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Confidence: Kids As Teachers
1 Oct 2019

Confidence: Kids As Teachers

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

Kids are great teachers…if we pay attention. This blog post is triggered by a recent news article about two boys entering the second grade. You probably heard the story. In case you didn’t, here’s a recap. Two boys are entering … Continued

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Confidence: What confident people don’t do
25 Apr 2017

Confidence: What confident people don’t do

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence, counterintuitive thinking | 0

I’m often asked how can you tell whether or not a person is confident?  On the surface the question may seem absurd because we all have a sixth sense that tells us whether or not a person is confident.  But … Continued

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Avoiding frustration
26 Jan 2017

Avoiding frustration

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence | 0

I attended a meeting of people involved in mentoring high school students.  The mentors were becoming frustrated with the kids because they weren’t following instructions.  My caveat to them “You can’t care more than the kids do.” The right to … Continued

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Using Praise Effectively
19 Jan 2017

Using Praise Effectively

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence | 0

Parents of a 12-year old said that they had repeatedly told their son that he was bright and capable.  Their concern is that now he seems to be risk averse…that he doesn’t want to take risks for fear of failure.  … Continued

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Can We Teach Patience?
12 Jan 2017

Can We Teach Patience?

by dfurtwengler | posted in: Confidence | 0

While I’m a huge Simon Sinek fan, I don’t know that I agree with his suggestion that we teach millennials to be patient.  I don’t know that we can teach patience.  We can, however, teach kids to be more confident … Continued

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