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← Older posts12 Best questions to ask to find the best counselor, therapist, or high performance mentor for your unique needs
December 6, 2019I am going to skip more basic kinds of questions and immediately dig into the best questions to ask to find a professional who is in the “Sweet Spot” of what you are looking for. You can assume these one … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged counseling, counselor, elite athletes, high performance psychology, mental health professional, Mentor, performance expert, psychological counseling, psychology, sports psychology, Therapy | Comments Off on 12 Best questions to ask to find the best counselor, therapist, or high performance mentor for your unique needs5 of the Easiest and Most Meaningful Ways to Rejuvenate Yourself over Thanksgiving
November 26, 2019As another year nearly comes to completion, Thanksgiving is often a time for people to catch their breath and rejuvenate their Spirit. In other words, a time to do some wise counseling for yourself. After counseling and mentoring over 1000 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged child counselor, child therapist, child therapy, counseling, counselor, Goals, Growth, maturation, Mentor, mentoring, personal growth, personal insight, Reflection, rejuvenation, relationship counseling, relationships, spiritual rejuvenation, Thanksgiving | Comments Off on 5 of the Easiest and Most Meaningful Ways to Rejuvenate Yourself over ThanksgivingHow to Parent with a Customized Give and Take style that Maximizes your Relationship to your child: 7 tips
November 22, 2019As any wise horse rider knows, there is the give-and-take with the reins. If you are overly harsh, you not only create an angry horse, but a horse that loses respect for you. A horse that will then look for … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged child counseling, child counselor, child development, Child psychological assessment, counseling, counselor, discipline, family counseling, parent counseling, parent-child relationship, parenting, parenting and technology | Comments Off on How to Parent with a Customized Give and Take style that Maximizes your Relationship to your child: 7 tipsHow to prevent your student from going on a College Major Shopping Spree
October 25, 2019Reliable statistics indicate the average number of times a college student will change majors is six times! This is not surprising, because there are over 1,800 majors offered in the US. A New York Times article reported that 350 majors … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged College Counseling, College guidance, counseling, educational guidance, parent education therapy, vocational guidance | Comments Off on How to prevent your student from going on a College Major Shopping SpreeHow do you precisely identify your most energizing Core Passions?
October 4, 2019After having successfully mentored over 1000 people of all ages, I have come to find that each person has a Core set of Passions: a group of activities, that when they do them, they feel the most Full of Life! … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged career, career assessment, career coach, Career Consultant, Career Counselor, career development, career exploration, career guidance, Career Mentor, career planning, Career Sweet Spot, Child psychological assessment, coach, College Consultant, College Counseling, College guidance, college planning, core passion, counseling, counselor, Energize, full of life, Mentor, psychological assessment, Therapist, Therapy | Comments Off on How do you precisely identify your most energizing Core Passions?Podcast interview of Dr. Tom Brunner: What factors critically affect child, elite athlete, and parents, for High Performance – in Sports and Life
September 20, 2019Background prelude to the audio clip written by interviewer and podcast host Pearle Nerenberg, of “Eat this for Performance” We’re kicking off the 2nd episode ever of the Do This for Performance podcast with a really insightful interview. Dr. Thomas … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged anxiety, assessment, behavioral science, brain science, counseling, counselor, High Performance, High Performance Athletics, Peak Performance, performance anxiety, performance coach, psychological assessment, psychological intervention, psychological science, psychology, sports psychology, Therapist, Therapy, trauma | Comments Off on Podcast interview of Dr. Tom Brunner: What factors critically affect child, elite athlete, and parents, for High Performance – in Sports and LifeUsing a great online tool to find the BEST video game to play WITH your child to build your bond
August 23, 2019Parents are increasingly faced with the challenge of how to bond with their child when their child feels a video game screen may be their favorite thing to look at. Aside from constraining videogames used to an appropriate level, another … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged best video game reviews, build relationship, child development, Common Sense Media, counseling, counselor, family counseling, Mentor, Mentorship, online tools, parent child bond, parent child video gaming, parent-child relationship, parenting, video games, video gaming | Comments Off on Using a great online tool to find the BEST video game to play WITH your child to build your bondMANY reasons why your child should NOT go to college immediately after high school
August 16, 2019BY THE END OF THIS ARTICLE….. ….. You’ll understand why the core question you need to ask yourself is “Is my child emotionally and mentally ready for college?” NOT “Does my kid have the aptitude for college?” As physician Louis … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged career assessment, career coach, Career Consultant, career counseling, career development, career fog, career guidance, Career Mentor, career planning, career selection, Career Sweet Spot, choosing a college, College Counseling, College guidance, college planning, college tuition, college vs trade school, counseling, counselor, Mentor, personalized career guidance, personalized career matching, unemployed college graduates, vocational assessment, vocational counseling | Comments Off on MANY reasons why your child should NOT go to college immediately after high school10 steps to ensure a smooth school year by setting up a sustainable chore system to ensure your Home runs itself
July 26, 2019You ask, “How do I get my kid to do chores without having to be on top of them?” 4 years ago I answered that question in a blog that went viral. To me chores are a critical way to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged character development, child counseling, child counselor, chore system, chores, counseling, counselor, discipline, family counseling, ground rules, moral principles, organized parenting, parenting, parenting success, teamwork, technology, work ethic | Comments Off on 10 steps to ensure a smooth school year by setting up a sustainable chore system to ensure your Home runs itselfHow to stop following the herd of parents enslaving themselves in debt by naively dropping their kid off at the College Bus Station with $100,000 of tuition money
July 12, 2019Colleges are bus stations; multitudes roll in and are processed, but with minimal deeply personalized guidance on what bus route to take. The national average of students per counselor is 477 to 1 (California Department of Education, May 2015). The … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Articles | Tagged career assessment, career coach, Career Consultant, career counseilng, career development, career fog, career guidance, Career Mentor, career planning, career selection, Career Sweet Spot, choosing a college, College Counseling, College guidance, college planning, college tuition, college vs trade school, counseling, counselor, Mentor, personalized career guidance, personalized career matching, unemployed college graduates, vocational assessment, vocational counseling | Comments Off on How to stop following the herd of parents enslaving themselves in debt by naively dropping their kid off at the College Bus Station with $100,000 of tuition money ← Older posts