A Lesson in Mastery
At dinner the other night they had lobster bisque on the menu. Delicious! While I resisted the calories, I was immediately transported back in time, to our idlic summer vacation on the coast of Maine. Some of our greatest lessons can be found in the most unexpected places, and mine was a lesson in mastery. Having grown […]
What Is Your Hidden Power?
Last summer, my little family of three hiked to the top of Mt. Battie, just outside Camden, Maine (Gorgeous! If you ever get a chance, you really must go!) and I remember thinking what a study in motivation it was. To propel ourselves, our then-eight year old in tow, up the 780 ft of elevation, required […]
Is Your Legacy Contagious?
For as long as I can remember my Dad has been getting up at 4:30am to read. He reads journal articles, the newspaper, and studies with an intensity that few of us could match. While he retired quite a few years ago, he still keeps himself current on the latest research, and attends association meetings and […]
Kicking Intrinsic Motivation in Gear
Yesterday, as I emerged from my work-cave on the third floor, my nine-year-old-kiddo, Jeremy, ran up to me in excitement, “Mom! Mom!!!! You gotta come listen to this!” In a flash, he leaped over to the piano and started playing “Let it Go” from the new film Frozen. I was bewildered. We didn’t have the […]
Cultivating Mastery
We’re in Maine and my eight year old has declared that we are not allowed to kill lobsters. I’m normally not the killing type, but being that this is my first trip to Maine and since visions of eating lobster every day for a week had been dancing in my head since I booked the […]
