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I was speaking with a student who was working with someone on improving their SAT score. He was really trying to boost his score so that he could reach that next tier of schools. It was [...]

It sure feels good to pinpoint that one key component that turns the whole tide. Is it getting to sleep early? Or drinking copious amount of water? Taking time to smell the roses? Or how about [...]

The desire to be successful is written into the genetic code. Watching a young child grow up, it’s clear the internal drive to walk, learn language, and explore boundaries is insatiable. [...]

Isn’t delayed gratification simply procrastinating on receiving a reward for doing the work?

Procrastination is bad because you don’t get done what needs to get done, right?! Most students identify procrastination as a serious problem. “I know that I procrastinate and that I [...]

The word intelligence comes from the Latin inter- which means between and a stem of legere which means to choose. Literally being intelligent means choosing between. It’s as if the world is [...]

Everyone wants to do their best. Period. In the past 8 years as a Life Coach for teenagers, I have worked with over 250 students, and one student in particular was adamant about NOT doing his [...]

There is a myth among students who get all A’s and get great scores on their SAT’s that somehow they think much faster than us mere mortals. Consider an analogy to master chess [...]

Finding not just what you’re good at, but what you’re brilliant at, takes work. Brilliant comes from a Latin word for a gem stone and means literally to shine. Our job as adults is to [...]