Competence brings a sense of accomplishment. For some people, it is confirmation of self-worth. ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Competence
Cycle-of-Life Season
Agency
In “these few lines,” as she presents them, Ellen shows that she has accomplished everything she has sought to achieve: freedom, literacy, and choice. Here is a published protest, in which she makes ... Read More about Agency
Grace: Talent, Bounty, Intellect, Disposition
DISPOSITION: I am the proud father of two remarkable citizens of the world. Our daughter is a neuroscientist who conducts cellular-level research and writes research papers. Our son is an activist ... Read More about Grace: Talent, Bounty, Intellect, Disposition
Progressing by Accomplishing
Tracking our progress helps us know whether we are on the right track, both in our choice of activities to pursue and in our progress within them. Sometimes the progress is transformative. ... Read More about Progressing by Accomplishing
Encouraging – Offering Reassurance
When my mother or my grandmother tried to keep me from climbing too high, my grandfather would say, “Let the kid walk on the wall. He’s got to learn to do things for himself.” I loved my grandfather ... Read More about Encouraging – Offering Reassurance
Latitude
He was a boisterous, pallid, nimble, wide-awake, jeering, lad, with a vivacious but sickly air. He went and came, sang, played at hopscotch, scraped the gutters, stole a little, but, like cats and ... Read More about Latitude
Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Independence
No one is completely independent but most people learn to fend for themselves instead of their parents or other caretaker. Becoming independent, or self-sufficient, is an important part of a ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Independence
Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Confidence
I’ve never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself. [Muhammad Ali, Success Magazine, June 1998] In basketball, most free-throw shooters eye the basket with a little fear in their eyes. Not ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Confidence
Analyzing and Synthesizing
Mathematics is often defined as the science of space and number . . . it was not until the recent resonance of computers and mathematics that a more apt definition became fully evident: mathematics is ... Read More about Analyzing and Synthesizing