by Gretchen | Feb 18, 2019 | blog, College Prep, Procrastination
I know that you probably procrastinate a lot (I do!), but I wonder if you identify with this scenario: Sometimes I have a hard time taking action on projects that are digital, boxed up inside my computer screen. I feel cooped up and have such a hard time getting...
by Gretchen | Feb 11, 2019 | blog, Study Skills
Parents of teens often ask me where their students should be putting their cell phones while they’re doing their homework! I’ve often given a specific answer (which you’ll hear about in the video), but I’ve never read the research that backs my...
by Gretchen | Feb 4, 2019 | blog
Can you tell I’m obsessing about the power of mistakes right now?! This last week a client’s reflection about HER mistakes brought tears to my eyes. More about that in a sec. First, though, I want to make sure you’re aware that IN EXACTLY A WEEK...
by Gretchen | Jan 28, 2019 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, blog, Student Life
?Last week I did a video about the two biggest mistakes I made last year. Apparently, y’all love hearing about my mistakes because I got a LOT of emails in response. I’ve been thinking about mistakes a lot over the last few weeks because I’m...
by Gretchen | Jan 22, 2019 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, blog
The New Year — a time when we often think about successes and achievements. Instead, I’ve been thinking about failure. Mine in particular. Last year (like every year) I made a bunch of mistakes! It’s tempting to gloss over all the ways I effed up in 2018 by...
by Gretchen | Jan 15, 2019 | Academic Coaching, blog
Do you sometimes feel that you NEVER get a break? That you’re far too busy to give yourself some time off, even an afternoon off? I find that many students feel this way. We are breeding more generations as addicted to busy-ness as we are! I have...
