by Gretchen | Apr 11, 2019 | College Prep, Organization, podcast
The final slide to the end of the semester can feel like a drag for students and parents! Try a few of these simple “spring cleaning” tips to create some momentum, and also get organized BEFORE finals roll around: 4 things to clean out of your binders, bedroom and...
by Gretchen | Jan 8, 2019 | Academic Coaching, blog, Organization
Some people — and most teens — think they really love online To Do lists. Other folks — mostly adults — love purchasing the latest, hippest paper planner to try and track their To Do’s that way. Recently I had a client, a 16-year-old...
by Gretchen | Jun 19, 2018 | blog, Organization, Procrastination, Study Skills
?Do you often intend to get school work done when you travel during breaks, but then can’t quite bring yourself to do it? More and more of my clients these days have at least one, if not more, plane rides during the course of their school year. These same...
by Gretchen | Apr 3, 2018 | blog, College Prep, Organization, Study Skills
Do you ever struggle to take action on important school tasks on weekends? I certainly do, and I’m 44 years old! Imagine being 16! Recently a client revealed that she’d had another weekend of just “laying around”. She knew she had work to do,...
by Gretchen | Feb 13, 2018 | Organization, Student Life, Study Skills
Most high schools these days have online portals where teachers track what assignments are due and when. Because of this, I often have students complain — do I REALLY need to write my assignments down? After all, they’re online already!! This week I had two situations...
by Gretchen | Jul 12, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Creativity & Edges, Organization, Student Life
Back in July 2015, I presented a webinar, “5+ Oddly Effective Tools That Build Great Habits” with special guest Thomas Frank, from CollegeInfoGeek.com. This webinar was to help introduce high schoolers and college students to some unique and potent tools...
