Life has a masterful way of putting things into perspective for us. No matter how bad things can get, or how good things are right now -- there’s an overriding factor that either carries us through, or drops us into free fall. That factor is different for all of us. For some of us, it’s external, an event going on in our lives or something that...

What makes someone insecure? And when someone recognizes that insecurity, what prevents them from fighting it off? Allow me to play the ‘know-it-all’ for a few minutes. Most of my writing is generically termed as being motivational. For those of you who have read my articles, you’ll know that most of what I write sounds great, but doesn’t...

People attribute others’ success to many things: luck, opportunity, may be even something as gimmicky as “The Secret”. While things like existing wealth and good connections can help give you a leg up in life -- there’s a common denominator that almost every successful person I’ve talked to shares -- be it in their work, family, or...

 There is a youth sub-culture, defined not only by its systematic hostility to dominant culture, but also by its emotional manifestation of seldom expression. Today’s culture and social environments are riddled with countless negative agents. Amongst these agents are things like bullying, school stress, sex, peer pressure, family issues -- the...

Unfortunately, it’s not. There’s no class to teach us about life. We only have our own mistakes, experiences, and successes to learn from.

For a long time I’ve been thinking about writing a post that tries to sum up what life has taught me, led me to believe, and challenged me with. However, I don’t think there’s any way to capture all those...

Back to school is the often the craziest and most hectic time of the year. This is true for both students and parents. There are many reasons for this. There are new classes to adjust to, sports programs kicking up, and logistics to work out. Once things settle into a routine sometimes they become much easier and manageable. Below are some...

“I want you to play this sport, I want you to take that class, you need to get an A on those tests”. STOP. You’ve heard it from almost everyone...parents, coaches, peers -- people always telling you what you should or shouldn’t be doing. What they ‘think’ is in your ‘best interest’. But you know what, whose life are you living? Because if...

As you are probably noticing, recently I have been featuring a few new names on my website -- these are people who have helped me learn and grow as a young entrepreneur, without them, I would not be where I am today.  

Today I want to introduce Patti Handy. Patti is the creator of Teenscashcoach.com She is the author of “How To Ditch Your...

I am very excited to have partnered with Vanessa Van Petten for guest authoring!

Vanessa Van Petten travels the country speaking to all types of groups about family relationships, teen lifestyles, advertising to Net-Generation and many other issues pertaining to Gen Y. She also gives keynote and inspirational speeches. Her website

Bullying that takes place over the internet, how can that be? Can’t you just close out of the window or sign off? These are the attitudes so commonly taken by parents and educators today. Even some teens themselves fail to understand the implications of Cyber Bullying. Cyber Bullying reaches deeper than just online verbal harassment. The nature...

From the 1980s - 2000s there has been a tremendous amount of advancement within the psychiatric and neuroscience fields. The understanding has enabled clinicians and researchers alike to conclude that the brain enables the mind. It is now well known that the field of cognitive neuroscience is the first and foremost cutting edge psychological...

Perhaps one of the biggest influences and limiting factors on teenage dating presents itself as the parents who set the rules for their children before they ever even have their first boyfriend or girlfriend. According to a study conducted by the American Psychological Association, found here, the teen years are what shape an individuals...

Chances are that right now there is something about your life that you’re not satisfied with. And if you’re content with your life, then you should probably ask yourself why that is, because there’s always a level of greatness above contentment, you just have to know how to find it. Perhaps you’re going through life from day to day, living out...

All too often people find themselves in situations where miscommunication, upon miscommunication, has compounded into becoming an impossibly difficult barrier to overcome. Sometimes offensive actions worsen the situation because people who are angry often say and do things that represent their emotion at the time, rather than how they truly...

What does a 17-yr old have to say about parenting strategies? Quite a bit actually. Parents raise their children in various ways, some arguably more effective than others, I see the results from my fellow teen’s perspective. I don’t have any hesitation in stating my opinions on mistakes that parents commonly make. It is more important today...