The Kick-Ass Blog
Who is on Your “Starting Five”?
Author Jim Rohn suggested that you are the "average" of the five people with whom you spend the most time in your life. Think about the people with whom you spend the most time each day. (Take a moment and write down a list of your top five.) Now ask yourself:...
What can you change?
I have worked in large urban public schools for over 15 years and my kids have gone through public elementary, middle, and high schools in suburbs. I have two front-row seats to witness How Schools Really Work: Extreme Edition. If a school is running "properly,"...
Why do I need to be positive?
“Why do psychologists all want people to be happy all the time? What’s wrong with being a pessimist or feeling depressed sometimes?” “I like the way it feels to be angry. I like to get it out of my system and just yell sometimes. And isn’t it proven that you need a...
I’m on TV! (well, almost)
I was almost on TV. Really. I was almost picked to be the host of a new reality show. Yes, I have been on TV a couple times before. I was the expert interviewed on the news, answering questions about bullying and how parents can help their kids with fears about school...
The Martian Parent
I just saw Matt Damon in the film “The Martian” and it made a big impact on me. (No, I’m not going to spoil the movie … but you SHOULD see it.) I will tell you that it has to do with surviving out in space, but I’m pretty sure you can figure that out from the poster...
“I thought my dad was a superhero…”
When I was a kid, I saw my dad as larger than life. He could do super-human things. Then I became a father, and I found myself light-years away from being a superhero. I had a lot to learn, some thanks to my wife(!), to raise young adults who can spread their wings,...