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12/12/2016
Why You Should Never Do Your Kids' Projects for Them In order to teach your kids the value of hard work, you need to allow them to do things on their own, including homework and school projects. I have a story about that... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyEducationParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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12/09/2016
My Gap Year In 1964, I graduated high school and loved cars. I took a job in Chicago at a service station, so I could learn more about being a mechanic... More >>

Tags: EducationParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRaising Boys to MenValues
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12/08/2016
I Like Gap Years ...Some teenagers lack the discipline to take a gap year. They'll get comfortable and too lazy to want to sign up for college... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentEducationMen's Point of ViewTeensTips
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12/01/2016
Why a Gap Year Might Be Good for Your Kid Even though less than 1 percent of kids take a year off between high school and college, the number is growing. Why do I think a gap year can be a good option for teenagers? More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentAttitudeBehaviorEducationMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingTeensTips
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11/22/2016
From a Tiny Grain of Sand When small businesses are first launched, fights between the owners rarely happen....As the business grows, however, the likelihood of disagreements between the owners multiplies... More >>

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11/18/2016
The Tools For Life It's up to us, as parents, to equip our children to move forward in life on their own when it's time. Whether we equip them as our parents did us, or we do it in a very different way, we have to remember that our children are tuned into everything we do and say... More >>

Tags: AttitudeEducationMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySocial Issues
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11/16/2016
Busyness Is Not Action ...Have you ever gone through a busy day, only to fall into bed, exhausted, feeling like you didn't get anything significant done? Swirling around in that tornado of to-do's, you felt like you were accomplishing something, but you mistook the blur of busyness with authentic action... More >>

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11/10/2016
What You Will Regret the Most Many people look back on their lives filled with all sorts of regrets. Here are some of the most common things people wish they had done differently... More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentBad Childhood-Good LifeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDivorceEat Less-Move MoreEducationFinancesFriendshipsHealthHobbiesIn Praise of Stay-at-Home MomsJobMarriageMental HealthMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStop Whining, Start LivingTen Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their LivesTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesTipsValues
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11/03/2016
Dad Told Me To Never Give Up ...To this day he always tells me that you can be successful not from intelligence, but from discipline... More >>

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10/31/2016
Keeping The 'Bromance' Alive When small businesses are first launched, fights between the owners rarely happen....As the business grows, however, the likelihood of disagreements between the owners multiplies... More >>

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