Tag Archives: motivation

Teacher as Motivator and Coach

Before I start talking about a sports analogy, let me assure you I am not a sports fan. I enjoy playing tennis and golf and even a little basketball once in a while. Having said that, I do not watch organized sports much in the year. ADVERTISEMENT

Okay, now that I hopefully have avoiding alienating those [...]

Cognitive Therapy and the 10 Distortions

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A therapist in Canada, Isabella Mori, who is also a bloggy friend of mine, published my guest post last year on cognitive therapy on her blog. While I am not a therapist, I read about the theories and have benefited from therapy a few times throughout my life so far. I recommend therapy.
Sometimes [...]

Amazing Visions to Get You Going

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I kind of babbled in this one but I think those who need the inspiration will hear it and basically that is usually all of us.  Hope somebody out there is inspired because that is always my intention with this podcast.
I wanted to give a few links I alluded to earlier.  First, the link to [...]

Quote Talk

In this, my second podcast, I got a great tip from my friend Jessica S. (I have to distinguish with an S. because my sister in law is also named Jessica and is also a blogger who reads Postcards) to go back through my thousands of archived posts and talk about one of those ideas.  [...]

Without a Plan, You're Dead in the Water

Album Photo by: kevindooley
Isn’t this a great retro LP cover?  No, my post today is not about dinner parties but it is about the genius of planning.  It can make you rich, famous, well-liked, and any other goal you might have.  It’s been said that if you do the right things long enough then the [...]

Make a Goodies Drawer at Work

How many times have you been working at a fast pace and couldn’t stop for lunch?  When this happens, wouldn’t it be great to have chips, popcorn, maybe some candy bars, sodas, even a few boxes of crackers with maybe some cheese (if you have a fridge nearby).  You wouldn’t hesitate to get a memory [...]

[Podcast] Quote Talk with Damien

In this, my second podcast, I got a great tip from my friend Jessica S. (I have to distinguish with an S. because my sister in law is also named Jessica and is also a blogger who reads Postcards) to go back through my thousands of archived posts and talk about one of those ideas.  [...]

Here I Go Again but not so Young

This post is reflection on the first school day of 2008-2009 schoolyear:
The wierdest this today was looking in the mirror.  Let me explain:  When a schoolyear starts for a teacher there is a long routine of tasks you must do.  You have to get the room ready and make the classes with your grade level [...]

Final Night of My Vegas Getaway

Have you looked for better answers to your life’s questions outside the box? If so, how would you recommend one gets there?

Amazing Vision – Edition 2

If there is one post worthy of you slowing down to read today, you might try this one. The writing contest results are in and posted here. It was a truly enjoyable time gathering the posts for this writing contest. Congratulations to the winners. To all who participated I say thank you for sharing your [...]

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