Do you ever struggle to take action? On the day I filmed today’s video, I was a wreck! Stuck on the couch, browsing on Facebook, unable to get started with the work I really needed to do! So, I decided to make a video of a tiny trick I use to get myself going....
Do you ever have trouble staying motivated to do hard tasks? Whether you’re 7 or 70, I think we all have trouble with this! Several weeks ago, my 7-year-old nephew was visiting me from Pennsylvania. We had lots of fun trips planned, but he ALSO had some summer...
Does work seem to take forever, and you wonder when the homework nightmare will end? One of my clients was so frustrated with how long homework takes, that we discussed three steps to make it feel like it’s going by more quickly. To find out what brilliant...
Have you ever worried about how well you (or your teen!) will handle all that free time in college? It can be a harsh transition to move from the structured nature of high school to the unstructured days of college. A college client of mine was struggling with her...
Is snoozing the alarm clock a problem for you? How about sleeping in all together? I deal with this on a weekly basis during my academic coaching sessions with clients, especially with students in college and grad school who don’t have parents around to make...
Do you ever make a great, detailed plan… which you then promptly ignore? I’m queen of this! Some of my teenage clients will often cite this as their reason not to do any planning in the first place: “But if I don’t follow the plan, I’ll...
