's first marriage when she had become...
Read MoreTrue Self-Motivation
When you hit the wall trying to get your child to do something he or she doesn't want to do, check your strategy. Are you trying to change what your child wants? "Of course you want to brush your teeth. You don't want them to fall out, do you?" To your credit, this strategy shows an awareness of what motivates people — wanting. Every parent knows that if only their children wanted to brush...
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