D I A N A S T E R L I N G,
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Meet Diana Sterling
The "Stay Connected Challenge" Works! It is my Calling.
Hi there,
As Your Family Coach, reaching out via this blog, my newsletter, facebook, twitter and any other way I can think to help parents and families AND TEENS - with some good news and hope is what I do. It is my calling.
I made a pact with the Almighty 15 years ago when HE called me to advocate for teens, parents and families, that the road would occasionally be bumpy, full of darts, financial struggles, uphill battles, fighting off doubters that the personal development and positive orientation I bring forth would be criticized and put down. I can handle it....because every day and every breath I thank God that the "work" of The Parent as Coach Approach works. It has saved my life and that of my son and of many others.
The "work" as we say is based on thousands of years of personal development, ontological philosophy (google that!), spirituality, health, and the basics of human character of wisdom, strength and courage.
Don't take my word for it - just download the book - it is FREE for heavens sake...and read it! www.dianasterling.com
Then try the action steps for yourself and watch what happens....... I am not selling you anything here. I am a messenger of some good ideas that could change your life. Did I say... these ideas are free? Take heart, reach beyond, have courage and try something new - as we say here....
The life you save may be your own. Or that of a beloved family member.
Onward with courage!
Diana
As Your Family Coach, reaching out via this blog, my newsletter, facebook, twitter and any other way I can think to help parents and families AND TEENS - with some good news and hope is what I do. It is my calling.
I made a pact with the Almighty 15 years ago when HE called me to advocate for teens, parents and families, that the road would occasionally be bumpy, full of darts, financial struggles, uphill battles, fighting off doubters that the personal development and positive orientation I bring forth would be criticized and put down. I can handle it....because every day and every breath I thank God that the "work" of The Parent as Coach Approach works. It has saved my life and that of my son and of many others.
The "work" as we say is based on thousands of years of personal development, ontological philosophy (google that!), spirituality, health, and the basics of human character of wisdom, strength and courage.
Don't take my word for it - just download the book - it is FREE for heavens sake...and read it! www.dianasterling.com
Then try the action steps for yourself and watch what happens....... I am not selling you anything here. I am a messenger of some good ideas that could change your life. Did I say... these ideas are free? Take heart, reach beyond, have courage and try something new - as we say here....
The life you save may be your own. Or that of a beloved family member.
Onward with courage!
Diana
Stay Connected NOW! RIGHT NOW!
Tomorrow may be too late. We have all read about tragedies around the world involving young people leaving this world too soon. There is no measurement for prevention and pro-action, because we all are witness to.... "after the fact."
NOW - TODAY - RIGHT NOW - THIS MOMENT! What ever it takes, reach out and Stay Connected in the next 5 minutes. Perhaps your connection with love, support, respect and simply communication may help avoid a tragic mistake.
Connect via text, email, make a call, hug your teenager, hold a hand, facebook, you decide...just connect NOW...RIGHT NOW.
NOW - TODAY - RIGHT NOW - THIS MOMENT! What ever it takes, reach out and Stay Connected in the next 5 minutes. Perhaps your connection with love, support, respect and simply communication may help avoid a tragic mistake.
Connect via text, email, make a call, hug your teenager, hold a hand, facebook, you decide...just connect NOW...RIGHT NOW.
Choice Theory founder William Glasser Conference June!
Important update from The William Glasser Institute!
- William Glasser will be giving his final conference this June 2012 in Los Angeles, USA at Loyola Marymount University 6th to 9th June 2012.
- Here is the link to learn more -below is the personal letter from his wife to the Choice Theory Community
http://www.wgai.net/section/a-letter-to-you-from-carleen
- Choice Theory is one of the underpinnings of the Parent as Coach Approach - we stand on the shoulders of this giant and pioneer - William Glasser.
- Professionals, parents, those interested in living a pro-active and fully AT CHOICE life - I suggest this conference!
- Here are the 10 Axioms of Choice Theory:
- The only person whose behavior we can control is our own.
- All we can give another person is information.
- All long-lasting psychological problems are relationship problems.
- The problem relationship is always part of our present life.
- What happened in the past has everything to do with what we are today, but we can only satisfy our basic needs right now and plan to continue satisfying them in the future.
- We can only satisfy our needs by satisfying the pictures in our Quality World.
- All we do is behave.
- All behavior is Total Behavior and is made up of four components: acting, thinking, feeling and physiology.
- All Total Behavior is chosen, but we only have direct control over the acting and thinking components. We can only control our feeling and physiology indirectly through how we choose to act and think.
- All Total Behavior is designated by verbs and named by the part that is the most recognizable.
Stay Connected...to integrity, honesty and clarity
Our Stay Connected Challenge has to do with the main focus of my book - The Parent as Coach Approach: 7 Ways to Coach Your Teen in The Game of Life. Also on audio book - imagine listening WITH your teen in the car!
And.....the Stay Connected Challenge approach is to take a deep look at what and how and why you as the parent are staying connected to.
One of the ideas we present in the book is this: if you and your teen can connect and communicate in an honest, open way using clear communication about things like laundry, house chores, driving rules, kitchen responsibilities.....then and only then will you be able to handle the tougher issues like sex, money, drugs, alcohol, dating....(go ahead and name the challenge in your family at this time...)
