TIME reports there is a positive associa

TIME reports there is a positive association between cyberbullying and anxiety, depression and self-harm as well as substance abuse

Here is a Coaching Exercise designed to

Here is a Coaching Exercise designed to get you focused when making a major decision.

Use to sort through your options to come up with a rock solid decision and build a better future. Map it out now to review with a coach, mentor, or friend as you move from being frozen by fear to growing forward in greater faith because you have mastered the secrets to making right decisions.

STRATEGIC COACHING DECISION MAKING PROCESS
-Define a particular problem, question, or choice you are currently struggling with
-List your options for resolving the question or choice
-Write the possible outcomes for each option, both short term and long term
-Write the benefits or risks of each option
-Determine which option corresponds most closely with your overall values and goals
-Determine which option is the healthiest choice for all involved
-Is this a decision you can commit to for a specified period of time, and if so how long?
-Talk with a supportive/trusted person about the options and write down useful suggestions. (It may be tempting to skip this step, but this is one of the most valuable parts of gaining an objective perspective and to ‘test’ your ideas before you put them into practice)

“Any fact facing us is not as important

“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.” – Norman Vincent Peale

People die of fright and live of confide

People die of fright and live of confidence. – Henry David Thoreau

“When I was 5 years old my mother alway

“When I was 5 years old my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon

“Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t gro

“Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.” – Jim Rohn