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8 Special Gifts You Can Give

December 21, 2018 By Rob

A Gift Under the Tree

The holiday season is a time of celebration and giving. It reinforces the importance of sharing with others. This includes buying a gift for a loved one or contributing time and money to the less fortunate in our community. Along with these gifts, there is also an exceptional level of giving that isn’t influenced by […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Natural Gifts Tagged With: Values

What’s with all the pressure to decide???

November 29, 2018 By Rob

Teenage Confusion

This is the challenge. You are at a social event with your kids. People are milling around chatting. Nothing serious, it’s a light-hearted community event. Your teenager is standing beside you, and someone you don’t know well comes up, and you introduce them. My daughter is 17. For some reason, the adults around us feel […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Parenting & Careers Tagged With: Career exploration

Parents, what would you do?

November 15, 2018 By Rob

Silhouette of Mother pointing into distance with her daughter

There are times when our kids want to do something that we care about, and everything flows. Then there are the times when they want to do something we feel is wrong for them. My experience is that this is common when it comes to career choices. It’s challenging, we want to give advice, to […]

Filed Under: Career Development Tagged With: Career exploration, Parents

Parents, Kids, and Careers

November 8, 2018 By Rob

Parents and Teens Working Together

It’s National Career Month in Canada. I would like to take this moment to thank parents for supporting their kids’ careers! Why? Because parents are the most critical player in supporting a young person’s career! No matter which survey I study, over the years the research keeps showing one clear answer. Young people seek out […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Listening, Parenting Tagged With: Careers, Parents

Understanding Motivation and Your Life Roles

September 20, 2018 By Rob

Over the past month, I have received more questions about motivation. How does it affect our work and non-work lives? Do all individuals engaged in the same activity share the same values? Let’s look at some motivators from my life to understand the nature of values and inner motivation. I have many life roles. They […]

Filed Under: Life Balance, Motivation, Values

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