Dianne Whitford
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Here’s the deal, nobody likes to take criticism. There’s nothing like going along, thinking you’re doing a great job, and getting a little feedback that puts your teeth on edge. I tend to take a lot of...
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Delayed Gratification and Success
All of us have probably been in this situation: “I want something and I want it now”. We all deal with it. We say, “That piece of cake is calling my name…”, when we are trying to lose...
Social Media and Critical Thinking
Now that you’ve had some overview of what critical thinking is from Dianne’s blog post Monday, I’m going to talk about the major offender, social media. Social media is great for keeping up with...
Embrace Adversity and Grow Your Resilience
Everyone has adversity and trauma in their lives. If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time avoiding situations that you feel will cause trauma or pain. But life isn’t about just taking the easier road...
Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Welcome to another CGInspo book review! As you may know if you’ve been following my Read Along page, I just finished up Atomic Habits [affiliate link]. Atomic habits are the tiny habits we do regularly that help define...
“SMART” Your Goals
Having SMART goals will enable you to more easily keep track of where you are in relation to succeeding at those goals. There are many different theories about what makes a good goal. The one I have found to be most...
Build Resilience With “Oh Well” and Let Things Go
I read not one, but two books this week! There was a topic that showed up in both of them that have to do with resilience and so I wanted to talk about those pieces today. The books are What Got You Here Won’t Get You...
Being Supportive and Demanding
This week I have another nugget from Grit [affiliate link] by Angela Duckworth. When thinking about parenting, or leadership, or even in the relationship one is developing with oneself, people often question whether...
“Straighten Their Crown”: Mentoring Grit
So, we’ve been learning a lot about our theme this month, grit. Monday Dianne covered what it means to be supportive and demanding. So now we know how to start the process of growing grit. But what about mentoring...