Today' challenge - audit your communication to see if it is with integrity, honesty and clarity. Your teen will model what and how you speak!
Onward!
And.....the Stay Connected Challenge approach is to take a deep look at what and how and why you as the parent are staying connected to. One of the ideas we present in the book is this: if you and your teen can connect and communicate in an honest, open way using clear communication about things like laundry, house chores, driving rules, kitchen responsibilities.....then and only then will you be able to handle the tougher issues like sex, money, drugs, alcohol, dating....(go ahead and name the challenge in your family at this time...)
Today' challenge - audit your communication to see if it is with integrity, honesty and clarity. Your teen will model what and how you speak!
Onward!
What are you Connected to?
As Your Family Coach, I put this question out for all of us - myself included. Am I connected to my own family, my own commitments, my own values, my own spiritual practices, to God? Or ...the internet, being right all the time, having all the answers, texting, emailing and otherwise ...the media input 24/7?
There is no right or wrong answer -this is called an "inquiry" - taking the time to be with the question, mull it over and see how the answers over time shape up.
"What am I connected to?" Fodder for your journal today.
Onward!
There is no right or wrong answer -this is called an "inquiry" - taking the time to be with the question, mull it over and see how the answers over time shape up.
"What am I connected to?" Fodder for your journal today.
Onward!
Stay Connected to...well "Staying Connected!"
Hey there!
My commitment is my coach. My commitment to my family gets me up in the morning, directs my prayers, helps me make time-based decisions, encourages me to think about the high road, and helps me CHOOSE to stay connected...in person, by phone, skype, text, email, facetime...even telepathy.
I made a big decision last week to meet my son in Phoenix to explore a masters program he is considering. He flew in from New York and for me, from New Mexico. My commitment to him IS my always and forever coach and I am so glad I spent the time and resources.....!
Is your commitment your coach? Does it help you stay connected even when the going is rough? When you disagree? When you are in pain and struggling in family relationships? Decide today to make your commitment your coach.
Onward!
My commitment is my coach. My commitment to my family gets me up in the morning, directs my prayers, helps me make time-based decisions, encourages me to think about the high road, and helps me CHOOSE to stay connected...in person, by phone, skype, text, email, facetime...even telepathy.
I made a big decision last week to meet my son in Phoenix to explore a masters program he is considering. He flew in from New York and for me, from New Mexico. My commitment to him IS my always and forever coach and I am so glad I spent the time and resources.....!
Is your commitment your coach? Does it help you stay connected even when the going is rough? When you disagree? When you are in pain and struggling in family relationships? Decide today to make your commitment your coach.
Onward!
Stay Connected Challenge - Try a Feedback Sandwhich!
Greetings to all!! Staying connected can be hard work. What to do? Start with your wife, husband, partner or co-caregiver. Kids model parents, so try a relationship audit! How about a Friday night "date" to do a "feedback sandwhich!"
1. Each take a turn and here how it goes.
a. BREAD - one acknowledgement of a positive thing in your partner
b. MEAT or VEGGIES - one stretch you can ask of your partner
c. BREAD - one acknowledgement for one awesome thing in your partner
This is regular routine in our home - sometime every DAY!!!
Onward,
Diana
1. Each take a turn and here how it goes.
a. BREAD - one acknowledgement of a positive thing in your partner
b. MEAT or VEGGIES - one stretch you can ask of your partner
c. BREAD - one acknowledgement for one awesome thing in your partner
This is regular routine in our home - sometime every DAY!!!
Onward,
Diana
7.5 hours per day average your teenager is using media...what "Stay Connected Challenge?"
As
anyone who knows a teen or a tween can attest, media are among the most
powerful forces in young people’s lives today. Eight- to
eighteen-year-olds spend more time with media than in any other activity
besides (maybe) sleeping—an average of more than 7½ hours a day,
seven days a week. The TV shows they watch, video games they play,
songs they listen to, books they read and websites they visit are an
enormous part of their lives, offering a constant stream of messages
about families, peers, relationships, gender roles, sex, violence, food,
values, clothes, and an abundance of other topics too long to list. ...
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf
How about real person to person conversation, hugs, dinner time together sans media, sports time, walks, ...remember those days??? What will you do about it?
Read the rest of this important article -
and decide if and how you are going to
Stay Connected in the Teen Years!!??
and decide if and how you are going to
Stay Connected in the Teen Years!!??
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/8010.pdf
How about real person to person conversation, hugs, dinner time together sans media, sports time, walks, ...remember those days??? What will you do about it?
Your "Staying Connected Challenge" - SO WHAT!?
Parent as Coach Approach Interview With Life Coach Diana Sterling
Warren - The Attract Abundance Editor
http://www.inspiredabundance.com
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN - IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
This Parent As Coach Approach interview with life coach Diana Sterling was originally conducted in 2008 and was part of my (now closed) Inspired Prosperity membership program.
At the time, Diana Sterling and I were both co-authors of the book Wake Up Live the Life You Love: The Power of TEAM which is how I came to meet her.
If you haven’t heard of The Parent as Coach Approach
Warren - The Attract Abundance Editor
http://www.inspiredabundance.com
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Stayed Connected with your Teenager!
Stayed Connected with your Teenager!
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