"Society expects girls to be girlie, nice and pretty and boys to be manly, rough and outgoing," says Jenny Johnsson, a 31-year-old teacher. "Egalia gives them a fantastic opportunity to be whoever they want to be." The taxpayer-funded preschool which opened last year in the liberal Sodermalm district of Stockholm for kids aged 1 to…
I was watching a TV show about a minor league pitcher that lived in a nursing home. One of the people in the documentary said something to this effect: When you are living around people in their 80's and 90's you hear stories about risks not taken. Occassionally you will hear about risks taken but…
Recently I had to watch a video of a former Professor talk about leadership. He said that a leader possessed the following characteristics: 1. Exhibits self-awareness 2. Embraces ambiguity 3. Exhibits a sense of humor 4. Takes risks 5. Shows respect to others 6. Provides a vision What do you think of the list? Would…
Fatherhood is something that is always motoring through the placid and not so placid places in my brain. Of course, I have a father and I am a father. I have been entrusted with shaping my children. That scares me. I love being a Dad. I also work with a lot of people who have…
I have an iPad. It's a great tool for a counselor. There are so many ways it has helped me in my practice. An added bonus is that my kids have a "computer" to play with that is pretty easy for me to monitor. The drawback of this arrangement is that they have figured out…
One of the common issues that I deal with in couples counseling is related to the aftermath of mistakes. A spouse cheats A spouse uses painful words like a scalpel to cut as deeply as possible. An angry outbursts scares the bejezus out of a spouse A secret offense is brought to light. The list…
When you see this picture, which I am using courtesy of The Cultural Intelligence Center, what do you see? According to research they quote in this article what you see will depend a lot based on what culture you are from. I admit I focused on what other American students focused on. What about you?…
There has been a song running around in my head recently. In it a young lady sings that someday she's going to live in a big old city but the person that she's singing to is only going to be mean. Besides asking you to not judge me about my music tastes (and what's the…
Of course, most people don’t bother to write down their goals. Instead, they drift through life aimlessly, wondering why their life lacks purpose and significance. I am not saying that committing your goals to writing is the end-game. It’s not. But it is the beginning. via michaelhyatt.com The internet is a fun and wide open…
Many times you will hear people say, "Why does this always happen?!" Sometimes, you will hear them say "this always happens…" And often it seems to be the same song stuck on repeat1. It does seem to always happen. Or not. See, when something repeats itself, I want to know why. Why does it always…
