by Rich Patterson | Jan 2, 2019 | Achievement, Communication, Personal Improvement
Dear 2019 As I continue to heal from knee surgery, I have had a terrific 2018 with a new book release, Making Sense of Life: A Guidebook for Teens & Parents. It is available on Amazon.com as a paperback, eBook, and Audiobook. It will help those working with... by Rich Patterson | Sep 26, 2018 | Achievement, Encouragement, Teenagers
If Only Thinking As a kid growing up in South Dakota as a young musician, I remember if only I lived in New York, where there were lots more playing opportunities. If only I lived nearer to a more prominent college. We get caught up in this If Only thinking so... by Rich Patterson | Aug 17, 2018 | Parenting
Parenting on Purpose: Display Your Personal Best In the past few days, we’ve been talking about the choice we have to ignore our circumstances and choose to be our best. Today I would like to offer, Display Your Personal Best. When things start to close in... by Rich Patterson | Aug 10, 2018 | Parenting
Parenting on Purpose: Influence #1 In this series on influencing your kids rather than disciplining them, I have discussed the benefits of seven approaches to controlling based on John Maxwell’s book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Today we are focusing... by Rich Patterson | Jul 3, 2018 | Character, Encouragement, Personal Improvement
About Those Critical Voices . . . Recently I was traveling and met a friend who was with his granddaughter. I asked her what her plans were for after high school, to which she replied with a detailed plan including some “Plan B” type options. I was...
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