How paying conscious attention to our thoughts, motives, and actions can propel us into happiness — One day, I was talking to a close friend who said something that caught me off guard: “These days, you’re usually very negative.” I paused. I didn’t think of myself as a pessimistic person. In fact, I had just recently started posting uplifting thoughts on Instagram. …

And how to develop it — A sixth grader fell hard against the concrete while running to recess. Blood rushed from his knee and he started crying in pain. A student standing right next to him looked away, coolly nibbling on his apple as if nothing had happened. …

Fight the feeling of getting overwhelmed by using targeted self-talk. — “If you want results, give the new, hard task to the busiest person on the team.” This is an intriguing thought that has stuck with me for a very long time, especially since it sounds so counterintuitive. If you need to get something important done, why would you give it…

Tips for saving storage space in Google Photos — I have been using Google Photos for the last five years mainly because of the free storage and AI search capabilities. …

How to stop spinning your wheels and reach your goal faster. Have you ever put in lots of effort towards your goal and realized that it seems to be moving further away? Many times I have sat up past midnight, spending all my emotional energy and time on a task…

On Raising Teenagers Raising children is complicated. There are no universal principles like Newton’s laws of motion that work for action and reaction in relationships. One child may respond positively to something while another may not. I am not a great parent (as my children will happily and readily confirm)…

Happiness is an attitude. It is up to you to either nurture your happy thought process and make it dominant or let the unhappy part of you take over your life. It is easy to train our thought process to follow four pillars that create and sustain joy. Gratefulness For…

Strategies for success — While working with parents of middle school children I realized that most parents wanted their children to be self-driven and goal-oriented. However, their parenting styles commonly fell into two extremes: some went into an overdrive of authority, while others were laissez-faire. …