by Rich Patterson | May 15, 2019 | Conversations, Encouragement, Leadership, Relationships, Struggle, Young Women
Helping Young Women As a teacher of many years, I have often noticed that so often young women retreat into silence as the more aggressive males in the classroom dominate the conversations. As adults, we are a part of various groups of youth that we either teach or...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 23, 2019 | character, Conversations, Encouragement, social media, teaching character
Clearing the Way A major university held a seminar recently that had a panel of human resource (HR) officers who hired teachers for school districts. There were several HR officers on the panel who represented different districts within a large metropolitan area. ...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 14, 2018 | conflicts, Conversations, Family & Relationships
“You” Statements vs. “I” Statements Part 2 In part one we discussed the definition and application of “You” statements and how they close conversations between individuals. In Part 2, we will discuss “I” statements and...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 14, 2018 | conflicts, Conversations
“You” Statements vs. “I” Statements Part 3 In part one of this three-part series, we discussed “You” statements and how they can close a conversation off from the further exchange because they assign ownership to the received. In...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 5, 2018 | Attitude, Being your best, Conversations
Do It Now As I begin my day of appointments and my Big Three for the day, I have to remind myself that I need to Do It now. Getting started is an area that needs attention. I have found that when I give it that attention with an attitude, I need to do it now, then I...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 26, 2018 | Attitude, Best, Conversations, Critical
If Only Thinking I remember as a kid growing up in South Dakota as a young musician thinking if only I lived in New York where there were lots more playing opportunities. If only I lived more near to a larger college. We get caught up in this If Only thinking so...
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