A Collection of Blogs, Thoughts and Ideas
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On Friday, April 29, 2016, I will have the privilege of presenting some of my work on Transformational Resilience to a number of Northern California colleagues at the Association of California School Administrators, North State Conference #ACSA1234 held in Reno, Nevada. I am thrilled to be able to share “My Story”, discuss the importance of…
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Resilient Individuals: Individuals who demonstrate resilient behaviors tend to be able to recognize and manage their personal perceptions and feelings, and are cognizant of their personal locus-of-control. They can perceive and understand feelings of others, understand that they matter to others, and also see that they can make a positive impact on the…
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 20 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
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Gratitude, Appreciation, and Thankfulness Gratitude, appreciation and thankfulness are personal characteristics that many people have, and I believe that when people allow these characteristics to frame their perspectives they are often more happy within themselves, and about their lives. I believe that our perspectives are skewed by our experiences, and it is our…
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Dear all, About 18 months ago, I filmed this video, and placed it onto youtube. I was seeking to outline some of the concepts of the ideas of Transformational Resiliency. Simply put it is an approach to connecting, empowering, building relationoships with, and enhancing a child’s personal resilience though purposeful actions. I offer…
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Source: “Sometimes” I hope that you hav give yourself a moment or two today to recognize the amazing individual that you are. Just this week both of my older sons each lost a young friend well before they should have. In each circumstance, there was apparently nothing that could have been done to stop the…
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“Sometimes” by Resiliency Guy #Resiliency Sometimes its about being present in your world, and offering support to those that need it without hesitation! #Resiliency Sometimes its taking a moment to see the love that is in your world and making a decision to give love back to the world! #Resiliency Sometimes its facing a…
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Connect, Appreciate and Build a Sustainable Transformation Connecting: When we connect, even for a moment, we demonstrate the ability to build relationship, be human, show love, and to build a community. When we connect with those in our environments we take the first step in demonstrating to them that we care, that they matter,…
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Originally posted on Recipes For Resilience: The “Success Iceberg” ?? Are you building your “Success Iceberg?”? Do you recognize the efforts of others as you view their success? Are you planning and implementing your next step to greatness? Or, do you need a little nudge to get you going? If so, read on my friends!…
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Every Connection Counts-Build #Resilience-Promote #Grit Development My dear friends, In case you hadn’t thought about it recently, this post is directed at helping you to be reminded that each connection counts, every moment is precious, each interaction is unique, and thank goodness it is our human ability to connect with others, to be able to…