The Power of The Question with The Millennial Generation.
By Mark C. Hughes, Life Coach for Parents & Teens @ The Karma Institute
The Magic Pill. Isn’t that what we want as parents and employers. We are seeking the solution to the challenges we have with raising our children and supervising our employees. I have just the answer. It is quit simple but grossly overlooked and even more difficult to perfect the art. It is the Power of Asking the Question.
I was sitting with my third therapist grappling with my unhappiness in my marriage. I was hoping this one would provide me the answer, the solution to my discontent. I had been married for over ten years and found myself struggling with the notion of my happiness and the tragic impact divorce would have on my two children. My therapist asked, “have you ever considered getting a divorce?” Without a hesitation, I pounced back, “That is not going to happen. I have two children that I have to be responsibility for and divorce is just NOT an option.” Having heard me emphatically, the topic was never discussed again. Read the rest of this entry »
If You Want our Youth to be Accountable, We Need to Show them What It Looks Like.
By Mark C. Hughes @ The Karma Institute
In my coaching practice I hear it over and over again, “why can’t he/she take responsibility for their actions; everything is always the other person’s fault”. Our youth blame their teachers for their bad grades, getting fired because their boss is an idiot or fail to do just about anything because it was everyone else at fault, not them. Frustrating to say the least, it is challenging to get through to these kids that they need to take personal responsibility for their actions. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mark Hughes, Parent & Teen Life Coach @ The Karma Institute
Today’s teenager is given greater freedoms than any other teenager that has come before them. Many have cell phones, a lot of them have use of a car at 16, and almost all of them demand greater freedom but don’t want the responsibility of the consequences. They have come to take for granted their liberties and have done little to assume the responsibility of their behavior. Read the rest of this entry »
