by Gretchen | Nov 21, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Student Life
Do you hate one (or more) of your classes? I don’t mean mild annoyance or frustration with difficulty. I mean absolute hatred of the subject you’re learning? One of my clients truly detested a subject area she was learning, and we worked hard this year to convince the...
by Gretchen | Nov 15, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Creativity & Edges, Student Life
Do you struggle to get motivated to do your homework? You are not alone! I’ve had lots of videos on motivation in the past, but this one is different. As you may know, I like to collect data from all my clients in a process I call the Habits Graph. One client, in...
by Gretchen | Nov 13, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast, Student Life
Have you ever taken, or considered taking, online courses as a high school students? Megan describes her daughter’s experience taking on online course through the Duke Talent Identification Program and delivers her final assessment about whether these programs...
by Gretchen | Nov 1, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Procrastination, Student Life
Do you ever find that you run out of time to complete your assignments? I have a client in college who ended up having to rush to try and complete an assignment because he hadn’t planned it out. Calendars are super important for helping you to plan out your...
by Gretchen | Oct 3, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, For Parents, Student Life
How many notifications pop up on your desktop or smartphone each hour? I’ve noticed with my clients that they get gazillions of notifications!! I’m on a mission to banish the notification from you and your teen’s technology. Parent’s...
by Gretchen | Sep 27, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Student Life
Do you struggle to take action on new habits and routines that you know would be good for you? Recently, a client of mine was having trouble jumpstarting “The Set Up Routine,” which is a process I recommend to students for setting up their study space...
